MyPillow founder Mike Lindell’s political dreams put to bed by Minnesota voters

Demuth trounced MyPillow founder Mike Lindell and Army veteran and businessman Kendall Qualls in the crowded GOP primary field, leading by more than 15 percentage points when the race was called.

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