Days after a CNN report about racist and sexual comments posted on a pornography forum, all but a few of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's campaign team quit their jobs on Sunday.

Days after a CNN report about racist and sexual comments posted on a pornography forum, all but a few of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign team quit their jobs on Sunday.

A campaign news release said that four top staffers have left the campaign: Conrad Pogorzelski, general consultant and senior advisor who’s worked for Robinson since his initial 2020 lieutenant governor campaign; Chris Rodriguez, campaign manager; Heather Whillier, finance director; and Jason Rizk, deputy campaign manager.

But WUNC has confirmed that other staffers have quit as well, leaving Robinson with just three people working on his campaign — two campaign spokesmen and a bodyguard. The list of departures also include longtime director of operations Patrick Riley and political directors John Kontoulas and Jackson Lohrer.

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  • 5too@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    better for Dems if he doesn’t drop out of the race

    Need to be careful with this kind of thinking - that was the Dems’ attitude towards Trump during the 2016 election.

    • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      True, hopefully this doesn’t breed some form of complacency among Democrat voters. It should help D turnout against him, which would help down ballot.