Four senior staff members Mark RobinsonThe North Carolina gubernatorial campaign has resigned, the campaign announced Sunday, facing a candidate Calls from Republicans to do the same.
The campaign statement did not link the workers’ walkout to the bomb CNN reports The Republican alleged that Robinson made anti-Semitic and racist comments on the porn site years ago, and did not say why the staff resigned.
The campaign said the staff members who resigned were campaign manager Chris Rodriguez; Heather Whillier, CFO; Jason Rizk, deputy campaign manager; and Conrad Pogorzelski III, general counsel and general counsel.
“I appreciate the efforts of these team members who have made the difficult choice to step away from the campaign and wish them well in their future endeavors. I look forward to announcing new staff roles in the coming days,” said Robinson. statement.
He added that he is “confident that our campaign will remain in a strong position to make our case to voters and win on November 5.”
Robinson denied the allegations in the CNN report and vowed to stay in the race. Some Republican lawmakers expressed concern about the allegations, but the North Carolina Republican Party stressed in a statement shortly after the story was published that Robinson “vehemently denies the allegations.”
Democrats tried to link Robinson to former President Donald Trump new ads It underscores Trump’s earlier praise for Robinson, the lieutenant governor of North Carolina. Trump supported Robinson in the gubernatorial race and said he is not going to withdraw his support.
Democrats see North Carolina as a state to lose in the presidential race. After Trump narrowly won in 2020, they released resources to the state. Polls show the race remains tight. Trump’s running mate, Senator JD Vance of Ohio said it would be “very difficult” for his ticket to win a presidential race without North Carolina.