GOP candidate who called abortion 'genocide' admits his wife had one in new TV ad
4 months, 3 weeks ago

GOP candidate who called abortion 'genocide' admits his wife had one in new TV ad

Raw Story  

Far-right North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson appeared to be trying to soften his absolutist stance on abortion with a new TV ad revealing his wife had the procedure, according to NBC News. He did not reveal many details beyond that, but added that he agrees with North Carolina's current 12-week abortion ban, passed after one state lawmaker defected from the Democratic to the Republican Party and gave the GOP enough votes to override Gov. The message is a relative softening from Robinson's years of far more harsh anti-abortion rhetoric, where he called abortion, among other things, "genocide," and said on Facebook Live that, “Abortion in this country is not about protecting the lives of mothers. It is about killing the child because you weren’t responsible enough to keep your skirt down.” Robinson, an ally of former President Donald Trump, has come under fire for a number of other past comments, including his questioning of the Holocaust, his belief that the country's politics were better back when women couldn't vote, his suggestion that former NFL star Ray Rice's girlfriend deserved her domestic abuse, his attacks on teen school shooting survivors, and his belief that children below fifth grade shouldn't be taught science or history.

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NC Republicans are struggling to get enough votes to pass huge new power grab: report
2 weeks, 3 days ago

NC Republicans are struggling to get enough votes to pass huge new power grab: report

Raw Story  

North Carolina Republicans are trying to strip powers from the incoming Democratic state officials that voters just elected, over outgoing Gov. But while the GOP-backed state Senate overrode the veto, it's not guaranteed they will have the votes to do so in the House, freelance journalist Bryan Anderson reported Friday. The state GOP gained a supermajority in the legislature thanks …

Why AP called the North Carolina governor's race for Josh Stein
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why AP called the North Carolina governor's race for Josh Stein

The Independent  

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US election 2024: Democrat Josh Stein wins North Carolina’s governor race. Who is he?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US election 2024: Democrat Josh Stein wins North Carolina’s governor race. Who is he?

Live Mint  

Democratic candidate Josh Stein on Wednesday won the governor race on Tuesday, defeating Republican Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson in North Carolina. Stein, a Harvard-trained lawyer, former state senator and the state’s chief law enforcement officer since 2017, will succeed fellow Democrat Roy Cooper, who was term-limited from seeking reelection. Otherwise, Stein’s campaign priorities largely align with Cooper’s, focusing on increasing …

Republican Mark Robinson loses North Carolina governor election to Josh Stein after 'black Nazi' sex scandal
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Republican Mark Robinson loses North Carolina governor election to Josh Stein after 'black Nazi' sex scandal

Daily Mail  

North Carolina's Republican Lt. Gov. Robinson was unable to recover after the latest bombshell revelations that he shared several controversial comments on a pornographic forum called Nude Africa – including calling himself a 'black Nazi' and a 'perv.' Mark Robinson lost his bid for the Governor's Mansion on Tuesday Democrats were initially worried about losing the seat to a Republican …

Controversial Mark Robinson loses effort to become North Carolina governor
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Controversial Mark Robinson loses effort to become North Carolina governor

Raw Story  

The closely-watched North Carolina gubernatorial election between Democratic state Attorney General Josh Stein and Republican Lt. Gov. The contest, which also comes as former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have been competing hard in the battleground state that narrowly went for Trump twice at the presidential level, was the Republicans' effort to win back a gubernatorial seat …

North Carolina’s Josh Stein wins race for governor over Mark Robinson
1 month, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina’s Josh Stein wins race for governor over Mark Robinson

NPR  

North Carolina’s Josh Stein wins race for governor over Mark Robinson toggle caption Ryan M. Kelly/AFP via Getty Images This piece originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein has won the state’s race for governor, according to a race call by the Associated Press. Mark …

Josh Stein defeats Mark Robinson in North Carolina governor's race following "Black Nazi" scandal
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Josh Stein defeats Mark Robinson in North Carolina governor's race following "Black Nazi" scandal

