North Carolina's Republican candidate for governor promised to stay in the race on Thursday after CNN reported that he once called himself a "black NAZI!" and proposed bringing back slavery in comments posted on a pornography website.

Mr. Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina, vowed to stay in the race and sought to deny the report, which also said he had defended slavery in online posts years ago.

A number of Republican officials in North Carolina are reportedly pressuring Mr Mark Robinson to drop out, fearing his candidacy could impact the presidential contest between the party’s nominee Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris.