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Controversial North Carolina candidate for governor rattles Republicans in critical swing state

Headline from The Republic

The political world is still reeling from a CNN report that the Republican candidate for North Carolina governor, the current Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, posted racist and explicit messages on a pornography web site message board more than a decade ago.

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33 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Times

    GOP nominee Mark Robinson vows to stay in N.C. governor’s race in wake of ‘salacious’ report (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson vowed to stay in the governor's race against state Attorney General Josh Stein on Thursday after a bombshell report said he posted derogatory slurs and referred to himself as a "Black Nazi" on a pornographic website's forum.

  2. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    North Carolina Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson vows to stay in race despite media report (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has vowed to remain in his race despite a CNN report about comments it says he made.

  3. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Mark Robinson vows to stay in the race as rumors swirl about negative story about to become public (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    Mark Robinson scandal breaks as deadline to drop out of North Carolina Governor race nears.

  4. NBC Los Angeles

    North Carolina GOP governor nominee Mark Robinson denies making racist and sexually graphic posts on porn forum (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Mark Robinson, who has weathered numerous scandals over his controversial remarks, has garnered praise from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

  5. CBS News

    North Carolina governor (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson posted a slew of incendiary, explicit and racist comments on a pornographic website more than a decade ago, according to CNN.

  6. NBC News

    Mark Robinson vows to stay in N.C. governor's race following report he made inflammatory comments on a porn site (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina, vowed Thursday to remain in the race following a report that he made dozens of lewd and inflammatory comments more than 10 years ago on the message board of a pornography website.

  7. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Mark Robinson vows to stay in NC governor race following report he made inflammatory comments on porn site (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Mark Robinson denied the CNN report, which stated that he referred to himself as a "black NAZI" and expressed support for bringing back slavery.

  8. The Hill

    Robinson says he’s staying in NC governor’s race after bombshell CNN report (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) on Thursday said he’s staying in the gubernatorial race following speculation throughout the day that he might drop out in response to an explosive CNN report. Robinson alleged in a video posted to X shortly before the article’s publication that Democratic n…

  9. The Hill

    Robinson comments leave North Carolina Republicans reeling (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    An explosive report Thursday that North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson made many offensive statements on a porn site's message board has Republicans in the state reeling and Democrats on offense.

  10. The Republic

    Controversial North Carolina candidate for governor rattles Republicans in critical swing state (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    The political world is still reeling from a CNN report that the Republican candidate for North Carolina governor, the current Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, posted racist and explicit messages on a pornography web site message board more than a decade ago.

  11. Time

    N.C. Republican Governor Candidate Mark Robinson Vows to Stay in Race Despite Scandal (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Robinson said he won’t be forced out by “salacious tabloid lies” after a report that he posted strongly worded racial and sexual comments on an online message board.

  12. The Guardian

    ‘We are staying in this race’: behind the unraveling of Mark Robinson’s campaign in North Carolina (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The state’s Republican candidate for governor has been trying to dig out of the harrow of his own words for a while

  13. NPR

    North Carolina’s lt. governor is accused of posting on a pornographic website. (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina, faces pressure to withdraw after reports that he made racist, homophobic and sexually explicit comments online.

  14. Portland Press Herald

    North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson vows to stay in race despite CNN report (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Donald Trump has frequently voiced his support for Robinson, who has been considered a rising star in his party.

  15. Los Angeles Times

    North Carolina GOP governor candidate vows to stay in race despite media report (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has vowed to remain in his race despite a CNN media report about comments it says he made on a website.

  16. Deseret News

    North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is staying in gubernatorial race amid report of inflammatory comments on message board (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson responded to CNN report that alleges candidate made explicit comments on pornography site message board more than 10 years ago.

  17. Washington Examiner

    Mark Robinson not dropping out of North Carolina governor's race (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The North Carolina gubernatorial candidate is denying allegations that he posted offensive comments on a pornography site's message board over 10 years ago.

  18. The Guardian

    Mark Robinson to stay in North Carolina race despite revelation of offensive comments (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Deadline passed Friday morning for candidate to leave state’s gubernatorial race, following CNN story

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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