WRAL: “North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said Saturday he will run for governor in 2024, ending months of speculation over whether he would seek the state’s top executive office and kick-starting a battle for the GOP nomination — one that is likely to focus on whether he’s too extreme for moderate voters.
His opponents will call him a bigot and hypocrite, Robinson said during his campaign announcement Saturday, but that’s just because they’re scared of him and his working-class messaging.
“We the people deserve to be represented by someone who has lived like we have,” Robinson told hundreds of supporters gathered at a rally in Alamance County.
State Treasurer Dale Fowell is so far the only other official Republican candidate for governor
. Others, including U.S. Rep. Mark Walker, may also join the race.”