Half of Mark Robinson’s staffers leave lieutenant governor’s office after dramatic campaign exodus

Mark Robinson continues to be battered by staff resignations as the fallout from a CNN investigation into his past continues.

The North Carolina lieutenant governor previously saw the lion’s share of his campaign staff quit over the weekend — resignations which included his campaign manager and deputy campaign manager, leaving him with little more than a spokesman. On Tuesday,it was further reported by WRAL, a local news outlet, that thestaff exodus extended to non-campaign staff at his state office in Raleigh.

Just half of his staff remains, according to WRAL, which cited sources familiar with the situation. Four staffers have quit or are in the process of doing so, according to the news outlet; they include Robinson’s spokesman, policy director, government affairs director and another top adviser.

A request for comment from The Independent was not immediately answered. The website of the lieutenant governor’s office indicated that Robinson’s scheduler and constituent services director remained as points of contact.

Over the weekend, eight staffers resigned from Robinson’s campaign. He had just three remaining after the initial exodus, according to reports.

The total collapse of his campaign and state office follows the publication of a lengthy CNN KFile investigation last Thursday. The investigation reported that it had linked Robinson, through a known screenname and email address, to a long series of comments made on a porn site called Nude Africa. The contents of those posts were shocking in nature — in addition to calling himself a “Black Nazi” and telling others he would like to own slaves, the account also made lurid and jaw-droppingly graphic comments about his own sexual habits and preferences, including a