Eric the Blue

Will Rogers famously remarked that he did not belong to an organized political party–he was a Democrat. I thought of that yesterday after Trump endorsed clownish Pillow Guy for governor of Minnesota. The chairman of the state’s GOP party responded by putting out the following statement:

We were surprised by President Trump’s endorsement of Mike Lindell. We strongly support the President and his agenda, but Minnesota Republicans must choose the candidate best positioned to defeat Amy Klobuchar.

When the going got tough under Tim Walz, Mike Lindell left Minnesota for Texas. Now he wants Minnesota Republicans to overlook his serious financial baggage, public records showing tens of thousands of dollars in delinquent property taxes, significant electability concerns, and unanswered questions surrounding his running mate. Minnesota cannot afford to nominate a ticket that gives Democrats an easy target and creates the very real possibility of another DFL trifecta.

Other Republican candidates have spent years strengthening our party, supporting candidates, raising resources, and doing the hard work required to win elections.

Republican delegates considered Mike Lindell at the State Convention, and he finished third. We believe that is where he will finish in the August primary.

These are serious times, and they require serious, disciplined leadership. Minnesota needs a governor who can unite Republicans, earn the support of independent voters, and defeat Amy Klobuchar.

That’s a lot of words from the state party chair without mentioning the name of the party’s endorsed candidate! Embarrassed of Pillow Guy, and less than proud of the guy selected by the delegates. That leaves the candidate Joe Soucheray spoke with recently:

Only outsiders are allowed to say that the emperor is obviously naked. Why is the state chair “surprised” that Trump endorsed clownish Pillow Guy? Clownish Pillow Guy is the biggest Trump sycophant in the group, therefore . . .

The most notable aspect of the chairman’s communication is its barely suppressed undertone of desperation. The desperation arises from the rule against spitting out poison. Pillow Guy has swallowed it and begged for more, thereby earning the president’s endorsement. Soucheray’s guest opts for swishing it around in her mouth for an indeterminate period. I don’t know what to say about the candidate selected by the Republican party’s activists. It might be the only thing I have in common with the party’s state chairman.