Mark Robinson counters whisper campaign about his electability
"People are trying to put doubt in the air about our campaign," Robinson says
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson appears to be trying to counter the undercurrent of doubt surrounding his campaign that he's not electable next November. In a voicemail message to a donor, he acknowledges the conversation in Republican circles that his opposition research file could hurt his chances against Democrat Josh Stein.
"I know there’s probably a lot of stuff out there swirling around," he said, as reported by center-right publication The Dispatch this week. "People are trying to put doubt in the air about our campaign, about me, but none of that stuff is true, I guarantee you.”
Why this matters: The electability argument is really the only one Robinson’s opponents have in the Republican primary, and both State Treasurer Dale Folwell and former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker have hit on it hard.
But these concerns have had no bearing on his position in the polls, and don’t seem to have much chance of derailing him in the Republica…