Mark Robinson, North Carolina's Republican gubernatorial candidate, released a statement Thursday denying damning allegations reported by CNN.

Yesterday was the final day to withdraw from the race before ballots are printed, The Raleigh News & Observer said. So "Republicans now appear to be stuck with Robinson," The Atlantic's Graham said. "They can't say they weren't warned."

Mark Robinson, North Carolina's Republican gubernatorial candidate, released a video statement Thursday afternoon saying he's staying in the race following damning allegations reported by CNN. CNN claims that Robinson – under a username he allegedly used frequently online -- made several inflammatory comments on a message board of a pornography website more than a decade ago,

The state's current lieutenant governor allegedly made comments more than a decade ago that included "peeping" on women and wanting to reinstate slavery, according to a CNN investigative report

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson made a series of inflammatory comments on pornography website Nude Africa's message board more than a decade ago, in which he referred to himself as a "Black Nazi" and expressed support for reinstating slavery,