‘Pathetic candidate’: North Carolina Republican governor nominee Mark Robinson slammed for wanting 'America where women couldn't vote'

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA: The Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina, Mark Robinson, who was elected on Super Tuesday, sparked outrage and backlash from many people online for a comment he made in the past.

During a March 2020 event, then GOP nominee for NC Lieutenant Governor, Robinson brought up the topic of the Republican party fighting for "social change."

However, he then went on to make a controversial statement about women's suffrage and Jim Crow, saying that he would "absolutely" like to go back to the time when women were not allowed to vote.

What did Mark Robinson say back in 2020?

Robinson, the firebrand Republican who worked in a furniture factory before becoming lieutenant governor of North Carolina in 2021, has gained attention in the past for his controversial comments, per the New York Post.

Back in 2020, Robinson posed at an event hosted by the Republican Women of Pitt County, “I absolutely want to go back to the America where women couldn’t vote. Do you wanna know why?”

“Because in those days we had people who fought for real social change. And they were called Republicans. And they are the reason why women can vote today,” he asserted.

Robinson also discussed the Jim Crow South era, emphasizing that Republicans at the time were "fighting to bring that to an end."

“That’s the America we want to bring back,” he remarked. “We want to bring back the America where Republicans and principles and true ideas of freedom rule.”

The Republican nominee for state governor quoted Hitler on Facebook and even denigrated the LGBTQ+ community by referring to them as “filth.”

Robinson’s chequered past includes propagating conspiracy theories about Covid-19, making antisemitic remarks, to calling former First Lady Michelle Obama a “man.”

Former President Donald Trump is big on the GOP contender, referring to him as "Martin Luther King on steroids."

Internet slams Mark Robinson for his 2020 remarks

People on X lambasted the GOP nominee for governor of North Carolina after his controversial comments were brought to light.

One X user remarked: "Welcome to today’s Republican Party."

Another user wrote: "He well represents the @GOP."

Another user claimed: "And Republican women will vote for him."

One user said: "So, is he not aware that the parties switched ideologies, or is he pushing disinformation? I think we both know the answer."

Another X user remarked: "Instead of going back over a hundred years to when Republicans had ideas and principles, wouldn't it just be easier to be a Democrat now?"

Finally, this user tweeted: "Another sad pathetic GOP candidate, wanting to go back, because they have no plans to go forward."

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