WILKESBORO, N.C. (WTVD) — The day after several members of his senior campaign staff resigned, the GOP candidate for governor Mark Robinson made two stops in western North Carolina.
Robinson’s first stop was in Wilkesboro at a bakery where he was greeted by a small but enthusiastic group of voters.
Protesters took advantage of the opportunity and were on hand across the street from the bakery with signs to express their message.
Robinson’s message to the voters who were present was, “We’re here for all those people who are struggling to keep their small businesses open, who are struggling to get their children a decent education.”
One woman expressed her continued support for Robinson despite all the controversial reports and comments he has said over the years.
“I think Lt. Gov. Robinson is someone that I want as our governor and hope that he is. I think he’s a terrific man,” Carolyn Clarke tells ABC11.
One of the protesters expressed the exact opposite.
“I don’t understand how …