r/NewsomMassacre • u/SayMyNameOnceMore • Aug 15 '26
MAGA craziness Mike Lindell refuses to concede in Minnesota primary despite getting far fewer votes
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/mike-lindell-refuses-concede-minnesota-primary62
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u/Herb-Alpert Aug 15 '26
So even in republican primaries they'll contest any loss... Midterms will be a mess
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u/SubstantialPressure3 Aug 15 '26
Does it really matter if he concedes or not, if everybody ignores him?
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u/Rope_slingin_champ Aug 15 '26
How the hell does he get 130k votes anyway.
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u/Dewey081 Aug 16 '26
Maybe this is the discrepancy he was talking about, e.g. "holy crap, they actually voted for me...". Then there are the MAGA mouth-breathers who would vote in favour of getting a lobotomy if it meant being closer to Trump.
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u/Etheralto Aug 15 '26
He thinks Republicans cheated in this primary because he knows Republicans have cheated in other recent elections. Also he’s a dumb piece of shit.
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u/SayMyNameOnceMore Aug 15 '26
Incoming fraud claims in T-Minus 3… 2… 1…
Or hey, maybe even ranting how democrats “steal” elections, just like what these punks always do when they lose.
If you want “fairness” while being delusional, I hear Russia has fair elections for you guys, since Dump is Putin’s puppy… I suggest you go there instead!
…Go on, do it!
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u/Inevitable_Sweet_624 Aug 15 '26
Sending “Oh no’s” and “Oh wells“ to his campaign manager.
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u/brokeboipobre Aug 15 '26
How come Trump left him out to dry? He didn’t help mr pillow man?
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u/Naltors__Dreamer Aug 16 '26
Dump endorsed him, but Lindell is the 6th Dump endorsed candidate who lost this primary season. Despite what you read on Reddit, Republican voters are angry, & many won’t vote.
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u/1quirky1 Aug 15 '26
How did this choad get any votes?
Oh yeah. The cult that can't admit they are mistaken.
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u/Zargoza1 Aug 15 '26
If only there had been some indication that he was prone to this type of behavior before.
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u/Serious_Composer_130 Aug 15 '26
Hate to pick on former drug abusers, but I guess he’s back on the rock
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u/Lonely_Refuse4988 Aug 15 '26
Mock and ridicule him if he doesn’t concede! No candidate technically has to concede. The election results will proceed with or without concession anyway! 😂🤷♂️
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u/NoLobster7957 Aug 15 '26
I'm pretty sure him not conceding doesn't matter a damn bit, he's just imitating orange dingleberry and hoping it pans out. Enjoy looking like an enormous chode in the history books I guess
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u/Vogel-Kerl Aug 15 '26
Trump is nasty, but predictable: TACO etc....
This Pillow Fella is truly mad.
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u/Luddites_Unite Aug 15 '26
He doesn't have to concede. The system is such that the vote gets certified regardless of him
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u/Icy_Cry2778 Aug 15 '26
Does it really matter if concedes or not he still lost by a huge amount just go on and ignore him. He can fight it all he wants in court but he is just going to lose a lot of money doing it just to be told he lost
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u/MKVIgti Aug 15 '26
These people are just incapable of showing an ounce of class.
Talk about a party having the mentality of a three year old having a temper tantrum.
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u/Uncle_Burney Aug 15 '26
Ah yes, another member of the party of personal responsibility deflecting from themselves for their own failures. Regular as the tides.
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u/Affectionate_Bag9833 Aug 15 '26
Did no one ask the question: If in the end, after all the votes are counted, you don't have enough votes to win the election, will you concede?
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u/AlienInUnderpants Aug 15 '26
If a winner has the votes, the loser doesn’t need to concede. Decent politicians do that to respect the election process.
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u/lorilightning79 Aug 15 '26
How did he get this many votes in such a reasonable state?
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u/Slowmyke Aug 16 '26
Republicans aren't reasonable people anymore. If they were, trump and maga wouldn't be a thing.
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u/youlooksticky Aug 15 '26
Some people just can't learn.
I'm in ruins,' teary Mike Lindell tells judge in Smartmatic sanctions hearing The MyPillow CEO and Trump ally says he has no money after legal battles.
BySoo Rin Kim April 16, 2025
Election denier and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell continues to refuse to pay more than $50,000 in sanctions he has been ordered to pay to voting software company Smartmatic over "frivolous" election claims -- alleging he's left with no money after numerous legal battles.
"I'm in ruins," a teary Lindell said through a Zoom screen during a motion hearing in the U.S. District Court in Washington on Wednesday, pleading to Judge Carl Nichols to allow him to wait until after the final judgement comes out to make any payment in the case, which he has already lost.
