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Democrats switching parties give Republicans three new supermajorities in state legislatures

ByAlki David

Apr 9, 2023

In a surprising turn of events, Democrats in several states have switched parties, giving Republicans a total of 25 supermajorities in state legislatures across the nation. The most recent switch came from North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham, who announced her departure from the Democrat party and joined the Republicans. This move gives the Republicans in North Carolina a veto-proof supermajority in both the House and Senate.

During a press conference, Cotham expressed her frustration with the Democrat party and their tactics of bullying and vilifying those who don’t conform to their beliefs. “The party wants to villainize anyone who has free thought, free judgment, has solutions and wants to get to work to better our state,” she said. “Not just sit in a meeting and have a workshop after a workshop, but really work with individuals to get things done.”


This switch follows another from Louisiana state Rep. Francis Thompson, who also left the Democrat party to join the Republicans. Thompson’s move gave the Republicans in Louisiana a supermajority in the state House for the first time ever, giving them a veto-proof majority in both the House and Senate.

These recent switches are a clear indication of the growing divide within the Democrat party and the appeal of the Republican party to those who value individual freedom and the ability to make a difference in their communities. As the 2024 elections approach, it will be interesting to see if more Democrats follow suit and switch parties, giving the Republicans even more power in state legislatures across the country.

By Alki David

Alki David — Publisher, Media Architect, SIN Network Creator - live, direct-to-public communication, media infrastructure, accountability journalism, and independent distribution. Born in Lagos, Nigeria; educated in the United Kingdom and Switzerland; attended the Royal College of Art. Early internet broadcaster — participated in real-time public coverage during the 1997 Mars landing era using experimental online transmission from Beverly Hills. Founder of FilmOn, one of the earliest global internet television networks offering live and on-demand broadcasting outside legacy gatekeepers. Publisher of SHOCKYA — reporting since 2010 on systemic corruption inside the entertainment business and its expansion into law, finance, and regulation. Creator of the SIN Network (ShockYA Integrated Network), a federated media and civic-information infrastructure spanning investigative journalism, live TV, documentary, and court-record reporting. Lived and worked for over 40 years inside global media hubs including Malibu, Beverly Hills, London, Hong Kong and Gstaad. Early encounter with Julian Assange during the first Hologram USA operations proved a formative turning point — exposing the realities of lawfare, information suppression, and concentrated media power. Principal complainant and driving force behind what court filings describe as the largest consolidated media–legal accountability action on record, now before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Relocated to Antigua & Barbuda and entered sustained legal, civic, and informational confrontation over media power, safeguarding, and accountability at Commonwealth scale.