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According to conservative CNN political analyst Shermichael Singleton, the Republican party suffered a body blow late Thursday that could have a major impact on who wins the presidency in November.

Speaking with host John Berman about the bombshell report on North Carolina gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson and his comments on an adult website where he described sexual acts that CNN refused to even describe, Singleton stated the GOP needs to exhaust every legal means to rid itself of the highly problematic lieutenant governor.

As he told Berman, he is concerned over the impact Robinson will have on down-ticket races for Republican before adding, "This guy is not going to win this race. I can just make that very clear now, he's just not going to win. He's been behind for I think several months now by pretty substantial margins"

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"They decided to go with this guy and look at the results. This is someone that they clearly didn't do opposition research on. This is someone who certainly is a vulnerability and a liability and, in my personal opinion as a strategist, they need to kick him out," he added. "Forget that 'Well, let's just see what happens,' force him out of this."

"The deadline was last night, but do you get on stage Saturday and cut him loose and say, you know what..." host Berman interjected before Singleton interrupted him and stated, "You know what? Whatever legal maneuvering they need to figure out if possible, right, because I'm not sure of the state laws there. But if there is some way to replace them with someone else, they need to figure that out. Otherwise, they can just kiss this seat goodbye."

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Reacting to the increasingly harsh rhetoric about immigrants coming out of Donald Trump's campaign, MSNBC political analyst Elise Jordan suggested the former president has become desperate.

During a discussion on threats from Republicans to let the government shut down if they can't tie a new budget bill to the so-called SAVE act which would make voting more difficult for minorities, Jordan pointed out that the former president is hoping for a shutdown as a political ploy to help his campaign.

With MSNBC host Joe Scarborough stating, "Donald Trump is again leading them down a dangerous electoral path," Jordan replied, "Donald Trump doesn't actually care about the functioning of the American government and that American citizens have government institutions that are funded and able to respond to their needs."

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"He cares about scoring political points right now," she accused. "You look at what happened with the border bill: there was a chance for there to be bipartisan agreement to do something about the crisis at the border, but, no, Donald Trump torpedoes it."

"He's not interested in policy and doing anything that actually helps the American people. He only is out for himself and his narrow electoral interest, which is why we're seeing increased fear-mongering. Him using words like 'infested' and 'dehumanizing' to immigrants and migrants," she elaborated. "We're hearing that because he is in a moment of desperation."

"It reminds me of 2018 when he was ranting about the caravans of migrants coming over the border: that was an election where he was nervous. He didn't fare as well. I think this is just repeating again," she predicted.

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Minutes after a CNN panel devolved into chaos Thursday night during a discussion over the GOP's support of candidates accused of wrongdoing, the same panelists shouted over each other again — this time during a heated discussion over whether former President Donald Trump killed an immigration bill.

Earlier in the night, the discussion on CNN's "NewsNight" became heated when social media influencer Leigh McGowan questioned how Republicans can stand by candidates accused of serious wrongdoing. Her question, directed at Republicans on the panel, came as the panel reacted to a report that surfaced comments purportedly made by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, in which an account linked to Robinson proclaimed he was a "Black Nazi" and fantasized about owning slaves.