Mark Robinson and the Republican Whackjob Problem:
This is what happens when your Party stops trying to keep out the kooks.
Thursday afternoon, CNN reported that North Carolina Republican Governor candidate Mark Robinson frequented the porn site “NudeAfrica,” where he called himself a “Black Nazi,” said he wished slavery was still legal, heaped abuse on Martin Luther King, and discussed his affinity for transgender pornography.
Many of Robinson’s comments on Nude Africa stand in contrast to his public stances on issues such as abortion and transgender rights. Despite a recent history of anti-transgender rhetoric, Robinson said he enjoyed watching transgender pornography.
“I like watching tranny on girl porn! That’s f*cking hot! It takes the man out while leaving the man in!” Robinson wrote. “And yeah I’m a ‘perv’ too!”
Of course, any political party’s vetting is bound to slip up from time to time. But understanding how Robinson won the gubernatorial nomination in a swing state requires a bit of context for how the Republican Party’s gatekeeping functions have deteriorated to their sorry state.
Mark Robinson and the Republican Whackjob Problem
What happens when you stop trying to keep out the kooks.
nymag.com