However, in that same interview, McCrory noted that the North Carolina Republican Party had known for awhile that Robinson’s extreme policy positions and rhetoric could come back to bite them, calling the sitting lieutenant governor a “ticking time bomb.” He laid blame for Robinson’s likely loss in November at the feet of former state GOP chair Michael Whatley, who is now the chairman of the Republican National Committee.

I’d blame racist Mark Robinson, but what do I know about politics.