Offensive comments by N.C. Republican Lt. Gov (and leading Gov candidate) stand out even in Trump’s party

[essentialsaltes]

Mark Robinson is favored to win the Republican nomination for governor in a battleground state, even as some see serious liabilities for November.​

Surrounded by fans at a beach town bar, Mark Robinson addressed his absent critics. “Mark Robinson is not running to be governor to be a bully over anybody,” he said.

Left unmentioned: The deluge of offensive comments that made such a declaration necessary. There was the time he called school shooting survivors “media prosti-tots” for advocating for gun-control policies. The meme mocking a Harvey Weinstein accuser, and the other mememocking actresses for wearing “harlot dresses to protest sexual harassment.” The prediction that rising acceptance of homosexuality would lead to pedophilia and “the END of civilization as we know it”; the talk of arresting transgender people for their bathroom choice; the use of antisemitic tropes; the Facebook posts calling Hillary Clinton a “heifer” and Michelle Obama a man.

“He is history’s latest example of someone trying to rise to power through hate,” said Dale Folwell, the Republican state treasurer, who is waging a long-shot campaign against Robinson.

Plenty of other Republican officials are uneasy about the prospect of Robinson leading the ticket.

“Listening to Republicans on and off Jones Street” — the hub of state government in Raleigh — there’s a sense that “while he may be the voice of the party, he’s not the voice of North Carolina,” said Jonathan Bridges, who managed former GOP congressman Mark Walker’s now-shuttered campaign for governor.

Supporters shrug off the reporting on Robinson’s most outrageous comments as smear jobs and “fake news.” When asked about one of Robinson’s most-scrutinized Facebook posts — a 2018 screed against the film “Black Panther” that references Israeli currency and uses a Yiddish slur for Black people — Ed Broyhill, a Republican national committeeman from North Carolina, said, “I can’t help but think that that’s been manufactured by some opposition.”

The post is still accessible online.

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North Carolina Lt. Gov. refuses to resign after slamming homosexuality, transgenderism as ‘filth’

“The language I used, I am not ashamed of it. I will use it in the future because, again, it is time for parents in this state to take a strong stand for their children,’ Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said. Continued below...

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Mark Robinson is favored to win the Republican nomination for governor in a battleground state, even as some see serious liabilities for November.​

Surrounded by fans at a beach town bar, Mark Robinson addressed his absent critics. “Mark Robinson is not running to be governor to be a bully over anybody,” he said.

Left unmentioned: The deluge of offensive comments that made such a declaration necessary. There was the time he called school shooting survivors “media prosti-tots” for advocating for gun-control policies. The meme mocking a Harvey Weinstein accuser, and the other mememocking actresses for wearing “harlot dresses to protest sexual harassment.” The prediction that rising acceptance of homosexuality would lead to pedophilia and “the END of civilization as we know it”; the talk of arresting transgender people for their bathroom choice; the use of antisemitic tropes; the Facebook posts calling Hillary Clinton a “heifer” and Michelle Obama a man.

“He is history’s latest example of someone trying to rise to power through hate,” said Dale Folwell, the Republican state treasurer, who is waging a long-shot campaign against Robinson.

Plenty of other Republican officials are uneasy about the prospect of Robinson leading the ticket.

“Listening to Republicans on and off Jones Street” — the hub of state government in Raleigh — there’s a sense that “while he may be the voice of the party, he’s not the voice of North Carolina,” said Jonathan Bridges, who managed former GOP congressman Mark Walker’s now-shuttered campaign for governor.

Supporters shrug off the reporting on Robinson’s most outrageous comments as smear jobs and “fake news.” When asked about one of Robinson’s most-scrutinized Facebook posts — a 2018 screed against the film “Black Panther” that references Israeli currency and uses a Yiddish slur for Black people — Ed Broyhill, a Republican national committeeman from North Carolina, said, “I can’t help but think that that’s been manufactured by some opposition.”

The post is still accessible online.

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See also:

NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is fighting against state school curriculum; gets called racist

How to teach America's negative history prompts debate on NC Board of Education :: WRAL.com The new standards encourage teaching too much negativity about United States history, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson told the board. Robinson denied the U.S. had serious racism issues and said the proposed...

www.christianforums.com

North Carolina Lt. Gov. refuses to resign after slamming homosexuality, transgenderism as ‘filth’

“The language I used, I am not ashamed of it. I will use it in the future because, again, it is time for parents in this state to take a strong stand for their children,’ Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said. Continued below...

www.christianforums.com

It leads you to believe that the Republicans strategy is to win the primary and lose the general

 

[essentialsaltes]

It leads you to believe that the Republicans strategy is to win the primary and lose the general

From your lips to God's ears.

I think it does show some of the weakness of the modern GOP as a national party. Trump and Trump-like does now solidly control a majority of the GOP.

But as you said: to win, they need to get a majority of the entire electorate.

 

[DaisyDay]

From your lips to God's ears.

I think it does show some of the weakness of the modern GOP as a national party. Trump and Trump-like does now solidly control a majority of the GOP.

But as you said: to win, they need to get a majority of the entire electorate.

There was an interesting article in theHill today. Guy noted that ordinarily, 270 electoral votes are needed to win - but what if because of a 3-way split, no one got the 270?

What if no candidate wins 270 electoral votes?

Buckle up.

thehill.com

 

[iluvatar5150]

The post is still accessible online.

I await conservatives going after him as hard as they went after Ilhan Omar saying "it's all about the benjamins."

 

[essentialsaltes]

Hitler-quoting candidate wins North Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary​

Mark Robinson, who has history of making inflammatory comments, will face Democrat Josh Stein, in what’s expected to be a close race in November

Robinson said last month that he would “absolutely” protect life from conception. “We got it down to 12 weeks,” he said. “The next goal is to get it down to six, and then just keep moving from there.”

At a rally last weekend endorsing Robinson, Trump praised Robinson’s rhetorical skills and called him “Martin Luther King on steroids”.

 

[BCP1928]

There was an interesting article in theHill today. Guy noted that ordinarily, 270 electoral votes are needed to win - but what if because of a 3-way split, no one got the 270?

What if no candidate wins 270 electoral votes?

Buckle up.

thehill.com

Then the election goes to the House of Representatives and we probably wouldn't have a President for months. We might get to see more naked pictures of Hunter Biden, though.

 

[The Barbarian]

It leads you to believe that the Republicans strategy is to win the primary and lose the general

It's like they no longer care about anything but scaring and angering people enough to hate. Where are the real republicans?