Democrats Hope Turmoil in North Carolina Governor’s Race Will Boost Harris in Crucial Swing State

Political strategists say, however, that expecting ‘reverse coattails’ is likely ‘a stretch.’

AP/Gary D. Robertson
The North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate, Mark Robinson, speaks with reporters outside the Olympic Family Restaurant at Colfax, North Carolina, August 26, 2024. AP/Gary D. Robertson

Democrats are hoping that fallout from allegations that North Carolina’s Republican nominee for governor, Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, made graphic comments on a pornography forum more than ten years ago could threaten President Trump’s prospects for winning the critical swing state. 

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