The political world is still reeling from a CNN report that the Republican candidate for North Carolina governor, the current Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, posted racist and explicit messages on a pornography web site message board a decade ago.

After a media frenzy over a CNN report claiming Mark Robinson called himself a 'black Nazi,' the Lt. Gov. says he will stay in NC governor race.

Since a bombshell report about Mark Robinson, there’s been mostly radio silence from North Carolina Republican candidates. Here’s what some candidates are saying publicly.