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March 6, 2024

Mark Robinson, Holocaust-Denying, Gay-Bashing Candidate, Wins NC Gubernatorial Primary
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North Carolina's Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson has won the state's
Republican gubernatorial primary. MSNBC described him as a
"Holocaust-denying, gay-bashing, extreme anti-abortion radical." The
Human Rights Campaign said Robinson was one of the most radical
anti-LGBTQ+ MAGA politicians on the ballot for making comments like this
one from 2021.

Mark Robinson: "The transgender movement in this country, if there's a
movement in this country that is demonic and that is full of anti- - the
spirit of anti-Christ, it is the transgender movement. And these same
people gonna tell me, 'You need to believe in global warming.' And then
they tell me, 'Follow the science. Follow the science.' You don't even
know what gender you are!"

Last week, Donald Trump praised Mark Robinson, who is Black, saying, "I
think you are Martin Luther King times two." In November, Robinson will
face off against Josh Stein, who won the Democratic primary in North
Carolina.

In another closely watched race, Colin Allred won the Democratic Senate
primary in Texas, defeating state Senator Roland Gutierrez and others.
Allred will face Republican Ted Cruz in November.


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