{"id":2343589,"date":"2024-09-19T18:17:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T22:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-robinson-not-dropping-out-of-north-carolina-governors-race-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T18:20:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T22:20:51","slug":"mark-robinson-not-dropping-out-of-north-carolina-governors-race-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-robinson-not-dropping-out-of-north-carolina-governors-race-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Robinson not dropping out of North Carolina governor&#8217;s race &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmark-robinson-not-dropping-out-of-north-carolina-governors-race-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2343589&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, \u2064the Republican gubernatorial nominee in North Carolina, is \u2064facing serious allegations following a CNN report that claims he made inflammatory posts on a pornography \u200dsite&#8217;s \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reddit-investors-now-taking-losses-as-gamestop-stock-price-tumbles-sec-investigating-potential-manipulation\/\" title=\"Reddit Investors Now Taking Losses As GameStop Stock Price Tumbles, SEC Investigating Potential \u2018Manipulation\u2019\">message board<\/a>.\u2064 The allegations \u200binclude calling Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. offensive\u200c names, advocating for the reinstatement of slavery, and using racist and homophobic slurs. Robinson denies \u200dthese claims, \u200blabeling the report as &#8220;salacious tabloid\u200b trash&#8221; and claiming he \u200dis a victim of a\u200d &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actress-sarah-paulson-talks-finding-the-humanity-in-clinton-whistleblower-linda-tripp\/\" title=\"Actress Sarah Paulson Talks \u2018Finding The Humanity\u2019 In Clinton Whistleblower Linda Tripp\">high-tech lynching<\/a>.&#8221;\u2063 He attributes the leak of this information to his Democratic opponent, Attorney \u200dGeneral Josh Stein, and insists he will remain\u200d in\u200d the gubernatorial race. Despite questioning from fellow \u200cpoliticians about the seriousness of the \u200ballegations, Robinson asserts \u200chis innocence \u2062and pledges to continue his campaign.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mark Robinson says he&rsquo;s not dropping out of North Carolina governor&rsquo;s race after salacious report<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1764649\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Lt. Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-robinson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mark Robinson<\/a> (R-NC), the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>North Carolina<\/a> Republican gubernatorial nominee, is denying allegations against him, including that he called himself a &ldquo;black Nazi&rdquo; and used racist, antisemitic, and homophobic slurs on a pornography site&rsquo;s message board.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>CNN released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/19\/politics\/kfile-mark-robinson-black-nazi-pro-slavery-porn-forum\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>report<\/a> Thursday detailing allegations that Robinson called Martin Luther King Jr. &ldquo;Martin Lucifer K**n,&rdquo; supported the reinstatement of slavery, and posted sexually graphic comments on the forum &ldquo;Nude Africa.&rdquo; The outlet noted that it was able to verify that Robinson made the posts &ldquo;by matching a litany of biographical details and a shared email address between the two,&rdquo; referring to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-state-senator-reported-results-must-be-viewed-as-untrustworthy\/\" title=\"Georgia State Senator: \u201cReported Results Must Be Viewed As Untrustworthy\u201d\">lieutenant governor<\/a> and the account titled &ldquo;minisoldr.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The message board comments, made between 2008 and 2012, predate Robinson&rsquo;s time as lieutenant governor.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson called the report &ldquo;salacious tabloid trash&rdquo; and quoted Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in saying he was also a victim of &ldquo;a high-tech lynching.&rdquo; The North Carolina Republican blamed his Democratic challenger, state Attorney General Josh Stein, for leaking the story.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I wanted to take a minute to address the latest outrageous lies coming from my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-media-will-debunk-trumps-debate-claims-then-brings-out-debunked-lying-dog-faced-pony-soldier-quote\/\" title=\"Biden Says Media Will Debunk Trump&#039;s Debate Claims ... Then Brings Out Debunked &#039;Lying Dog-Faced Pony Soldier&#039; Quote\">opponent&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s dishonest campaign: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ncgov?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ncgov<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ncpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ncpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RtteVUiozr\">pic.twitter.com\/RtteVUiozr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mark Robinson (@markrobinsonNC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markrobinsonNC\/status\/1836841409388642512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Stein&rsquo;s campaign regarding Robinson&rsquo;s accusation.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson said in a video statement just before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-debate-performance-renews-spotlight-on-hur-tapes-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden debate performance renews spotlight on Hur tapes - Washington Examiner\">report&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s publication that he is staying in the race despite speculation that he would drop out.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let me assure you, the things you will see in that story, those are not the words of Mark Robinson,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;You know my words. You know my character, and you know that I have been completely transparent in this race and before.