Roy Cooper claims concerns over GOP Mark Robinson as reason for dropping out of VP race

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said concerns over what Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson would do when Cooper went out of state to campaign served as a reason why he took his name out of the running to be Vice President

“In North Carolina, we have in our constitution — back from the wagon wheel days — a provision that says when the governor leaves the state, the lieutenant governor becomes the acting governor,” Cooper explained, noting that other states also have similar provisions.

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