Salon  

Democrat Josh Stein has bested scandal-plagued Republican Mark Robinson to become the next governor of North Carolina, according to a call from the Associated Press. The race between Stein and Robinson polled close as recently as July, but the daylight between the candidates began to grow as more of Robinson's history of inflammatory comments came to light. The true break …

North Carolina Atty. Gen. Josh Stein elected governor over embattled Republican Mark Robinson
1 month, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina Atty. Gen. Josh Stein elected governor over embattled Republican Mark Robinson

LA Times  

Democratic North Carolina Atty. Gen. Josh Stein was elected governor on Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Stein, a Harvard-trained lawyer, former state senator and the state’s chief law enforcement officer since 2017, will succeed fellow Democrat Roy Cooper, who was term-limited from seeking reelection. Otherwise, Stein’s campaign platform largely followed Cooper’s policy goals, including those to increase public school funding, …

Embattled Republican Candidate Fights On in North Carolina Governor's Race
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Embattled Republican Candidate Fights On in North Carolina Governor's Race

Associated Press  

Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson continues to fight on in the North Carolina governor's race, despite a significant financial disadvantage and a recent CNN report on offensive comments he allegedly made on an online porn site years ago. Robinson's campaign focuses on defending his record and appealing to conservative voters, despite the negative publicity he has faced.

Mark Robinson's Rise And Catastrophic Fall
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Mark Robinson's Rise And Catastrophic Fall

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Most people had never heard of Mark Robinson until 2018, when a video of him defending gun rights in a Greensboro City Council meeting went viral. It’s one thing to fly below the radar as a lieutenant governor, but you can’t escape scrutiny as a gubernatorial candidate, particularly in a swing state like North Carolina in a …

In effort to refute porn-site message report, Mark Robinson campaign hires a law firm
2 months, 4 weeks ago

In effort to refute porn-site message report, Mark Robinson campaign hires a law firm

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson said Tuesday his campaign has hired a law firm to help investigate a CNN report stating he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography website’s message board. The announcement comes as more North Carolina Republicans disturbed by last week’s report said that if Robinson can’t formally refute the …

J.D. Vance's shock response to North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson's sick 'black Nazi' porn comments
3 months ago

J.D. Vance's shock response to North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson's sick 'black Nazi' porn comments

Daily Mail  

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein is placing the blame on Donald Trump for helping embattled North Carolina Lt. Gov. He added it's 'ultimately up to Mark Robinson and North Carolina whether he's going to be their governor and whether he wants to stay in the race.' Mark Robinson is facing increasing pressure to drop his bid to be governor amid …

What to know about Mark Robinson, the embattled Republican nominee for North Carolina governor
3 months ago

What to know about Mark Robinson, the embattled Republican nominee for North Carolina governor

Associated Press  

Republican Mark Robinson’s campaign for governor in North Carolina has been rocked by a CNN report that he posted racist and explicit messages on a pornography web site message board more than a decade ago. Robinson’s provocative language led some Republicans to worry he stood little chance of winning a general election in North Carolina, which has a history of …

NC GOP defends embattled Mark Robinson after 'Black Nazi' report and blasts 'smears'
3 months ago

NC GOP defends embattled Mark Robinson after 'Black Nazi' report and blasts 'smears'

Raw Story  

Amid a bombshell report outing North Carolina Lt. Gov. "Mark Robinson has categorically denied the allegations made by CNN but that won't stop the Left from trying to demonize him via personal attacks," the party said in a statement. "Democrats have no answers on the record-setting inflation and the open-border policies that have both defined VP Harris' tenure in the …

North Carolina’s lt. governor is accused of posting on a pornographic website
3 months ago

North Carolina’s lt. governor is accused of posting on a pornographic website

NPR  

North Carolina’s lt. governor is accused of posting on a pornographic website Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina, faces pressure to withdraw after reports that he made racist, homophobic and sexually explicit comments online. CNN is reporting that Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson posted racist, homophobic and sexually explicit things on a pornographic website years ago. Robinson …

Mark Robinson porn scandal: It’s always something with this guy.
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mark Robinson porn scandal: It’s always something with this guy.

