During a panel discussion on ABC's This Week, Chris Christie explained why he thought Donald Trump would be responsible if Republicans lost North Carolina.
Mark Robinson would have a tough time winning the North Carolina governorship this fall, even if it weren't for a bombshell CNN story about his online habits. Still, Donald Trump was such a fan of Robinson that he compared him favorably to Martin Luther King Jr.
Robinson is so toxic right now that he could cause Trump to lose the state in the Presidential election. And if that happens, Chris Christie says, it would be the Republican candidates' fault.
"This was predictable," the former New Jersey Governor began, "Mark Robinson’s tenure in public life has shown erratic, sometimes highly offensive statements over and over again, and Donald Trump supported him and endorsed him. In fact, called him better than Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King Junior on steroids. So this was predictable. And this is the problem for us Republicans. As long as Donald Trump is you recruiting agent for candidates in swing states, we’re going to continue to get our rear ends handed to us. And Mark Robinson is not going to win this race. Can’t win this race."
After host George Stephanopoulos pointed out that Robinson is down in the polls, Christie followed, " Right. And he’s running against, by the way, a very formidable candidate in the attorney general, Josh Stein. So the fact is, this was going to be a tough race no matter what. And the problem for them now, George, is how much will that affect the top of the ticket?"