Roy Cooper: Trump ‘needs to suffer the consequences’ of backing Mark Robinson
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Roy Cooper: Trump ‘needs to suffer the consequences’ of backing Mark Robinson

Raw Story  

Roy Cooper said Wednesday that he believed Lt. Gov. “There’s some down-ballot things going on – some guy running for governor on the Republican side who’s made a little news,” Cooper said during an interview at The New York Times’ Climate Forward conference. Because Donald Trump makes guys like Mark Robinson, supports them, encourages them, still hasn’t condemned him in any way.” A CNN investigation last week found a history of explicit sexual and racial comments posted online by an account tied to Robinson. When Astead Herndon, the Times reporter and podcast host interviewing Cooper, remarked that he wouldn’t repeat the comments found by CNN, Cooper joked that “you’d get a call from the FCC.” “ needs to suffer the consequences of creating and supporting people like Mark Robinson, as does every Republican leader in North Carolina who supported and endorsed it,” Cooper added. Democrats have placed 12 additional billboards in cities across the state this week highlighting Trump’s strong words endorsing Robinson, even as the lieutenant governor has lost key Republican endorsements.

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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 …

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 …

Eric Adams and Mark Robinson have been engulfed in separate scandals. Could either affect the Trump-Harris presidential race?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Eric Adams and Mark Robinson have been engulfed in separate scandals. Could either affect the Trump-Harris presidential race?

ABC  

Welcome back to your weekly update on US politics, where North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan catches you up on the biggest developments in America as we hurtle towards election day in November. So when the mayor of America's biggest metropolis was charged with taking illegal campaign contributions from foreign nationals this week, the political shock waves were felt far …

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 …

Mark Robinson vows to rebuild his staff for North Carolina governor
3 months ago

Mark Robinson vows to rebuild his staff for North Carolina governor

Associated Press  

WILKESBORO, N.C. — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson vowed Monday to rebuild his campaign staff after several top aides quit and a key Republican group backed away from his race following a CNN report alleging he made explicit racial and sexual posts years ago on a pornography website’s message board. Robinson, who would be North Carolina’s first Black …

Mark Robinson sees NC campaign staff quit in droves after damning CNN report
3 months ago

Mark Robinson sees NC campaign staff quit in droves after damning CNN report

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 Embattled North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is reportedly down …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Trump reshaped the North Carolina Republican Party — it could cost him the state
3 months ago

Trump reshaped the North Carolina Republican Party — it could cost him the state

The Independent  

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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,” …

'Alarmed' Trump is scrambling to distance himself from self-proclaimed Nazi candidate
3 months ago

'Alarmed' Trump is scrambling to distance himself from self-proclaimed Nazi candidate

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump in the past had repeatedly praised North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson as a "star" in the Republican Party. However, after CNN exposed Robinson's past writings on a pornography website in which he described himself as a "Black NAZI," said he would prefer to have Adolf Hitler leading America than former President Barack Obama, listed the …

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 …

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 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 …

North Carolina Gov. Cooper endorses fellow Democrat Josh Stein to succeed him
1 year, 3 months ago

North Carolina Gov. Cooper endorses fellow Democrat Josh Stein to succeed him

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper formally endorsed Attorney General Josh Stein to succeed him, saying Wednesday that the fellow Democrat would build upon Cooper’s efforts to improve public schools, health care and the state’s economy. And when Stein announced his bid for governor in January, Cooper said Stein has “been an excellent Attorney General for North Carolina.” …

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 …

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 — …

North Carolina treasurer running for governor in 2024
1 year, 8 months ago

North Carolina treasurer running for governor in 2024

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced on Saturday he will run for governor in 2024, a bid that will likely require him besting Lt. Gov. Robinson, who was elected the state’s first Black lieutenant governor in 2020 in his first run for office, released an autobiography last year and is a popular speaker at conservative churches …

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 …

N. Carolina lieutenant governor won’t run for Senate in 2022
3 years, 8 months ago

N. Carolina lieutenant governor won’t run for Senate in 2022

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Lt. Gov. 2 executive position in his first run for elected office, said in a video last week he was taking a “serious look” at a bid to succeed retiring Sen. Richard Burr. Democrats already in the race include state Sen. Jeff Jackson and former state Sen. Erica Smith, who ran unsuccessfully for the 2020 …

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