Peeping Toms and ‘black Nazis’ – what the Mark Robinson scandal tells us about the US election race | Arwa Mahdawi
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Peeping Toms and ‘black Nazis’ – what the Mark Robinson scandal tells us about the US election race | Arwa Mahdawi
The Republican party has more than its share of mean and misguided representatives. But Robinson, the man running for governor of North Carolina, has a good claim to have outdone them all. Do you ...6 hours ago -
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Key aides exit Mark Robinson campaign amid porn site scandal
Key aides in North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s (R) campaign “have stepped down from their roles,” according to a release from the gubernatorial candidate’s campaign. According to the Sunday ...Yesterday -
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Lindsey Graham calls reports of Mark Robinson’s ‘black Nazi’ posts ‘beyond unnerving’
Senator does not call for Robinson to drop out of governor race and says he ‘deserves a chance to defend himself’. The senior Senate Republican Lindsey Graham has said reports that the North ...2 days ago -
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Mark Robinson attends Saturday event, days after scandal broke
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North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson faces calls to drop out of gubernatorial race
North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is facing calls to drop out of the race and resign from his position as lieutenant governor after CNN uncovered disturbing posts he ...3 days ago -
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GOP senator suggests Mark Robinson should take legal action or leave the race
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) suggested that North Carolina’s GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson should take legal action against the media or exit the race. “If the reporting on ...3 days ago -
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Democrats seize on new Mark Robinson scandal to boost down-ballot prospects in N.C.
Democrats are preparing to ramp up efforts to tie Republicans up and down the ballot in North Carolina to Mark Robinson following a report that the GOP gubernatorial candidate made inflammatory ...3 days ago -
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Trump grapples with fallout from Mark Robinson’s latest scandal: From the Politics Desk
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Black pastors rebuke Mark Robinson's reported remarks about Martin Luther King Jr.
Several prominent Black religious leaders have rebuked Mark Robinson, the embattled North Carolina lieutenant governor who is running for governor, for his past incendiary remarks about the Rev. ...3 days ago -
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Trump has no plan to pull his endorsement of Mark Robinson after alleged porn site scandal
Donald Trump is facing calls from his allies and staff to pull his endorsement from scandal-plagued Mark Robinson in North Carolina, according to four people familiar with the discussions.3 days ago - Donald Trump -
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How the Mark Robinson allegations could shake up the North Carolina governor’s race
As Mark Robinson faces calls to drop out of the North Carolina gubernatorial race, Bryan Anderson, a political journalist from North Carolina, joins Top Story to explain how he had early insight to ...4 days ago -
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Republican Mark Robinson vows to stay in N.C. governor's race after alleged racist comments
Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson says he will not withdraw from the North Carolina governor's race after CNN reported about a series of alleged sexual and racist comments that appeared to be made ...4 days ago -
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5 things to know about Mark Robinson, the GOP candidate embroiled in controversy
North Carolina gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has been the center of attention following a bombshell report released by CNN that linked that state's GOP lieutenant governor to an account that ...4 days ago -
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Mark Robinson refuses to drop out of North Carolina governor race
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson says he's not dropping out of the gubernatorial race despite a new CNN report alleging he made a series of racist and sexually explicit comments on a porn site ...4 days ago -
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What to know about N.C. gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson's alleged offensive past comments
Douglas Heye, former communications director for the Republican National Committee, explains what to expect next in North Carolina's gubernatorial race after a CNN report revealed alleged past ...4 days ago -
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