Agreed. If you campaign as a Democrat, get elected as a Democrat, then decide you’re no longer a Democrat, then you should no longer have a job. 

I wouldn’t call it careerism - her career is dead now. She might be able to land a position at an NGO or something after she gets absolutely carpet bombed in her next primary by Emily’s List, Planned Parenthood, NARAL, likely the state Democratic apparatus, but she just burned so many bridges that she’s going to be…

We need more options. This two party system is clearly a failure, since it relegates voter choice to a virtual coin toss. If there were other parties allowed in by the two that run the show, we would have democracy. As it stands, we’re being PLAYED.

That would be unlawful, of course not.

Oh she will. No Democrats will vote for her, not that there’s many cross-over voters any more, but very few Republicans will vote for her either. They won’t trust her, because she’s only recently became a Republican. Instead they’ll vote for a “true” Republican in the primary. Basically they’ll use her to get the…

Not to mention the people who voted for her in the primary. She holds what should be a safely blue seat. It’s especially galling when you consider how gerrymandered NC already is (and that’s only going to get worse after the latest court decisions there), despite the relatively purple nature of the state at large. She…

This woman is a total disgrace. She has the ethics of a lamprey.

People are going to die because of this petty, self-entitled asshole.

“This was women’s history. And they couldn’t even clap for me?”

I feel like there is an amendment to the Constitution specifically for this sort of situation. One of the real low numbered ones. One that her new party super-duper loves. Maybe Democrats should start looking into that.

I wish. I grew up around white people who called themselves “leftists” and the minute they had to give up even the tiniest bit of privilege, suddenly THE LEFT HAD GONE TOO FAR. 

Boy if that’s how she reacts to perceived slights, wait until the GOP starts dishing out the actual slights and then tries to primary her!

It’s not a long con. It’s just the kind of people who all too often seek out public office. I work in politics/campaigns/governments in a different state. Our state legislature is riddled with petty, self-aggrandizing sociopaths just like Cotham. They don’t flip parties because that would consign themselves to…

I think the most interesting thing here (other than Cotham’s level of commitment to her heel turn and the legality of abortion in North Carolina) is that IHOP is apparently the go to spot for bestowing giant bags of cash (which is not totally surprising, as you want your hands free at Waffle House).

Petty, vindictive, narcissistic, she sounds perfect for the GOP.

Yeah. I’ve always felt a party switch should trigger an automatic freeze on policy participation until a new election can be held. There’s absolutely nothing stopping someone from planning this sort of the thing from the start. Even Manchin hasn’t officially switched sides!

this motherfucker shanked her whole ass gender in the back.

We need/should require politcal recall options EVERYWHERE! How this is possible is incredible. Other places a politican loses the confidence of their constituents, they get pulled from their respresentation.  Not a few years later after their harm is done.   Breech of contract, breech of trust, election fraud

not surprising. NC version of Kyrsten Sinema. Sad.

Leana Wen pulled similar shit at the PPA headquarters, but the Washington Post gave her a platform to spew her verbal diarrhea. I'm shocked at the amnesia over that two-faced weasel.