4 highlights from Tuesday's primaries: Mike Lindell loses; Lindsey Graham's sister advances
3. Lindell loses in Minnesota, refuses to concede
In Minnesota, Lisa Demuth won the Republican nomination for governor over Trump-endorsed Mike Lindell, who is best known as the CEO of MyPillow. Unofficial results show Demuth capturing 43.4% of the vote to Lindell’s 32.5%.
Lindell, who drew attention for his claims alleging that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, has refused to concede. He told reporters that the vote returns “don’t make sense” in light of polling taken ahead of the primary showing him leading.
The two most recent polls included in the RealClearPolitics database heading into the primary showed Lindell with leads ranging from 6 to 9 percentage points. While stressing that “I’m not saying that anything’s happened,” Lindell claimed “There’s numbers that don’t add up,” vowing that he will produce “a full report” documenting his concerns.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., overwhelmingly won the Democratic nomination for governor, taking nearly 90% of the vote. While polling taken ahead of the primary election shows Klobuchar is favored against any Republican opponent, she has a much smaller lead over Demuth in hypothetical polling than she does against Lindell.
The RealClearPolitics average of polls documenting voters’ intentions in a hypothetical matchup between Klobuchar and Lindell showed Klobuchar leading by 19.7 percentage points. On the other hand, the RealClearPolitics average of polls testing a hypothetical Klobuchar-Demuth matchup found Klobuchar leading by 12 percentage points.
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
