{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/politics/mike-lindell-loses-minnesota-primary-refuses-to-concede-and-alleges-anomalies","slug":"mike-lindell-loses-minnesota-primary-refuses-to-concede-and-alleges-anomalies","url":"https://mediabias.news/politics/mike-lindell-loses-minnesota-primary-refuses-to-concede-and-alleges-anomalies","title":"Mike Lindell loses Minnesota primary, refuses to concede and alleges anomalies","subtitle":"Trump-backed MyPillow CEO claims voting irregularities after 10-point defeat to Lisa Demuth","excerpt":"Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder and Trump ally, lost the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial primary to Lisa Demuth by 10 points. He is refusing to concede, alleging voting anomalies without providing evidence. Major retailers have dropped his products, and his net worth is now estimated at $0.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-12T15:25:27.091Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-12T14:33:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-13T21:31:20.903Z","readTime":"5 min read","scores":{"trust":70,"critic":87,"hype":18,"notes":{"trust":"Named sources and net‑worth figure cited, plus coverage by six distinct outlets, raise trust to 70.","critic":"Provides context, quotes Lindell and CBS, separates facts, includes specific names and figures, yielding a clear 87‑point score.","hype":"Language is factual with minimal sensational adjectives, keeping hype low at 18."}},"tags":["#USPolitics","#MinnesotaPrimary","#MikeLindell","#TrumpEndorsement","#ElectionClaims"],"entities":["Mike Lindell","Lisa Demuth","Donald Trump","MyPillow","Minnesota"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Mike Lindell lost the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial primary to Lisa Demuth by a margin of 10 points, as reported by the Hindustan Times.","Lindell is refusing to concede, alleging voting anomalies but offering no evidence, according to KSTP and the Independent.","Donald Trump endorsed Lindell in the primary, but the defeat marks one of Trump’s biggest endorsement losses in the 2026 cycle, the Hindustan Times said.","Lindell’s net worth is now estimated at $0 by Celebrity Net Worth, down from a prior estimate of $100-300 million, due to legal costs and lost retail partnerships."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Mike Lindell, the founder of MyPillow and a prominent ally of Donald Trump, lost the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial primary on 11 August 2026. He was defeated by Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth. The margin was 10 points, according to the Hindustan Times. Trump had endorsed Lindell in the race, calling him someone who \"deserves to be governor of Minnesota\" and praising his loyalty to Trump’s claims about the 2020 election."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Lindell is refusing to concede the result. He claims there are \"anomalies in the numbers\" but has not provided evidence, as reported by KSTP’s Kirsten Swanson and cited by the Hindustan Times. The Independent noted that Lindell did not explain what the alleged anomalies were. No other outlet reported any irregularities in the vote count."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Lindell’s financial situation has drawn attention following the defeat. Celebrity Net Worth now estimates his net worth at $0, down from a previous estimate of $100-300 million. The Hindustan Times attributed the decline to legal expenses, lost retail partnerships, and the fallout from his election activism. Lindell himself said in a 2023 interview with CBS Minnesota that MyPillow lost more than $100 million in retail business after he promoted claims about the 2020 election. Major retailers, including Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Kohl’s, stopped carrying MyPillow products, according to the Hindustan Times."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No right-rated outlet ran this story at all. None of the digests from the left or centre mentioned that Lindell’s son Darren became CEO of MyPillow in 2020, a detail included in the Hindustan Times’ full report. The left-rated digests did not report Lindell’s net worth or the retailers that stopped carrying his products."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"The Dallas Express News","url":"https://dallasexpress.com/national/hold-for-drew-after-amnesty-plan-backlash-trump-endorsed-mike-lindell-loses-minnesota-gop-primary","headline":"After Amnesty Plan Backlash, Mike Lindell Loses Minnesota GOP Primary","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-13T20:00:43.000Z"},{"sourceName":"wbap.com","url":"https://wbap.com/2026/08/13/after-amnesty-plan-backlash-mike-lindell-loses-minnesota-gop-primary","headline":"After Amnesty Plan Backlash, Mike Lindell Loses Minnesota GOP Primary","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-13T20:00:43.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Nation","url":"https://thenation.com/article/politics/mike-lindell-trump-endorsement","headline":"Is a Trump Endorsement Becoming a Liability?","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-13T14:54:02.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Comic 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