Under the Dome: Mark Robinson supports Trump even after felony conviction
Welcome to your governor’s race edition of our Under the Dome newsletter. I’m Dawn Vaughan, Capitol bureau chief at The News & Observer.
The conviction on 34 felony counts in a hush money trial of former President Donald Trump didn’t change Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s support for Trump.
Robinson is a longtime supporter of Trump who held a fundraiser with the former president in December at Trump’s home in Florida. After a New York City jury convicted Trump on Thursday, Robinson posted on social media: “The Democrats know they can’t beat President Trump at the polls so they weaponize our government against him. The voters should decide this election and I believe we will reject this sham trial by putting President Donald Trump back in office this November.”
Trump officially endorsed Robinson at a Greensboro rally a few days before Robinson won the Republican primary for governor in March. Trump and Robinson held a fundraiser together in December at Trump’s home in Florida.
Trump’s sentencing is in July, before the Republican National Convention.
Latest Robinson vs. Stein poll
Robinson is running against Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein. This past week I wrote about a new poll that shows where North Carolina voters are on the governor’s race.
The Cook Political Report shifted its assessment of the governor’s race from leaning Democrat to a “toss up.”
I also looked into why Robinson flew an “Appeal to Heaven” flag in front of the lieutenant governor’s office, the Hawkins-Hartness House. That’s the flag at the center of a controversy involving U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.
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This story was originally published June 2, 2024 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Under the Dome: Mark Robinson supports Trump even after felony conviction."
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