Republican Governors’ Campaign Arm Won’t Invest in North Carolina After Lewd Comments by Mark Robinson Resurface

The Republican Governors Association is charged with electing GOP executives across America.

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North Carolina's lieutenant governor, Mark Robinson. AP/Chris Carlson

The campaign arm of America’s Republican governors will not invest any more resources in the North Carolina gubernatorial election following the disclosure of lewd comments made on a pornography website by the party’s nominee, Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, more than a decade ago. Mr. Robinson denies that the comments are his. 

The Republicans Governors Association — an outside spending group charged with electing Republicans to governors’ offices in all 50 states and America’s territories — says that they will not renew advertising spending that is due to expire on Tuesday. 

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