Demuth beats Trump-backed Lindell in Minnesota GOP primary
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- Lisa Demuth, a Minnesota state Rep. (R), was projected to win the Republican gubernatorial primary, per Decision Desk HQ.
- Mike Lindell, the "My Pillow Guy" businessman, lost the primary despite receiving Trump's endorsement.
- The content is truncated mid-sentence, but reports that a judge previously ruled Lindell defamed an election-related party.
- The projected win hands Demuth the Republican nomination for governor of Minnesota heading into the general election.
- Trump's endorsement record in contested primaries has drawn increasing attention, and this Minnesota loss adds to that pattern.
Why it matters: Trump's inability to deliver Minnesota's GOP nomination to Lindell — a controversial figure with an active defamation judgment — signals friction between the president's preferred candidates and state-level Republican voters, elevating a sitting state legislator as the nominee instead.
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