Controversy swirling around a North Carolina Republican candidate for governor is causing political turbulence in a must-win swing state for Donald Trump. The BBC asked conservatives there what they make of the alleged scandal. It was during a regular meeting of the Johnston County Republican Women’s committee that they heard the news.

North Carolina's Republican candidate for governor is at the center of a national news story. That's because of the salacious nature of a series of posts by Mark Robinson, unearthed by CNN, from a pornography web site's discussion board.

The entire nation will vote on the next president of the United States this fall, but the election will likely come down to seven key swing states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina,