Trump-backed Mike Lindell loses primary for Minnesota governor to Lisa Demuth

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Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth defeated MyPillow founder Mike Lindell in the Republican gubernatorial primary, despite Trump's endorsement of Lindell, according to an AP race call. Demuth outraised Lindell significantly and campaigned on her record negotiating the state budget against Gov. Tim Walz.

Lindell faced questions from state party leaders about his residency and business record, plus allegations of abuse he has denied. Trump has lost Minnesota in all three of his presidential runs, and his administration's immigration enforcement surge in the state left two observers dead and sparked weeks of unrest.

Demuth will face Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who won the Democratic primary for governor after Walz declined to seek a third term.

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A presidential endorsement apparently could not overcome a candidate whose own party questioned where he lives and how he's treated women — which says less about the limits of Trump's brand and more about the caliber of person he chose to attach it to. Minnesota Republicans have gone twenty years without a governor; backing the pillow guy was not going to be the thing that fixed that.

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