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

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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 …

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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 …

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Controversial Mark Robinson loses effort to become North Carolina governor

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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 …

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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 …

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

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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 …

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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, …

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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.

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North Carolina governor candidate Mark Robinson sues CNN over 'black Nazi' porn site claims

Daily Mail

North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson sued CNN on Tuesday over its report that he made remarks on porn forum Nude Africa where he called himself a 'perv' and 'black Nazi' CNN 'chose to publish despite knowing or recklessly disregarding that Lt. Gov. Robinson, who would be the state's first Black governor if elected, called the report a 'high-tech …

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'He loves the Lord': Evangelicals unbothered by MAGA candidate's Nazi rants

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Mark Robinson, the Donald Trump-endorsed candidate for North Carolina governor whose purported rants about being a "Black NAZI" on a pornography forum were recently unearthed by CNN, is reportedly not losing support among many North Carolina evangelical Christians. As Religion News Service reports, Tar Heel evangelicals are sticking by Robinson despite leaving declarations of racism and graphic descriptions of purported …

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Josh Stein retains big lead over Mark Robinson as Harris leads Trump in new NC poll

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Attorney General Josh Stein is up 14 percent over Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in the North Carolina gubernatorial contest, according to the latest Elon Poll. It’s the same margin as a survey released last month, in which High Point University/Survey USA found a 14 percent gap between Stein and Robinson. “In the big picture, what happens over the next six …

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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 …

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Mark Robinson’s campaign implosion could be a Carolina miracle for Kamala Harris

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The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The state’s sitting lieutenant governor, endorsed …

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Mark Robinson vows to rebuild his staff for North Carolina governor

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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 …

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Several Mark Robinson campaign staffers quit as fallout over online posts continues

Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. — Several top staffers in North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Pogorzelski, in a text, said that he “along with others from the campaign have left of our own accord.” The CNN report on Thursday unearthed past posts it said Robinson left on a porn site’s message boards in which he referred to himself as a “black NAZI;" said …

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'Someone manufactured this': Mark Robinson blames shocking 'black Nazi' comments on AI

Raw Story

North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson appeared Thursday afternoon on CNN to again deny reporting that he expressed appreciation for slavery and transgender pornography on a pornographic site — claiming it was the work of artificial intelligence. Robinson gave an interview to the KFile reporter who revealed comments — including an anecdote of spying on a women's locker room and …

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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 …

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Mark Robinson comes out of hiding

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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 …

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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 …

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Harris and Trump have equal favorability in NC — but Robinson faces a wider margin: poll

Raw Story

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump enjoy nearly equal favorability ratings among North Carolina’s registered voters, according to an Elon Poll released Tuesday. North Carolina’s status as a swing state is sometimes questioned, considering Republican presidential candidates have won three times in a row, Professor Jason Husser, Elon University Poll director, said in a news release. Seventy-two …

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Latest poll gives Stein a double-digit lead over Robinson in NC’s governor’s race

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A new High Point University/SurveyUSA Poll shows Attorney General Josh Stein, the Democratic nominee for governor, leading Republican Lt. Gov. The High Point Poll comes roughly a week after a New York Times/Sienna College poll showed Stein leading Robinson 49-39 percent. While Harris’ entry into the presidential race has helped bring new excitement to the Democratic ticket — the poll …

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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 …

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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 …

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Stein, other North Carolina Democrats have fundraising leads entering summer

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RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Democrats outpaced their Republican rivals in fundraising over the past several months, according to campaign filings, entering the summer with cash advantages in a handful of top-ballot races this fall. Stein also had a wide margin when it came to cash as of July 1, with $15.9 million in the bank compared to close to …

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

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

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

Controversial Mark Robinson loses effort to become North Carolina governor

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

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

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

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

North Carolina governor candidate Mark Robinson sues CNN over 'black Nazi' porn site claims

'He loves the Lord': Evangelicals unbothered by MAGA candidate's Nazi rants

Josh Stein retains big lead over Mark Robinson as Harris leads Trump in new NC poll

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

Mark Robinson’s campaign implosion could be a Carolina miracle for Kamala Harris

Mark Robinson vows to rebuild his staff for North Carolina governor

Several Mark Robinson campaign staffers quit as fallout over online posts continues

'Someone manufactured this': Mark Robinson blames shocking 'black Nazi' comments on AI

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

Mark Robinson comes out of hiding

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

Harris and Trump have equal favorability in NC — but Robinson faces a wider margin: poll

Latest poll gives Stein a double-digit lead over Robinson in NC’s governor’s race

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

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

Stein, other North Carolina Democrats have fundraising leads entering summer