Mark Robinson has already made history as the first Black lieutenant governor of North Carolina.
Now the unlikely but charismatic politician hopes to do so again in an autobiography set for release on Sept. 13.
Robinson, 54, ascended to elected office later in life, following an April 2018 appearance at a Greensboro City Council meeting that's been seen more than 150 million times.
“Come hell or high water,” law-abiding citizens will defend their constitutional right “spelled out in black and white” to bear arms, Robison bellowed into a microphone. His remarks came during the public comment period as the council considered canceling a gun show after a mass shooting in Parkland, Florida.
At that moment, Robinson became an inspiration to millions. Highly receptive to his message and undoubtedly aware of his appeal, the NRA asked Robinson to speak at their annual convention.
The captivating amateur speaker then made history for North Carolina Republicans in 2020 as his insurgent campaign for lieutenant governor broke through a field of seasoned political veterans to win the GOP nomination without a primary runoff.
Despite the North Carolina Democratic Party's attempts to portray Robinson as a bigot and incendiary remarks capturing headlines, the political newcomer remained on the offensive — refusing to apologize for being an “unfiltered conservative culture warrior.”
The strategy worked remarkably well.
On Nov. 3, 2020, Robinson won a history-making general election with 51.63% of the vote to Democrat Yvonne Lewis Holley's 48.37%. Holley also happens to be Black.
Robinson's narrow but convincing victory came as incumbent Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper defeated his Republican challenger, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, by four-and-a-half percentage points. Robinson even outperformed President Donald Trump in the Tar Heel State, receiving 41,881 more votes than the former president.
Perhaps because of his candidness, his status as a bona fide outsider, his natural public speaking skills or a combination of all three, Robinson's message resonated.
It's a testament to the strength of that message, that he did all this in a state that's almost evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans.
Now, Robinson intends to take that very message nationwide with next month's release of “We Are the Majority: The Life and Passions of a Patriot.”
Robinson told Greensboro's News & Observer that his family never discussed politics growing up, but his mother instilled in him the value of faith and morality after she became a devout Christian.
These impromptu life lessons, characteristic of good parents everywhere, left a lasting impression on Robinson and an indelible imprint on his political views.
At the same time, he says he understands the pulse of North Carolinians. They seem to understand him, or at least connect with him in a way ordinary people don't with the political elite.
Robinson readily acknowledges that he grew up in an extraordinarily dysfunctional family. He held honorable but unassuming blue-collar jobs until his wife's daycare business took off. He planned to attend college and dreamed of becoming a history teacher (before his impromptu lesson for the Greensboro City Council).
Instead of being a liability, those experiences made him sympathetic, relatable and inspiring to a broad coalition of supporters.
At a time when Republican candidates in must-win races are struggling, the GOP would do well to glean the lessons of what worked so well for Robinson, a novice, widely ridiculed by the opposition and initially overlooked by his party — who nevertheless prevailed on his own merits.
The clock is ticking.
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News.
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Someone is in our highest office who sold out the American people, attacks energy sources, threatening food chains, bankrupt our economy with communist idealism, has sold out to foreign powers. Biden allowed to have a pension from China? Broken oaths return ill gotten gains, jail
This is a perfect example of how Republican candidates for the midterms need to connect with voters. Voters want to know you have their interests at heart and will defend them. The left’s strategy is to tempt voters with socialist promises that are never filled. The right needs to focus on the American values that made this country great.
Great candidate, we need more like him. He reminds me of President Trump, not afraid to speak the truth but attacked for speaking it.
AMERICA unite. Align. Amass. Assemble. THEIR WORST NIGHTMARE IS OUR UNITY.
I long for the day when conservatives stand up like Mark Robinson and rebuke the moral decay and perversity and lawlessness of the foul liberals of our nation, he is an inspiration and beacon of hope. Our founders would be proud to see him stand boldly upholding rightness! As am I.
Hooray Need more
We need real-life candidates who aren’t just politicians! Robinson, like Trump, fits the bill!
People are tired of the wishy washy spineless lying politicians and want people who speak their beliefs and act on them. I loved this guy when I first heard him speak at the city council meeting. Keep going and stay strong.
Mr. Brown needs to address Mitch McConnell’s attack on his party with calling them weak and democrats will take over congress. The man is selling us out for the support of his Chinese wife’s connection to CCP!!! Another RHINO in process!!! GET RID OF HIM!
The Grand Paradox: “the council considered canceling a gun show after a mass shooting in Parkland” – Why, over and over, the Progressives go ballistic about outlawing the possession of guns by law abiding citizens when a circumstance like Parkland of the illegal violent use of a gun to murder innocents awakens us to the necessity to be armed to defend ourselves and those significant to us against those who will not be negatively affected by the proposed laws. All disarming the commons does is make the criminals safer. I have a looming fear that the seemingly irrational moves by the Progressives are not made in error but solely to achieve goals inimical to the nation. Gifting seven billion dollars of tactical military equipment to the Taliban would not (possibly because of the “bad optics” of it) have passed Congress. Biden achieved it nonetheless.
I’ve read every comment and the one thing that surprised me most? Not one person mentioned the color of his skin. Hooray for us. Conservative American Patriots care not the color of one’s skin. What only matters is what’s in your heart and soul.
I love Mark Robinson!! What a man!