Questions raised over what Mark Robinson's departed aides did with donor money

Add to the onslaught of crises swamping the election prospects of North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, add conservative donors wondering how money they donated to the controversial lawmaker's campaign has been spent.

According to a New York Times report on Robinson, who was already trailing in his bid for the governorship before CNN dropped a bombshell report about his previous postings on the "Nude Africa" adult website where he called himself a "Black Nazi" and described various sexual acts he enjoys, the exodus of some of his top campaign staffers has opened up new questions.

According to the Times, the departure of chief consultant Conrad Pogorzelski III and finance director of the campaign, Heather Whillier, has led to increased scrutiny of a campaign that already was facing questions.

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"Some Republican donors also said they questioned how the campaign’s money was being spent. The latest campaign finance report shows that the Robinson campaign had raised $15.8 million as of July," the Times is reporting before adding Pogorzelski pocketed approximately $2 million and The Whillier Group Inc receiving $1.3 million.

According to Heather Dickson, a North Carolina GOP fundraiser, "Donors, elected officials and consultants have been privately raising concerns about Robinson’s excessive spending since the primary, especially on his top two operatives,."

One prominent donor, former chair of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors Harry Smith, who admitted he wasn't impressed with Robinson but donated anyway, “I wrote a check for $6,400 early on and very much regret it,” before confessing he would be voting for Robinson's opponent, Democrat Josh Stein.

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