Overview

• Internal polling has tested hypothetical matchups between Lindell, Gov. Tim Walz and current Republican contenders.
• He says he moved back from Lufkin, Texas and re-established Minnesota residency, a key eligibility step because candidates must live in the state for at least one year before the general election.
• Legal and financial strains continue, including a $2.3 million defamation verdict under appeal, testimony that he owes about $10 million, and two additional defamation suits from voting-machine companies.
• The Republican primary already features Scott Jensen, state Rep. Kristin Robbins, Kendall Qualls, Phillip Parrish and Brad Kohler, and the state DFL chair has publicly denounced Lindell as extreme.
• He is assessing whether his roles with MyPillow and Lindell TV could limit advertising or on-air appearances under campaign finance rules.