Mark Robinson's political hopes sink as more staffers abandon ship

The fallout continues for North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson after scandalous details of his sordid online activity seemingly doomed the Republican nominee’s bid for governor. 

On Wednesday, WRAL News reported that senior staff members in the lieutenant governor’s office plan to resign in the coming days. 

Those staff members include: Brian LiVecchi, Robinson’s chief of staff and general counsel; Director of Communications John Wesley Waugh; Policy Director Jonathan Harris; and Director of Government Affairs Nathan Lewis. The New York Times confirmed LiVecchi’s resignation.

This is just the latest piece of bad news for Robinson, whose campaign has been rocked by controversy that culminated in a damning CNN report published on Sept. 19. The investigation uncovered the misogynistic Republican’s lewd and racist online posts in the comment forums of a pornographic website. Robinson has denied the report, vaguely blaming artificial intelligence and “a billionaire’s son” for the scandal.