Democrats are trying to tie Republican candidates up and down the ballot to Robinson after Thursday’s CNN report.

NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson says the CNN story about derogatory comments won’t force him out of the governor’s race.

Mark Robinson, North Carolina's Republican gubernatorial candidate, released a video statement Thursday afternoon saying he's staying in the race following damning allegations reported by CNN. CNN claims that Robinson – under a username he allegedly used frequently online -- made several inflammatory comments on a message board of a pornography website more than a decade ago,