North Carolina has remained “stubbornly Republican”, said Greene. Barack Obama was the only Democrat to win the state in 44 years, and he only won it once, in 2008. But the state’s growing urban centres have tilted the political scales towards Democrats, who hope this is the year they can turn North Carolina blue.

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will not appear at former President Donald Trump’s rally in the eastern part of his state after a CNN report about his alleged posts on a pornography website’s message board.

Explosive posts by the Republican candidate for governor, Mark Robinson, are sending waves of anxiety through a state party that has long been tactical and disciplined.

Donald Trump risks being doomed by what he wrought in North Carolina. An already fiercely fought presidential contest in the critical swing state was thrown into greater turmoil Thursday by a stunning CNN investigation revealing a porn-site scandal surrounding Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said the controversy surrounding Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson could help Vice President Kamala Harris flip his state for Democrats on Election Day.

North Carolina's Republican candidate for governor is at the center of a national news story. That's because of the salacious nature of a series of posts by Mark Robinson, unearthed by CNN, from a pornography web site's discussion board.

A judge on Friday rejected a bid by Republicans to block North Carolina election officials from accepting a form of digital university identification popular with college students, who lean Democrat.

It's the first rally Trump has held in the state since Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson faced allegations of making offensive comments years ago.

Here in 2024, polls suggest Black voters in North Carolina remain about 5 points more Democratic-leaning than Black voters nationally. Eighty-three percent of Black voters in North Carolina support Harris, while 78 percent of Black voters nationally do, according to a straight average of crosstabs of Black support in polls conducted since Aug. 19.*

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson denied making inflammatory comments on a pornography website’s message board.

Robinson, whose candidacy Trump has endorsed and embraced, is not expected to attend Saturday’s rally in Wilmington, according to media outlets.