A Republican strategist and North Carolina native warned of the potential up-ballot fallout following a bombshell CNN report that surfaced damning comments made by Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson — and begged his party to "stop voting for cartoon candidates.

Republican strategist Doug Heye blasted the GOP for promoting “cartoon candidates” after a bombshell CNN report revealed controversial comments by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. Heye, who hails from North Carolina,

Mark Robinson, the current lieutenant governor of North Carolina and the Republican nominee for governor in this year's election, is already burdened by a record of outrageous, extremist statements, but a new CNN report on his comments on a pornographic web site threatens to not only destroy his candidacy but also his political ally Donald Trump's chances in the very important state.