During a campaign event in Wilkesboro, NC, Robinson emphasized that he was not there to discuss what he called "false lies."

The political fallout has officially begun following CNN’s report that North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson made graphic and disturbing comments on a pornography website more than a decade ago. But the fallout hasn’t come from members of his party — it’s come from inside his own campaign.

WILKESBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- The day after several members of his senior campaign staff resigned, the GOP candidate for governor Mark Robinson made two stops in western North Carolina. Robinson's first stop was in Wilkesboro at a bakery where he was greeted by a small but enthusiastic group of voters.