Slate  

Update, Sept. 19, 2024, at 5:56 p.m.: On Thursday, CNN broke the news that Lt. Gov. The comments include statements that he was a “black NAZI!”; that he was a “perv” who liked transgender pornography; that he still fantasized about “peeping” on women in public showers as a 14-year-old; that he preferred Adolf Hitler to Barack Obama; and that Martin …

GOP candidate for North Carolina governor Mark Robinson remembered as 'regular' visitor to adult video shop
3 months, 2 weeks ago

GOP candidate for North Carolina governor Mark Robinson remembered as 'regular' visitor to adult video shop

Daily Mail  

Governor Mark Robinson, a candidate for governor in the state, was remembered as a regular visitor to an adult video store in the 1990s - an accusation he has vehemently denied. Money, a former sex shop employee, told The Assembly that Robinson would even bring free pizza and tell jokes in the style of '80s comic Andrew 'Dice' Clay. Governor …

GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina has a history of inflammatory words. It could cost Trump
3 months, 3 weeks ago

GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina has a history of inflammatory words. It could cost Trump

Associated Press  

COLFAX, N.C. — North Carolina conservatives who gathered recently over coffee and pancakes at the Olympic Family Restaurant to support Republican Lt. Gov. “Mark Robinson is the chief spokesperson for the Josh Stein attack campaign,” said Paul Shumaker, a veteran GOP consultant whose clients included a candidate who lost to Robinson in the primary. He said moderate North Carolina Republicans …

North Carolina GOP gubernatorial nominee mocked women for abortions, then ran ad with wife’s story
4 months, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina GOP gubernatorial nominee mocked women for abortions, then ran ad with wife’s story

LA Times  

Mark Robinson speaks during the Republican National Convention last month. Previously, Robinson left the impression that he’d support something even more severe, saying in 2020, for example, that “for me, there is no compromise on abortion.” Now Robinson started airing a new commercial Friday that describes his wife’s abortion decades ago and leaves the impression he’s comfortable with the state’s …

A North Carolina Republican who mocked women for abortions runs ad with his wife’s own story
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A North Carolina Republican who mocked women for abortions runs ad with his wife’s own story

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Asked Friday whether Robinson was altering his views on abortion, campaign spokesperson Mike Lonergan said that “the legislature has already spoken on this issue.” In May 2023, the Republican-controlled General Assembly enacted over Democratic Gov. Stein’s campaign said later Friday that the Robinson ad was the “latest example of him …

'Not deserving': NC's largest newspaper calls on GOP to drop gubernatorial nominee
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'Not deserving': NC's largest newspaper calls on GOP to drop gubernatorial nominee

Raw Story  

The most-read newspaper in North Carolina called on the state's Republican Party to withdraw its support from gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson over a series of troubling reports about his background. The lieutenant governor won the GOP primary over two more qualified candidates in a "fit of MAGA fever," the News & Observer's editorial board wrote, and they called on Republicans …

Hitler-quoting candidate who called gays 'maggots' invited to speak at RNC
5 months, 1 week ago

Hitler-quoting candidate who called gays 'maggots' invited to speak at RNC

Raw Story  

North Carolina’s lieutenant governor and Republican nominee for governor Mark Robinson, who quoted Hitler on Facebook, has been given a speaking slot at the Republican National Convention this week. In 2014, he quoted Hitler on Facebook, saying, "Pride in one's own race - and that does not imply contempt for other races - is also a normal and healthy sentiment." …

MAGA candidate may have forged basic training paperwork for his day care facility: report
5 months, 2 weeks ago

MAGA candidate may have forged basic training paperwork for his day care facility: report

Raw Story  

Far-right North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, currently running for governor, may have falsified even more paperwork for his controversial day care facility than previously reported. Last week, reports indicated that Robinson and his wife Yolanda Hill were cited by inspectors for falsifying criminal background checks for the people they hired to oversee children at their facility, Precious Beginnings Child …

