Posted on 01/06/2026 8:44:55 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Tim Walz wants a third term. Donald Trump and Mike Lindell want to beat him.
Minnesota has been the white whale for Republicans in the Trump era. And 2026 could be the year they finally break through — if President Donald Trump and one of the most prolific peddlers of conspiracy theories about the 2020 election don’t sink their chances.
Republicans are growing optimistic about their chances of unseating Democratic Gov. Tim Walz next year, as he seeks a historic third term. But Trump’s increasingly caustic attacks on Walz and disparagement of Minnesota’s Somali community — and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s entrance into the gubernatorial race — could hurt Republicans’ chances of regaining ground in the state, some party strategists argue.
“When the president comes in with a flamethrower and just throws that type of rhetoric, there’s no oxygen, and there’s no space for the Republican to offer suggestions and to be thoughtful in that space, because the rhetoric of the president just paints them into a corner,” said Michael Brodkorb, a former deputy chair of the Minnesota GOP who backed the Democratic ticket in 2024.
Republicans have insisted they can be competitive statewide in the blue-leaning Minnesota ever since Trump lost Minnesota by less than 2 points in 2016. But since then, winning the state has beguiled both the president — who faced a 7-point loss in 2020 and a 4-point loss in 2024 — and Republicans in other statewide races, including two fairly comfortable wins for Walz in 2018 and 2022.
Still, Republicans see an opportunity to win back the Minnesota governor’s seat for the first time since 2006 by hammering Walz, who is running despite scrutiny into his oversight of state benefits and a star turn as the Democratic vice presidential...
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Phil Housley would make a better candidate. Lindell just needs cash, the campaign might be a publicity ploy.
Shades of night are creeping
Kamala is weeping
Trumpers’ stars are gleaming
All alone I’m scheming
Scheming to get you out here
My dear
Come Timtoe to the tampons
By the tampons
That is where I’ll be
Come Timtoe through the tampons with me
Big Pillow vs Big Putz, entertaining smackdown.
This is gonna be fun….
Both are long time losers.
The vast majority of whom can only vote illegally.
And do.
Does he mention the fact that it’s simply a matter of cops going after criminals?
So some retard GOP leader in MN who backed the Democrat ticket, is giving advice? Pound sand, retard!
Has Gov. Stolen Honor changed his mind about dropping out of the race?
RINOs love Mogadishu on the Mississippi.
REAL Americans are repulsed.
This is from almost two weeks ago. I posted it just to savor the fact that Tampon Timmy is melting.
I love that Dim propaganda headline-“and Mike Lindell”.
No, it’s the DOJ and Homeland Security.
I really am interested in how Amy Klobuchar got Walz to essentially resign. The Dims are trying to get rid of the incompetent governor just like they got rid of Biden.
Go for it Tim. I’ll send you a hundred bucks. Upbeat, positive and well known. Just look at the corruption he’s up against. If he can’t win we gotta give it our best effort. California is not putting up a fight. Not saying he’ll succeed but think of the feather in our cap should he win.
Ah! My bad. I didn’t see the date.
Savor on! :)
Amy Klobuchar will win easily. Look at her electoral history. She tends to win with 60% of the vote.
Walz out and Klobuchar in? The Dems will be trading one incompetent governor for another.
Hopefully the voter rolls can get cleaned up before Nov. and a Republican will have a chance.
Quite a few of those illegal voters contributing to that 60% will be back in Somalia by election day.
He overstayed his welcome. Just like his nick-namesake, they left him in too long, he got saturated with unpleasant reality, and eventually had to pull out or get pulled out.
Ya it’s gonna backfire
No
Politico is nostalgic for 2020.
This is from almost two weeks ago. I posted it for the Schadenfreude factor.
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