A Mark Robinson comeback?

Transcript:I’m Thomas Mills for PoliticsNC. Today is Tuesday April 8, 2025 and we’re getting a little comic relief here in the Old North State.According to a twitter account called Media Right News, Donald Trump is secretly recruiting freshman North Carolina Congressman Pat Harrigan to primary Senator Thom Tillis.And that’s not even the best part. According to Media Right, Mark Robinson will run for Harrigan’s seat.That’s right.The guy whose campaign for governor famously imploded after graphic revelations about time spent on porn sites wants to be a U.S. Congressman.And where did they get this information?Why, Mark Robinson, of course. Apparently, somebody who Media Right knows was at an event with Mark Robinson at a Box Car restaurant in Claremont.Lord, let this be true.Regardless, I think we need to stop and give thanks right now.The North Carolina Republican Party has blessed us with some of the most comically stupid politicians in the country.Texas may have had Louie Gomert, but we have Mark Robinson, Michelle Morrow, and Madison Cawthorn.Damn, I miss Madison Cawthorn.But let’s take a moment to unpack all of this.Mark Robinson told somebody at an event that Donald Trump was recruiting Pat Harrigan to run against Thom Tillis.First, why would Donald Trump or Pat Harrigan tell Mark Robinson anything?And why would anybody believe anything Mark Robinson said in the first place?It’s all about the lie.Donald Trump has made lying a feature of the modern GOP and Mark Robinson has learned well.More importantly, though, the Republican base has been conditioned to believe anything, regardless of the source.Just for the record, Mark Robinson lost to Josh Stein in Harrigan’s district.So even if Robinson is telling the truth, which he’s not, he would be a terrible candidate in that race–or any race.God, I hope he runs.This is Thomas Mills signing off for PoliticsNC. Get full access to PoliticsNC at www.politicsnc.com/subscribe