Remember when they kept saying that North Carolina was turning blue? All the New Yorkers and Californians moving to North Carolina were supposed to make North Carolina a Democrat state (like they claimed would happened in Florida). Yet, in this otherwise disappointing election, Republicans have won a super majority in the North Carolina State Senate. In the state house, they missed a super majority by just one seat.
Republicans captured a supermajority in the State Senate, but fell one seat short in the House, meaning they will need to reach across the aisle in that chamber to overcome any potential vetoes from Governor Cooper.
The party celebrated their gains during a press conference Wednesday.
“Today’s a good day in North Carolina to be a Republican,” said Senate President Phil Berger.
“We now have 71 seats in the House. Would I like 72? Of course I would like 72. But I will tell you for all intents and purposes, we have a governing supermajority. We have a handful of Democrats who work with us. We have some new members coming in, and I feel completely confident that should we need to override vetoes, we’d be able to do our part in the House as well,” added House Speaker Tim Moore.