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Josh Stein Beats Mark Robinson for NC Governor

Republican Mark Robinson's campaign was plagued by controversy

(Newser) - North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein was elected governor on Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and maintaining Democratic leadership of the chief executive's office in a state where Republicans have recently controlled the Legislature and appeals courts, the AP reports. Stein, a Harvard-trained lawyer, former state senator,...

Governor Candidate Sues CNN, Alleges Defamation

Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina denies report about porn forum

(Newser) - North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has filed a defamation suit against CNN over its report last month accusing him of making disturbing comments in an online pornography forum, reports WRAL . Robinson is running for governor as the GOP nominee, though he has lost much of his staff since the...

Embattled GOP Candidate Suffers Burns at Truck Show

After treatment at hospital, Mark Robinson planned to resume campaigning

(Newser) - Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who has lost staff members and supporters in his campaign for North Carolina governor since his past racial and sexual comments posted on a porn site were reported, suffered second-degree burns Friday night. He was treated at a hospital and planned to resume campaigning Saturday, aides...

Sources Explain Why Staffers May Have Ditched Robinson

They say NC gubernatorial candidate refused help in probing porn site posts he insists he didn't make

(Newser) - Former President Trump and a good chunk of Mark Robinson's own campaign staff have already distanced themselves from the North Carolina lieutenant governor and gubernatorial candidate, after revelations emerged of racist, antisemitic, and sexually crass posts he allegedly made on a porn site. Now, sources tell WRAL that...

Amid Scandal, a Mass Exit From Mark Robinson Campaign

At least 4 top staffers have left, but possibly even more

(Newser) - In the wake of his big scandal , four top staffers have resigned from Mark Robinson's gubernatorial campaign. Robinson, currently the lieutenant governor of North Carolina, has long been known for inflammatory comments , but he insists he did not make the alleged racist and sexually explicit posts on a pornography...

Trump Quickly Distances Self From Scandal in Must-Win NC

Governor candidate Mark Robinson, who formerly had Trump's support, won't be at his rally

(Newser) - After CNN broke a story on Thursday accusing North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson of making crude and antisemitic comments on a porn site a decade ago, Robinson had a few hours to make a big decision: Is he staying in the race? The midnight deadline to drop out came...

NC Candidate Stays in Race After Report of Porn Site Posts

Mark Robinson, GOP nominee for governor of North Carolina, denies the words are his

(Newser) - The Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina made a series of posts on a pornography website years ago in which he expressed support for Adolf Hitler, called himself a "black NAZI" and said he'd support the return of slavery, CNN reports. Of enslaved people, Mark Robinson added...

Lt. Gov Who Said 'Some Folks Need Killing' Speaks at RNC

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson kept things less controversial in his convention speech

(Newser) - North Carolina's lieutenant governor (and the Republican nominee to be the state's next governor ) Mark Robinson was one of the opening speakers Monday night at the Republican National Convention, and his inclusion drew quite a bit of attention given his past "incendiary" comments, per the AP...

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Trump Ally Shakes Up NC Race

GOP's Mark Robinson takes flak for posts about women, LGBTQ community

(Newser) - One of the most high-profile governor's races in the nation is in North Carolina, where GOP Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is up against Democratic state Attorney General Josh Stein. Given that North Carolina is a swing state with a Democratic governor (Roy Cooper) and a GOP-controlled Legislature, the race...

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