Mike Lindell Lost Minnesota by 11 Points and Still Won’t Concede

By Buck Buckhorn · August 13, 2026

Opinion

Mike Lindell walked into Tuesday night as the frontrunner. Trump endorsed him twice, once last month and again the morning of the primary, telling Minnesotans on Truth Social that Lindell deserved a “BIG WIN.” The polls said he was ahead. He stepped down as CEO of his own company to pour everything into this race.

Mike Lindell, a retired guy who reads papers and asks questions.

Then he lost by 11 points to Lisa Demuth, the Minnesota House Speaker. And the Associated Press called it at 11:26 p.m., before most people had finished their leftover pizza.

Funny how that works.

Lisa Demuth, the Minnesota House Speaker and establishment pick.

Now I’m not saying anything was stolen. I’m just a retired guy who reads the papers and asks questions. But ask yourself: when was the last time the frontrunner, endorsed by a sitting president, lost a Republican primary by double digits to the establishment pick? Demuth is the Speaker of the House. That’s not an outsider. That’s the system’s own girl.

Donald Trump, a sitting president who endorsed Lindell twice.

Lindell said 265,000 Election Day votes hadn’t been counted. He said he was down 18,000 and had just gained 5,000. The AP called it anyway. By Wednesday morning, the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office said every precinct was counted. Just like that. All wrapped up. Move along, nothing to see here.

“The AP?

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