Mark Robinson Spends Election Day in the Triangle

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Good morning, readers. 

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson had so much fun running for office that he’s thinking about doing it again. 

“[The GOP gubernatorial campaign] has been a long, tough process, but I’m probably going to look back when it’s over and go ‘Gosh, I miss that, I want to do it again,’” he told me and two other reporters around noon on Election Day at a polling site in rural Orange County.

Everyone chuckled.

The often-combative candidate with a history of violent and religious rhetoric sounded blissfully at ease during one of his last campaign stops. 

Robinson, of course, lost the election by 15 points. Still, on election night, the roughly 70 core supporters at Robinson’s watch party at Raleigh’s swanky City Club—overlooking the State Capitol building from 29 stories above—did not seem daunted by the impending landslide.

Robinson delivered a defiant concession speech, tying his political crusade to his faith and assuring supporters that the future was still bright.

“It doesn’t seem like it’s going our way tonight,” he said, acknowledging the loss of a political battle. But when audience members cried out in disbelief, he held up a finger for silence and reminded them of a larger, biblical movement. 

“But it’s always going our way, because it’s going the right way, whether people want it to or not. People of faith know it’s going the right way because we read the back of the book and we know how this all comes to an end.”

Robinson said he wanted to spend time with his grandchildren before considering serving the state again “somewhere in office, who knows, I don’t know.” 

North Carolina politicos have already started speculating about a possible 2026 Senate primary against two-term incumbent Thom Tillis. 

Check out the full story here. And have a good Tuesday. 

—Chase

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