NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson didn’t vote on state’s emergency declaration, records show

N.C. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson didn't vote on state's Helene emergency declaration, records show.

Gov. Roy Cooper's office asked top state officials to support his call for emergency help last week .

Robinson has spent recent days needling the Democratic governor to do more in the wake of the storm.

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has been on the ground in western North Carolina since Saturday .

His campaign has texted messages to some North Carolina voters, including a 29-year-old voter.

Polls show Democrat Josh Stein with a double-digit lead in the gubernatorial race.

Robinson has had to strike a delicate balance between looking like a responsive leader in his official role and trying to breathe new life into his campaign.

On Sunday , while survivors of the damage in western North Carolina were digging out or searching for missing family members, Attorney General Stein was at a fundraiser in Greensboro .

Stein dropped off cases of water to the Red Cross donation drop-off location in Iredell County .

Robinson ’s spokesman, Lonergan , said Stein 's choice was “disgusting” Republicans have distanced themselves from Robinson since the CNN report came out.