Last week a political earthquake shook North Carolina when State Representative Tricia Cotham switch parties from Democrat to Republican. She not only switched parties but lambasted Democrats for how she says they treated her.

Party switching is not as uncommon as you think, but rarely does it draw this much attention. This week, Tim talks with former State Senator Joel Ford, who almost switched parties himself. They talked about why he considered switching, the nature of partisan politics today, and whether he thinks he could have won a race if he followed through.