Another Democrat state lawmaker in Louisiana has announced his departure from the Democratic Party and will be registering as a Republican.
North Carolina Speaker of the House Tim Moore and State Rep. Tricia Cotham discuss her joining the Republican Party.
Democrats were dealt another blow from within their own ranks this week as yet another state lawmaker declared he wasAccording to a Monday report by The Advocate, a Louisiana-based newspaper, state Rep. Jeremy LaCombe announced he had left the Democratic Party and would be registering as a Republican.
A general view of the Louisiana State Capitol prior to a rally against Louisiana's stay-at-home order and economic shutdown on April 17, 2020, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was not immediately clear what prompted LaCombe's departure, however he is now the second Louisiana Democrat in less than a month to switch party affiliations, and the third nationwide afterRep. Francis Thompson gave Republicans in the state House a supermajority after he switched his party affiliation, and earlier this month, North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham gave Republicans in the state House a supermajority with her switch as well.
The switches come as President Biden faces a near-record low approval rating among key groups, including women , voters ages 45+ , suburban voters , rural voters and Democrats – Democratic men in particular , according to a recentNorth Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham announces she's leaving the Democratic Party and becoming a Republican at the North Carolina GOP headquarters in Raleigh, April 5, 2023.
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