"I appreciate the efforts of these team members who have made the difficult choice to step away from the campaign," says Robinson.

Embattled North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is reportedly down to just a single-digit number of paid campaign staffers after the bulk of his team abandoned his bid for the governor’s office in the wake of a damaging CNN investigation.

Four top operatives on North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign have stepped down, the campaign announced on Sunday.