Welfare-bashing MAGA candidate's political rise 'wouldn’t have been possible without it'
7 months ago

Welfare-bashing MAGA candidate's political rise 'wouldn’t have been possible without it'

Raw Story  

North Carolina Lt. Gov. In Robinson’s telling, the financial turnaround provided by the organization also allowed for his ascent into the North Carolina government," the report continued — noting that Robinson credits the income from these programs for how he was able to quit his job in furniture manufacturing to work in politics. Robinson, a MAGA loyalist whom former President …

Mark Robinson is in trouble
8 months, 1 week ago

Mark Robinson is in trouble

Raw Story  

Even in the current tumultuous political times, Mark Robinson’s rapid rise from an obscure former factory worker with a rather checkered personal past to the highest-ranking Republican in North Carolina state government has been a remarkable one. A year later I launched my campaign for Lieutenant Governor and when I was elected in 2020, became the first black Lieutenant Governor …

'Pay-per-view in front of firing squad': GOP candidate called for Obama's public execution
9 months, 1 week ago

'Pay-per-view in front of firing squad': GOP candidate called for Obama's public execution

Raw Story  

The Republican candidate to oversee schools in North Carolina has repeatedly called for executing Democratic presidents, a CNN report claimed. According to an investigation by CNN's KFILE, "Michele Morrow, a conservative activist who last week upset the incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction in North Carolina’s Republican primary, expressed support in 2020 for the televised execution of former President Barack Obama …

Opinion: This candidate for governor may just out-MAGA Trump. But can he win in November?
9 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: This candidate for governor may just out-MAGA Trump. But can he win in November?

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Douglas Heye, who served as the deputy chief of staff to former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, is a GOP strategist. CNN — I’ve seen plenty of gritty election campaigns in my home state of North Carolina going back to the famously combative 1984 race between conservative Sen. Jesse Helms and his Democratic challenger Jim Hunt. Douglas Heye …

Mark Robinson's Bizarre Ramble: 'I Absolutely Want To Go Back To The America Where Women Couldn’t Vote'
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Mark Robinson's Bizarre Ramble: 'I Absolutely Want To Go Back To The America Where Women Couldn’t Vote'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING On Tuesday, Lt. Gov. But just four years ago, Robinson invoked a bizarre hypothetical in which he said he’d “absolutely” like to return to the days when the 19th Amendment didn’t exist ― when women didn’t have the right to vote. “I absolutely want to go back to the America where women couldn’t vote,” Robinson said in …

He quoted Hitler. He called LGBT people ‘filth’. And now he could become North Carolina’s next governor
9 months, 2 weeks ago

He quoted Hitler. He called LGBT people ‘filth’. And now he could become North Carolina’s next governor

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson revels in making offensive …

Mark Robinson: North Carolina Republican primary for governor goes to a Holocaust denier.
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Mark Robinson: North Carolina Republican primary for governor goes to a Holocaust denier.

Slate  

Mark Robinson, who easily won North Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, has the misfortune of having spent years on Facebook without thinking about his future political career. If you kill that young’un, it is murder.” Climate Science “Pseudoscience, junk science that has not proven a single solitary thing.” The Media “See through their lies and look at the big …

Mark Robinson WINS North Carolina Republican nomination for governor: MAGA loyalist who Trump called 'Martin Luther King on steroids' advances in the battleground state
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Mark Robinson WINS North Carolina Republican nomination for governor: MAGA loyalist who Trump called 'Martin Luther King on steroids' advances in the battleground state

Daily Mail  

North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson has won the Republican nomination for governor in what is expected to be one of the most competitive governor races in the country come November. North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein won the Democratic nomination for governor and will face Robinson come November. Former President Donald Trump endorsed Robinson at a rally in Greensboro …

Heated North Carolina governor’s race ahead with Democrat Josh Stein vs. Republican Mark Robinson
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Heated North Carolina governor’s race ahead with Democrat Josh Stein vs. Republican Mark Robinson

