Mark Robinson greets crowds that are small and vocal, but far from diverse

At his final stop of the day, Mark Robinson (above, in red) arrived at the Sunrise Café in Denver, North Carolina, to greet a small but enthusiastic crowd. Photo by Carla Peay/The Atlanta VoiceDENVER, NC – At his final stop of the day, Mark Robinson arrived at the Sunrise Café in Denver to greet a small but enthusiastic crowd that had been waiting to meet the man they hope will be the next governor of North Carolina.Robinson, currently the Republican Lt. Governor, would be the first black governor in the state’s history, if elected. His opponent is the Democratic Attorney General, Josh Stein. The polling site 538 had Stein up by as many as 14 points at the beginning of August, but by month’s end, Robinson had closed the gap to within six points.With the race tightening, Robinson has scheduled a series of meet and greets throughout the state, taking his campaign directly to the voters.& “I am voting for him because of his values,” said Larry Couch, a resident of Lincolnton, who was sporting a Mark Robinson for governor hat. “He’s a Republican, he believes in gun rights, and he’s a Christian.” Couch also described Robinson as a “people...