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Mecklenburg sees 2nd statehouse Democrat flip to unaffiliated
Second Mecklenburg Democrat in three days switches to unaffiliated, as Rep. Nasif Majeed says the move frees him from party constraints to better serve constituents.
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses Rep. Tricia Cotham’s party switch from Democrat to Republican. Kokai offered these comments during the April 7, 2023, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
Rep. Michael Decker said Wednesday that Republicans were ”nasty” because they criticized his party switch but previously welcomed Democrats into the fold. Does he have a point?