Mark Robinson’s campaign collapses after ‘black Nazi’ scandal

In the wake of a porn site scandal, North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson’s campaign is quickly falling apart.

Almost all members of his staff resigned Sunday evening, this one four senior employees: according to his campaign manager Chris Rodriguez, finance director Heather Whillier, deputy campaign manager Jason Rizk and campaign consultant Conrad Pogorzelski III statement from the campaign.

Robinson ignored calls from his Republican Party colleagues to withdraw race, and the deadline to withdraw is Thursday. While Donald Trump continues to endorse him, neither the former president nor his running mate, J.D. Vance, will appear at any future rallies with Robinson.

In his statement, Robinson, who is also lieutenant governor of North Carolina, tried to downplay the staff departures.

“I appreciate the efforts of those team members who made the difficult decision to withdraw from the campaign and wish them well in their future endeavors,” Robinson said. “I look forward to announcing new staff roles in the coming days.”

But who will work for Robinson’s staff after hearing about his the latest scandal? On Thursday, CNN revealed he had commented on a porn site forum that he wanted to own slaves, watch transsexual porn and peek into women’s locker rooms. He even called himself a “black Nazi” in a comment on the Nude Africa website.

This appears to be the final straw for many Republicans, as Robinson’s previous scandals, while shameful in their own right, have not prompted as many calls for him to drop out of the race. minimized this horror movies about the Holocaust, the film said Black Panther was a “Satanic Marxist” plot to extract “shekels” from the black audience by equating women who have abortions murderersand called gays “filth” and “worms.”

Republicans may now be concerned not only about losing the governorship of North Carolina, but also the state’s electoral votes in the presidential election. latest polls show that Trump and Kamala Harris are almost at an impasse in the state where voted for Republicans in 2020. If Robinson stays in the race, Democrats may have a chance to win a state once considered out of reach.

This story has been updated.