CNN’s Serfaty: Dems Are Angry About N.C. Rep. Switching Parties Giving GOP Veto-Proof Supermajority

HARLOW Sunlen Serfaty joins ░░░░░░░░ live from D C ░░░░░░░░ means right that in ░░░░░░░░ Tar Heel State the ░░░░░░░░ Governor there Roy Cooper ░░░░░░░░ can override any veto ░░░░░░░░ him SERFATY That s ░░░░░░░░ Poppy These are very ░░░░░░░░ political implications of her ░░░░░░░░ in a very rare ░░░░░░░░ defection And announcing that ░░░░░░░░ s going from Democrat ░░░░░░░░ Republican it gets much ░░░░░░░░ control to the Republican ░░░░░░░░ in that state Now ░░░░░░░░ her making this big ░░░░░░░░ announcement was interesting to ░░░░░░░░ that she somewhat blasted ░░░░░░░░ Democrats in the state ░░░░░░░░ she felt alienated from ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party saying that ░░░░░░░░ felt like it was ░░░░░░░░ to her intimating essentially ░░░░░░░░ the party she believes ░░░░░░░░ gone too far to ░░░░░░░░ left Now this does ░░░░░░░░ Republicans much more power ░░░░░░░░ the statehouse This now ░░░░░░░░ Republicans having a veto ░░░░░░░░ proof supermajority in the ░░░░░░░░ They already had that ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate So ░░░░░░░░ assures now that both ░░░░░░░░ the House and Senate ░░░░░░░░ the North Carolina State ░░░░░░░░ has the ability to ░░░░░░░░ vetoes from the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ This essentially sets Republicans ░░░░░░░░ on a glide path ░░░░░░░░ get their legislative agenda ░░░░░░░░ And we ll see ░░░░░░░░ power dynamic really start ░░░░░░░░ shift very quickly Republicans ░░░░░░░░ already signaled that they ░░░░░░░░ to move on big ░░░░░░░░ items like abortion rights ░░░░░░░░ rights and the state ░░░░░░░░ voting laws So certainly ░░░░░░░░ implications going forward Poppy ░░░░░░░░ What what are Democrats ░░░░░░░░ SERFATY Well they re ░░░░░░░░ about this move and ░░░░░░░░ surprised even though had ░░░░░░░░ talking about for some ░░░░░░░░ a lot of Democrats ░░░░░░░░ that she misrepresented herself ░░░░░░░░ her policies to her ░░░░░░░░ that voted her into ░░░░░░░░ by a big majority ░░░░░░░░ it was also notable ░░░░░░░░ the White House came ░░░░░░░░ with a statement after ░░░░░░░░ announcement really acknowledging the ░░░░░░░░ legislative ticket items are ░░░░░░░░ for grabs that North ░░░░░░░░ s will have to ░░░░░░░░ on now And with ░░░░░░░░ new super majorities it ░░░░░░░░ it much harder for ░░░░░░░░ to stop some of ░░░░░░░░ The White House saying ░░░░░░░░ American freedoms are at ░░░░░░░░ in votes in North ░░░░░░░░ and they re calling ░░░░░░░░ those who are in ░░░░░░░░ statehouse to vote they ░░░░░░░░ their conscience is rather ░░░░░░░░ the politics of the ░░░░░░░░ HARLOW Yeah Fascinating Sunlen ░░░░░░░░ you very much.”