Mark Robinson , the North Carolina Republican whose extensive history of bigotry was shocking even for a Donald Trump -endorsed politician, lost his gubernatorial race to Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein on Tuesday. Stein led Robinson by nearly 30 points as early results came in on Tuesday, enough for Fox News, NBC News, and others to call the race for the Democrat. Robinson’s track record of offensive, racist remarks defined his campaign.
He’s attacked Jews, Muslims, the LGBTQ community, called abortion “genocide” and survivors of the Parkland school shooting “spoiled.” He also made a series of wild, lewd posts on the message board of a pornography website called Nude Africa, as CNN reported in September, writing that Martin Luther King Jr. was “worse than a maggot” and describing himself in one post as a “black NAZI !” Donald Trump was a vocal supporter of Robinson, officially endorsing him at a rally in March.
The former president dubbed Robinson “Martin Luther King on steroids,” as well as calling him “better than Martin Luther King” and “Martin Luther King times two.” Trump first said he’d endorse Robinson at last year’s North Carolina Republican Party’s annual convention, calling for donors to “quadruple” their campaign contributions, saying they should “cherish” Robinson, while praising his “incredible, booming voice” and “beautiful rhetorical statements.” Robinson joined Trump at a rally in Asheboro, North Ca.
