Larry Sabato‘s Crystal Ball announced it is shifting the North Carolina gubernatorial race from “lean D” to “likely D” after a controversial report was released concerning Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee.

The political forecasting site Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball shifted the North Carolina gubernatorial race Thursday toward Democrats amid an unfolding controversy involving Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate.

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, right, speaks with reporters outside the Olympic Family Restaurant in Colfax, N.C., where Robinson held a campaign event on Monday, Aug.