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report detailing racist and lewd online statements allegedly made years ago by GOP gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson could impact the result of the U.S. presidential election in the state.Jackson said the public is seeing “an implosion by this candidate, the likes of which we’ve never seen in North Carolina , frankly.”“Normally someone running for governor, even if they turned out to underperform, wouldn’t be someone who would impact the rest of the ticket, but this isn’t normal,” he said.
“If he affects it by half a percent, which he certainly could, he could swing a whole bunch of elections, including the presidential election,” Jackson said of Robinson, who is currently the state’s lieutenant governor.controversial comments allegedly made by Robinson on the message board of a pornographic website between 2008 and 2012, including calling himself a “black NAZI” and speaking about his appreciation for transgender porn.
“I think you’re going to see a bunch of Republicans who strongly endorsed Robinson start to walk it back,” he told CNN. “Robinson was the person you wanted at your fundraiser if you were a Republican in North Carolina for the last several years. They all have photos with him. They all heaped praise as soon as he started running. I think they’re going to have to start walking that back.”
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