Lindell flop in Minnesota’s GOP gubernatorial primary adds to Trump’s endorsement woes

After seven failed presidential endorsements in recent months, it’s clear the Republican incumbent is not the political colossus he’s long claimed to be.

Minnesota state Rep. Lisa Demuth (R) was projected to win the Republican primary for governor of the North Star State, Decision Desk HQ projects, dealing a blow to President Trump.  Trump had endorsed Republican businessman Mike Lindell, the “My Pillow Guy” whom a judge ruled defamed the election tech company Smartmati

Mike Lindell’s crusade against alleged fraud in the 2020 presidential election made him a star in the MAGA movement, but it also left the MyPillow founder financially strained and embroiled in litigation with voting machine companies Dominion and Smartmatic. Ahead of Minnesota’s Tuesday primary elections, in which he i