{"id":2380968,"date":"2024-12-17T12:05:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T17:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-sacrificing-constituents-for-wealthy-and-white-democratic-elite-brockman-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T12:06:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T17:06:00","slug":"no-sacrificing-constituents-for-wealthy-and-white-democratic-elite-brockman-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-sacrificing-constituents-for-wealthy-and-white-democratic-elite-brockman-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"No sacrificing constituents for \u2018wealthy and white Democratic elite\u2019: Brockman &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fno-sacrificing-constituents-for-wealthy-and-white-democratic-elite-brockman-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2380968&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">article discusses remarks made<\/a> by North Carolina State \u2064Representative Cecil Brockman, who criticized the North Carolina Democratic Party for allegedly prioritizing\u2062 the interests of affluent white Democrats over the needs\u2063 of their constituents. He accused the party of employing &#8220;angry mobs&#8221; and \u200bspending\u2064 more than half a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-the-bidens-got-rich-while-americans-got-robbed\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: &#039;The Bidens Got Rich While Americans Got Robbed&#039;\">million dollars<\/a> to <\/p>\n<p>defeat him in a primary election. His comments came after the House of Representatives voted to override a veto by Governor Roy Cooper regarding\u2062 Senate Bill 382, a controversial piece of legislation that modified the powers of elected \u200dofficials\u2063 and was part of \u200ca $277 million fiscal aid package for western North Carolina. The bill, which included provisions for Hurricane Helene recovery, passed\u200d with\u2063 a vote of 63-46.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">No sacrificing constituents for &lsquo;wealthy and white Democratic elite&rsquo;: Brockman<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1913792\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"Republicans Vowed To Elect More Women...They Did Just That\">state representative<\/a> says the North Carolina Democratic Party has &ldquo;sent angry mobs,&rdquo; &ldquo;wasted more than half a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-deniers-in-pennsylvania-and-iowa-refuse-to-concede\/\" title=\"&#039;Election Deniers&#039; In Pennsylvania And Iowa Refuse To Concede\">million dollars&#038;rdquo<\/a>; to defeat him in a primary and seeks &ldquo;a seat warmer who does nothing, sacrificing their own community&rsquo;s needs for the desires of the wealthy and white Democratic elite.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Rep. Cecil Brockman&rsquo;s statement, released just after lunch on Monday, was in response to the House of Representatives&rsquo; action last Wednesday in voting to override a Gov. Roy Cooper veto. Senate Bill 382 sparked vitriol from opposing parties, Democrats upset the 132-page legislation changed authorities for elected leaders and Republicans satisfied with adding those changes to a $277 million fiscal aid package to western North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>The Hurricane Helene recovery portion of the document was contained in the first 13 pages.<\/p>\n<p>Passed 63-46 in the chamber on Nov. 19, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/north_carolina\/article_ad0d5210-b820-11ef-97f3-bb1dbfcbd3a1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>House was 72-46 in favor of the override<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;of Disaster Relief-3\/Budget\/Various Law Changes, also known as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/BillLookUp\/2023\/s382\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Senate Bill 382<\/strong><\/a>. The Senate completed its half of the overturn 30-19 on Dec. 2. State law requires three-fifths of the vote for a successful override.<\/p>\n<p>Brockman was one of two excused absences on the override vote. He and three others were also excused on the initial passage last month. Brockman said last Wednesday he was sick, had received word the vote was likely to be unanimous and &ldquo;prioritized my health.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For those in our party who desire to keep my name in their mouths, let me make it plain and clear for you: Over these next two years, you need me. I do not need you,&rdquo;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CecilBrockman\/status\/1868715787063796162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Brockman&rsquo;s statement concludes<\/strong><\/a>. &ldquo;It is not easy to forgive and forget the vile, disgusting lies you all have peddled. Watch your mouth when talking about me, and remember your neighbors are watching and listening, especially those in the African American community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Brockman&rsquo;s statement did not allude to specific acts. He did say, &ldquo;The depravity of the establishment within the NC Democratic Party knows no bounds. After gathering the strength to share with the world about my struggle with mental health, the party has sent angry moves after me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Brockman represents District 60, an area surrounding High Point. He was first elected in 2014, and this year secured his sixth two-year term. He defeated Republican Joseph Perrotta 63.1%-36.9% in the general election and James Adams 50.7%-49.3% in the Democrats&rsquo; primary.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For my voters,&rdquo; Brockman said, &ldquo;they need to know that this is a coordinated strategy from within my party and it will continue over the next two years. If I do not bend my knee to the establishment, I will continue to be portrayed as a villain. They&rsquo;d rather convince my community that I am a villain to be scapegoated instead of acknowledging the reality that things are rarely black and white.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Internal party pressures are consistent with politics. Extremes, however, often get called out. North Carolina Democrats were infamously called out in April 2023 when Rep. Tricia Cotham changed her registration to Republican.<\/p>\n<p>Just like after this year&rsquo;s election, the House majority following the 2022 midterms stood at 71 Republicans and 49 Democrats. That&rsquo;s one Republican shy of three-fifths majority, the minimum threshold to overturn gubernatorial vetoes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been very clear to me this was about control on Day 1 at the Legislature,&rdquo;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/north_carolina\/article_771a5f56-d3eb-11ed-82bf-8ba508dd862f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Cotham said at a news conference<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;with Republican leaders on April 5, 2023. &ldquo;They picked the wrong chick for that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She added, &ldquo;If you don&rsquo;t do exactly what the Democrats want you to do, they will try to bully you. They will cast you aside.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cotham cited as examples her use of emojis on social media and her vehicle &ndash; the American flag, praying hands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1913792\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1913792\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brockman: No sacrificing constituents for wealthy Democratic elite<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2380969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24066740107357-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[23927,3685,10708,5894,35107],"class_list":["post-2380968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-constituents","tag-democrats","tag-equity","tag-politics","tag-washingtonexaminer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24066740107357-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2380968"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2380972,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380968\/revisions\/2380972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2380969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2380968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2380968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2380968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}