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.

The deadline for a candidate to withdraw is midnight tonight, but Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has vowed to stay in the race.

As North Carolina’s Mark Robinson confronts brutal new allegations, the future of his Republican gubernatorial campaign is in doubt.

Also in today’s newsletter, Teamsters opts against presidential endorsement and what the Fed’s rate cut means for the election

Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball announced it is shifting the North Carolina gubernatorial race from "lean D" to "likely D" after a report regarding Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee.

After dropping out of the race and endorsing Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been fighting in court to remove his name from ballots in several states.

North Carolina’s first absentee ballots for the November election will now be distributed starting late next week.

Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina, denies claims reported by CNN that he referred to himself as a "Black NAZI" on the message board of a pornography website. In a video posted to X,

Republican candidate Mark Robinson says he'll stay in the race for governor of North Carolina amid allegations of past disturbing comments online. Robinson has vehemently denied the accusations. NBC News' Laura Jarrett reports.

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson announced Thursday that he is staying in the state’s gubernatorial race as the Republican candidate, despite being accused of making antisemitic comments in the past.