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Democratic attorney general and the Republican lieutenant governor won North Carolina’s primaries for governor on Tuesday, setting the stage for what will be an expensive and high-stakes November contest in a state that the two parties see as a pivotal battleground. “I’m sure the people of North Carolina will make the right choice.” Both Robinson and …

GOP Gov. Candidate Says Trans Women Should Be Arrested For Using Bathroom
10 months, 1 week ago

GOP Gov. Candidate Says Trans Women Should Be Arrested For Using Bathroom

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A leading gubernatorial candidate in North Carolina said earlier this month that transgender women who need to use a public bathroom of their choosing should “find a corner outside somewhere” or else be arrested. Mark Robinson has a history of transphobic, racist and antisemitic comments, leading the Charlotte Observer’s editorial board to once call him an “embarrassment.” …

Trump pledges to endorse Mark Robinson for North Carolina governor
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump pledges to endorse Mark Robinson for North Carolina governor

Associated Press  

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Former President Donald Trump said Saturday night in North Carolina that he would endorse Republican Lt. Gov. Trump said he would save his formal endorsement for another time but told Robinson from the stage, “You can count on it, Mark.” He referred to Robinson as “one of the great stars of the party, one of the great …

'Black-hearted haters of Christ!' Report reveals NC GOP governor candidate's furious anti-LBGTQ rant
1 year, 7 months ago

'Black-hearted haters of Christ!' Report reveals NC GOP governor candidate's furious anti-LBGTQ rant

Raw Story  

A new report from The Daily Dot has revealed that North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, whom polls suggest is the frontrunner to be the North Carolina Republican Party's nominee for governor, went on furious anti-LGBTQ rants in which he called transgender Americans "black-hearted haters of Christ." In one particularly lengthy social media rant from 2017, for instance, Robinson declared …

Conservative Robinson joins race for N. Carolina governor
1 year, 8 months ago

Conservative Robinson joins race for N. Carolina governor

Associated Press  

ALTAMAHAW, N.C. — Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson formally entered next year’s gubernatorial race at a rally Saturday, with the sharp-spoken social conservative saying North Carolina neads a leader like him who can relate to the challlenges and desires of working people. Elected the state’s first Black lieutenant governor in 2020 in his frst run for political office, Robinson would …

Republicans fear another 'electability' debacle — this time in North Carolina
1 year, 8 months ago

Republicans fear another 'electability' debacle — this time in North Carolina

Raw Story  

With a 2024 gubernatorial announcement by Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson expected on Saturday, Republican campaign consultants are fretting about a repeatof the 2022 midterm fiasco that saw Donald Trump-endorsed candidates crash and burn while seeking electable seats. As Politico's Zach Montellaro and Natalie Allison wrote, Robinson will "saddle the GOP with a laundry list of his past public controversies — …

Minnesota GOP governor candidate amends position on abortion
2 years, 4 months ago

Minnesota GOP governor candidate amends position on abortion

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Republican governor candidate Scott Jensen says he supports abortions for victims of rape and incest, altering his stance from previous comments he describes as clumsy. “I never thought it necessary to try and identify what those exceptions might be in regards to legal abortion or not, because I always thought when I uphold the pregnant …

NC lieutenant gov explains abortion decision decades ago
2 years, 8 months ago

NC lieutenant gov explains abortion decision decades ago

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Lt. Gov. In the video, Robinson cited a “resurfaced” Facebook post “where I referenced paying for an abortion.” Yolanda Robinson does not speak in the 76-second video, but her husband says the decision to have the abortion “has been with us ever since.” “It’s because of this experience and our spiritual journey that we are so adamantly …

North Carolina GOP candidate refusing to take down ugly religious and racist Facebook smears as GOP looks the other way
4 years, 2 months ago

North Carolina GOP candidate refusing to take down ugly religious and racist Facebook smears as GOP looks the other way

Raw Story  

On Saturday, the News & Observerreported on a series of anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim, and transphobic Facebook rants by Mark Robinson, an African-American gun rights activist who won the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor of North Carolina in a surprising upset earlier this year. Meanwhile, the North Carolina Republican Party has not commented on the issue and "continues to run ads featuring …

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