Episode
Lindell Leads GOP Governor Race
- Published
- Jun 21, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 101
- Processing state
not_requested
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/minneapolis-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7564425/episodes/lindell-leads-gop-governor-race/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/minneapolis-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7564425/lindell-leads-gop-governor-race.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
Minnesota’s Republican governor’s race is heating up with Mike Lindell, the MyPillow CEO and Trump ally, now leading polls at 27%, ahead of Lisa Demuth (22%) and Kendall Qualls (17%). Though Lindell’s approval is low, Demuth’s disapproval is even worse — and both she and Qualls are hoping Trump will endorse them. Demuth stayed in the race after losing the party’s endorsement to Qualls, a move Qualls called “unfortunate.” Meanwhile, Democrat Amy Klobuchar dominates in fundraising and polls, but Demuth is betting she’d beat Klobuchar in November — a potential edge she’s leveraging in the primary. Financially, Demuth’s $500K dwarfs Qualls’ $100K, but still pales compared to Klobuchar’s $3M. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/95c25f9afcf5c58d