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are staying in this race,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;We are in it to win it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s campaign attempted to link Robinson with former President Donald Trump, who endorsed the North Carolinian Republican and said in March that he was &ldquo;better than Martin Luther King.&rdquo; The Kamala HQ X account <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KamalaHQ\/status\/1836851875670331661\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>posted a video<\/a> of Trump saying the phrase.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner&nbsp;<\/em>reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) told <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KristenEskow\/status\/1836840989316763812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reporters<\/a> before the report&rsquo;s publication that the &ldquo;allegations are concerning, but we don&rsquo;t have any facts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/maxpcohen\/status\/1836859306643443945\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> <em>Punchbowl News<\/em> that the allegations are &ldquo;very concerning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He says they&rsquo;re not true,&rdquo; Hudson said. &ldquo;I think he needs to assure the people of the state in more detail that they aren&rsquo;t true.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Robinson has been blasted repeatedly for other past comments and posts, including that he would like a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/opinion\/article284341439.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>complete<\/a> abortion ban. He has since walked back that position, instead <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/charlotte\/2024\/09\/17\/north-carolina-mark-robinson-governor-race-abortion-ban-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>saying in a campaign ad<\/a> that he stands by the current 12-week ban, with exceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Another detail in the report described that Robinson said he wished slavery was still around and that he would buy slaves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Slavery is not bad,&rdquo; he allegedly said. &ldquo;Some people need to be slaves. I wish they would bring (slavery) back. I would certainly buy a few.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Recent surveys have Robinson <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/governor\/2024\/north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>trailing Stein<\/a> in the gubernatorial race, which could have an impact on the presidential election as well, with North Carolina considered a vital swing state to both Harris and Trump.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1764649\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1764649\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina, has stated that he will not withdraw from the race despite a scandalous report. He is refuting claims that he referred to himself as a &#8220;black Nazi&#8221; and used racist, antisemitic, and homophobic language on a message board associated with adult content. A CNN report published Thursday outlined accusations against Robinson, including derogatory remarks about Martin Luther King Jr., support for reinstating slavery, and explicit comments made on the forum &#8220;Nude Africa.&#8221; The report claims to have verified these posts by matching various personal details and an email address linked to Robinson with an account named &#8220;minisoldr.&#8221; These comments were made between 2008 and 2012, prior to his tenure as lieutenant governor. Robinson dismissed the report as \u201csalacious tabloid trash\u201d and likened his situation to being subjected to \u201ca high-tech lynching,\u201d quoting Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. He accused his Democratic opponent, state Attorney General Josh Stein, of leaking this information.<\/p>\n<p>In a video statement released shortly before the allegations surfaced, Robinson assured supporters that he would remain in the race despite speculation about his potential withdrawal. He emphasized that the statements attributed to him do not reflect his character or words: \u201cWe are staying in this race; we are in it to win it.\u201d Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019s campaign attempted to connect him with former President Donald Trump\u2014who endorsed Robinson\u2014by sharing a video where Trump claimed Robinson was \u201cbetter than Martin Luther King.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Senator Ted Budd expressed concern over the allegations but noted there were no confirmed facts at that time. Richard Hudson from the National Republican Congressional Committee also found them troubling but suggested that Robinson should provide more detailed assurances regarding their veracity.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson has faced criticism for previous statements advocating for a total abortion ban; however, he later clarified his position by supporting North Carolina&#8217;s current 12-week ban with exceptions. The recent report also included disturbing quotes where he allegedly expressed nostalgia for slavery and stated some people should be enslaved: \u201cI wish they would bring (slavery) back. I would certainly buy a few.\u201d Current polls indicate that Robinson is trailing behind Stein in what is considered an important gubernatorial race impacting both local politics and presidential elections in North Carolina\u2014a key swing state for both Harris and Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2343590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mark-Robinson.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[34059,36091,41264,32603,32076],"class_list":["post-2343589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-election-2024","tag-mark-robinson","tag-north-carolina-governor","tag-political-news","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mark-Robinson.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2343589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343589\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2343590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2343589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2343589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2343589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}