And now you have to go and find another job,’” Robinson said. “I have an opponent who doesn’t understand what it’s like to be at work and have the boss come and take you to a room and sit you down and tell you, ‘We’re moving this plant to Mexico, and there’s nothing you can do about it.
Robinson said he is the candidate to achieve this as he said he understands the working class - unlike his opponent. He credited the current economic surplus in the state to the Republican supermajority in the general assembly and Robinson encouraged supporters to vote for him to raise teachers’ pay, grow the state economy and continue to support state businesses. “They’ve seen days of poverty, they’ve seen the days of hunger, they’ve seen the days of struggle, but like North Carolina herself, we’ve risen past that to see a better day,” Robinson said. Robinson pointed to his family in the audience and thanked them for seeing him from childhood to where he is politically today. Robinson, the first Black lieutenant governor in North Carolina, would be the first Black governor if elected. Robinson thanked his supporters for their hard work and withstanding attacks from opponents to make it through the primary race. Billy Stanley (center left) and his child (center right) were among those in the crowd. Mark Robinson supporters cheer while Robinson speaks at his primary election watch party on March 5 in Greensboro. “When you tell kids, ‘Hey anyone can be governor or president,’ now you see just the average guy come in off the street and be elected governor.” “Mark Robinson is an average guy,” Stanley said. Stanley said he’s excited for Robinson to show his kids the democratic process and said Robinson exemplifies the American Dream. The Democratic governor race was also called in favor of North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, and the two will face off in the general election in November.īilly Stanley, Robinson’s former personal trainer, attended the event with his wife and two children. The Associated Press called the Republican Gubernatorial race in favor of Robinson at around 8 p.m. Robinson ran against State Treasurer Dale Folwell and Salisbury Attorney Bill Graham in the primary election. Mark Robinson is the lead Republican nominee with nearly 69% of the casted votes. With 39 out of 39 precincts reported according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections, gubernatorial candidate Lt. on March 5 to include comment from those at the event, as well as additional photos.