Mark Robinson, the current lieutenant governor of North Carolina and the Republican nominee for governor in this year's election, is already burdened by a record of outrageous, extremist statements, but a new CNN report on his comments on a pornographic web site threatens to not only destroy his candidacy but also his political ally Donald Trump's chances in the very important state.

Mark Robinson, the controversial and socially conservative Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina, made a series of inflammatory comments on a pornography website’s message board more than a decade ago,

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina, the Republican nominee for governor, vowed to stay in the race and pre-emptively denied the CNN report, which described years-old online remarks it said he made.