NC Gov. Mark Robinson has been hospitalized after an incident at a campaign rally, source says – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

(CNN) – North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson “is currently being treated for burns following an incident at a campaign rally in Mt. Airy. He’s in good spirits,” Mike Lonergan, communications director for Robinson’s gubernatorial campaign, told CNN on Friday evening.

NewsNation was the first to report his hospitalization, which a source close to his campaign confirmed to CNN on Friday evening.

Robinson is the Republican candidate for governor of the state. He had made several campaign stops across the state on Friday, according to a previously provided schedule and social media posts. The last stop on his schedule Friday was the Mayberry Truck Show and Parade in Mount Airy.

Robinson's hospitalization comes amid ongoing fallout from CNN's reporting on the lieutenant governor's previous inflammatory comments on a pornography website's message board.

Many prominent Republicans subsequently tried to distance themselves from Robinson, including former President Donald Trump, who did not mention Robinson at a recent campaign stop in North Carolina despite previously supporting him.

National Republican groups have also withdrawn financial support for Robinson as several of his campaign officials have resigned and his top aide will step down.

As the embattled candidate continues his campaign, a new CNN poll shows Robinson losing the race. The poll released Friday and conducted by SSRS after the release of CNN KFile's reporting showed Democrat Josh Stein leading Robinson among likely voters, 53% to 36%.

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