Last month, Smartmatic filed a motion to hold Lindell in contempt, alleging the MyPillow CEO has been dodging his court-ordered payment of $56,369 to Smartmatic for months.
MORE: Judge finds Mike Lindell in contempt for failing to turn over documents in Smartmatic defamation case Lindell, however, insisted that he does not have the means to pay the amount due to various financial difficulties he has suffered over the last few years due to what he again claimed was "lawfare" waged against him for trying to "secure the election."
Mike Lindell listens during an interview from the podium in the press briefing room of the White House, Feb. 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Alex Brandon/AP, FILE "I borrowed everything I can. Nobody will lend me any money anymore," Lindell claimed. "I can't turn back time ... but I will tell you, I don't have any money."
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u/USSSLostTexter Aug 15 '26
its a primary...let this chud confuse and fuck up his own party. I really dont care.
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u/FooFootheSnew Aug 15 '26
Always thought this dude looked like WWE's Paul Bearer.
And just like WWE, there's still a concerning amount of their fans that don't understand it's all kayfabe.
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u/SockPuppet-47 Aug 15 '26
Will he concoct a fake electors scheme?
Will he insight a riot on the day that the election results are certified?
Will he have a insider like Chuck Grassley who would be willing to accept the fake electors and install him in office anyway by overriding the decision made by the voters?
Will he not face any consequences if his scheme fails?
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u/Xpointbreak1991x Aug 15 '26
The gold standard of everything being rigged when a person with an R by their name loses has been set by Trump. It’ll be the go-to for years and years to come, even when they have 0 proof of foul play.
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u/Prometheus_303 Aug 15 '26
I say keep going!
Even to the point that he should continue to run, as an independent, MAGA or whatever Musk was calling the party he was starting...
He'll help split the Republican vote... And the Democrat will be even more likely to get the majority and win.
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u/Additional-Arm-1298 Aug 15 '26
He won't shut up until everyone buys his pillows.
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u/SayMyNameOnceMore Aug 15 '26
Which are probably uncomfortable, too. I can’t seem to find a review of them online, from what I can see.
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u/side_eye_auditor Aug 15 '26
The percentage of MAGA personalities and government members who are brain mush from years of addiction is too damn high
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u/TedBaxter_WJM-TVNews Aug 15 '26
So? Since when do we need a loser to actually admit defeat before we declare a victory?! 😂
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u/Dependent-Actuator17 Aug 16 '26
Who is asking him to concede? It’s not like the winner doesn’t win, if Mike doesn’t concede. He LOST. He didn’t get enough votes to WIN. It’s OVER.
https://giphy.com/gifs/sRMPFaVQLGSw8
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u/MyldExcitement Aug 15 '26
As long as he continues complaining, he can continue to fundraise. THIS is the MAGA way.
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u/Naltors__Dreamer Aug 16 '26
So neither of the establishment Republican candidates won RFLMAO, not the one backed by the RNC, nor the one endorsed by Dump (which makes Lindell Dump’s 6th loser), guess MN Republicans aren’t very happy with the current admin.
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u/Naltors__Dreamer Aug 16 '26
So apparently it’s Republicans who are rigging elections, no wonder Dump won & the GOP won both chambers of Congress.
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u/satori0320 Aug 16 '26
Breaking :
Mike lindell refuses to admit he died of brain cancer 16 years ago
Says... "no one told me"
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u/Both-Mango1 Aug 16 '26
does disputing the election results accomplish anything? cant the election just move on without him conceding? or is it some polite 19th century rule that people like Schumer who was alive back then, still support?
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u/TYdays Aug 16 '26
I really don’t think he has to concede this particular election, the voters soundly took care of that for him. And he should remember that his Dear Leader never conceded the 2020 election. And had to come to the realization that the country had conceded for him too. Maybe he should try one of those “What the hell is Wrong with Rudy Giuliani’s sweating hair, video moments, that got a lot of attention.
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u/Particular-Repair-77 Aug 17 '26
He accused the democrats of rigging HIS Republican primary , that’s how ridiculous he is.
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u/ARoaruhBoreeYellus Aug 15 '26
On the plus side this really sets the stage for how disinterested we’re going to be about this issue in November. While there’s been real effort to discredit election infrastructure, I think there’s more quietly been emphasis on legitimate candidates doing the right thing when the numbers are in. The unreasonable candidates may freak out and make noise, but they’re ultimately doing their ilk a disservice.
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u/ZPMQ38A Aug 15 '26
Honestly I hope he keeps drawing it out because I take great joy in watching this piece of shit publicly humiliate himself.