Mark Robinson vows to stay in NC governor race after CNN report

[lauren taylor]

CONTROVERSY IS SURROUNDING THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR IN NORTH CAROLINA.

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE MARK ROBINSON IS VOWING TO REMAIN IN THE RACE –

AFTER CNN PUBLISHED A STORY THURSDAY ALLEGING HE MADE LEWD AND INFLAMMATORY STATEMENTS —

ON THE MESSAGE BOARD OF A PORNOGRAPHIC WEBSITE MORE THAN 10 YEARS AGO.

ROBINSON DENIES THESE ALLEGATIONS.

AMONG THE ACCUSATIONS IN THE REPORT – CNN SAYS ROBINSON EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR REINSTATING SLAVERY.

THE COMMENTS WERE MADE BETWEEN 2008 AND 2012 — BEFORE ROBINSON ENTERED POLITICS.

HE WAS ELECTED NORTH CAROLINA’S LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN 20-20.

IN AN INTERVIEW WITH CNN – ROBINSON CALLED THE REPORT “TABLOID TRASH” —

SAYING QUOTE “I’m not going to get into the minutia of how somebody manufactured this, these salacious tabloid lies.”

HE HAD A SIMILAR MESSAGE IN A SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO POSTED BEFORE THE CNN REPORT WAS MADE PUBLIC.

LIEUTENANT GOV. MARK ROBINSON | R-NC

“Let me reassure you: The things that you will see in that story, those are not the words of Mark Robinson. You know my words, you know my character, and you know that I have been completely transparent in this race and before.”

“We are staying in this race, we are in it to win it, and we know that, with your help, we will.”