Overview
- Trump endorsed Mike Lindell after his early December launch, even as House GOP Whip Tom Emmer said any Republican should be able to beat Gov. Tim Walz.
- Minnesota GOP strategist Dustin Grage warned the party would “lose pretty badly” if Lindell secures the nomination.
- Former state GOP deputy chair Michael Brodkorb said the president’s incendiary language leaves “no oxygen” for Republicans to offer their own case.
- Former Minnesota House Speaker Kurt Daudt cautioned that a Lindell nomination would turn the election into a referendum on Trump, easing Walz’s path.
- Reporting highlights that Trump’s attacks tied to cases involving Somali immigrants are intensifying polarizing dynamics as Walz seeks a third term.