North Carolina's MAGA candidate blew off voting for hurricane emergency declaration
2 months, 3 weeks ago

North Carolina's MAGA candidate blew off voting for hurricane emergency declaration

Raw Story  

MAGA North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson reportedly blew off an emergency declaration vote for his state as Hurricane Helene barreled toward the east coast. Local news station WRAL reports that Robinson, who is currently North Carolina's lieutenant governor, was the lone Council of State member to not vote on North Carolina Gov. As WRAL explains, an emergency declaration vote enables Cooper to "more easily mobilize rescue vehicles, order evacuations and begin other emergency actions by waiving some of the state’s transportation regulations for heavy vehicles." The station also notes that Robinson, despite blowing off the emergency declaration vote, has been attacking Cooper on the campaign trail for not doing more to help residents in the state.

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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 …

North Carolina election board certifies 2024 results, except for a few key races
3 weeks, 6 days ago

North Carolina election board certifies 2024 results, except for a few key races

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina State Board of Elections certified the results of the presidential election and many statewide and legislative races on Tuesday, while a state court seat and a handful of other races remain in limbo amid ongoing recounts. Among the key seats awaiting confirmed results due to ongoing recounts or filed election protests is a tight …

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 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, …

Hurricane and Rollercoaster Politics: North Carolina Battleground Grabs National Attention
2 months ago

Hurricane and Rollercoaster Politics: North Carolina Battleground Grabs National Attention

Associated Press  

In North Carolina, the presidential race is playing out alongside a rollercoaster governor's race. Both the Harris and Trump campaigns are ramping up their activity after the storm, with Trump planning three stops in the state. However, the Republican-dominated GOP has seen its campaign collapse amid multiple controversies, potentially splintering GOP unity. In a state with a history of split-ticket …

Scandal-hit Mark Robinson blows off voting for North Carolina hurricane relief
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Scandal-hit Mark Robinson blows off voting for North Carolina hurricane relief

The Independent  

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Mark Robinson's support declines further following CNN report
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Mark Robinson's support declines further following CNN report

Raw Story  

A new Meredith College Poll released Friday contains more bad news for North Carolina Lt. Gov. The poll found CNN’s recent report that he made inflammatory and offensive comments on a porn website prior to the start of his political career caused an immediate drop in Robinson’s support. The Meredith pollsters reported an electoral gap between the Democratic candidate, Attorney …

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 …

Trump ignores Mark Robinson scandal at NC rally as embattled ‘Black Nazi’ candidate divides MAGA base
3 months ago

Trump ignores Mark Robinson scandal at NC rally as embattled ‘Black Nazi’ candidate divides MAGA base

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 Former president Donald Trump kept embattled North Carolina’s Republican nominee …

How the Harris campaign aims to beat Trump in NC — without mentioning the Robinson scandal
3 months ago

How the Harris campaign aims to beat Trump in NC — without mentioning the Robinson scandal

Raw Story  

North Carolina's 16 Electoral College votes could help provide the crucial difference in which party crosses the 270-vote threshold this November. According to a recent Politico report, the Harris campaign has outlined how to defeat former President Donald Trump by tying him to Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson. Politico reported that out of all the states Trump won in his …

Embattled NC Republican must take 'legal action' — or 'accountability': GOP senator
3 months ago

Embattled NC Republican must take 'legal action' — or 'accountability': GOP senator

Raw Story  

North Carolina's Republican senior U.S. senator on Friday evening called for the state's embattled GOP gubernatorial candidate to make a decision: take accountability or take legal action. Mark Robinson has denied an explosive report this week from CNN's KFILE that he praised slavery and called himself a "Black Nazi" on a pornographic message board years before entering politics. Sen. Thom …

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 …

North Carolina Democrat Says Mark Robinson Scandal Could Swing 2024 Election
3 months ago

North Carolina Democrat Says Mark Robinson Scandal Could Swing 2024 Election

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING North Carolina Democratic Rep. Jeff Jackson on Friday said a CNN report detailing racist and lewd online statements allegedly made years ago by GOP gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson could impact the result of the U.S. presidential election in the state. In an interview with “CNN This Morning,” Jackson said the public is seeing “an implosion by this …

Robinson won’t appear at Trump’s North Carolina rally after report on online posts, AP sources say
3 months ago

Robinson won’t appear at Trump’s North Carolina rally after report on online posts, AP sources say

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. But in the wake of Thursday’s CNN report, the Trump campaign issued a statement that didn’t mention Robinson and instead spoke generally about how North Carolina was key to the campaign’s efforts. While the state Republican Party came to Robinson’s defense late Thursday pointing out he’s “categorically denied the allegations,” …

MAGA North Carolina governor candidate Mark Robinson called himself a 'Black Nazi' and a 'perv' on porn website called 'Nude Africa'
3 months ago

MAGA North Carolina governor candidate Mark Robinson called himself a 'Black Nazi' and a 'perv' on porn website called 'Nude Africa'

Daily Mail  

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson reportedly made a series of crude and concerning remarks on pornographic forum Nude Africa where he called himself a 'perv' and 'black Nazi.' CNN released a damning report Thursday that could spell the end of Robinson's bid to take residence in the North Carolina governor's mansion. Members of Trump's campaign are now urging 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 …

Mark Robinson comes out of hiding
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mark Robinson comes out of hiding

Raw Story  

For months, North Carolina Lt. Gov. Robinson has repeatedly suggested that the NC Department of Health and Human Services was “weaponized” by his critics to steer a state investigation into his wife’s now closed nonprofit — Balanced Nutrition, Inc. Stein’s campaign has aired television ads highlighting state citations against the daycare, branding it “unsafe for our kids.” Robinson has staunchly …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 — …

Robinson fairly sure he’ll run for NC governor in 2024
3 years, 1 month ago

Robinson fairly sure he’ll run for NC governor in 2024

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Republican North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said he’s fairly certain that he will run for governor in 2024, instead of seeking a second term in his current post. “We’re about 95% sure we’re gonna run for governor,” Robinson said in the posted recording of a public conference call Tuesday with E.W. So, be on the lookout …

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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