Now that’s a cage match I’d pay to see. But don’t blink, you’ll miss it.
He has an ice pillow’s chance in Hell of winning. The guy is in so much legal trouble, and the defamation lawsuit isn’t even done yet.
He has so many unpaid judgements against him, I don’t know if he can even legally spend money he would take in for a campaign.
Maybe that’s the whole grift. Make some money that will get sucked up by creditors to get them off his back a bit.
That might be his idea for the grift, but I’m pretty sure that will just get him in more trouble. There are rules on how you’re allowed to use campaign funds, and I’m pretty sure paying off personal lawsuit judgements (from before you even ran!) is not a permissible use. I won’t be surprised when it happens, but I expect he’ll be surprised when it blows up in his face.
At this point, the lawyers are going to want to be paid first. Including the ones that have pulled out of representing him and have themselves sued because he owed them millions from all those cases and were never paid.
And if he declares once again he doesn’t need lawyers and decides he will represent himself (because he can no longer fine any attorney willing to take his call), well, violation of campaign finance laws can just go on the already length list of stupid shit he’s done over the last few years
And indeed they have!
Hey, Pillow Guy has Rudy Giuliani advising him. What could possibly go wrong?
Replacing the stuffing in the MyPillow with Rudy Coffee’s artisan-roasted organic specialty grade Arabica coffee beans. Wake up every morning to the smell of coffee! And your hair will smell that way all day no matter how often you wash it!
(Funny enough, the pillows actually feel more comfortable.)
Pillows filled with buckwheat hulls are a real thing. I’ve had them on and off for years. Each hull is as inflexible as a coffee bean. The whole pile of them is infinitely moldable but doesn’t crush down at all. Unlike a down or foam or whatever filled conventional pillow. They’re an acquired taste but work well. Amazon.com : buckwheat pillow.
I suppose a coffee bean filled pillow would work about as well. At least until the beans broke down into ever smaller pieces and finally ever finer grounds.
In other words, they’d be a great sounding idea that failed over a rather short time. Just like trump, rudy, and MyPillow guy. 
And then you dump them out, brew them, and fill it with fresh, whole beans!
Turn your head into a coffee grinder!
Someone get ahold of Lindell and Guiliani’s people; I think this is the next big thing!
NEW Stupid Atamasama Idea of the Day
So HE want’s to be the craziest Governor of Minnesota. Ya gotta admit, he could not ever be beat for that title.
We are now living in The Onion’s world. Have been for awhile.
I would be very reluctant to say Lindell is the craziest person to run for governor in the next e.g. 50 years. Last 50? Sure. Next 50? You’re a braver crystal ball reader than I.
Why did you have to go and say that? Have you learned nothing this past ten years?!??
Replying to myself to announce that I was mistaken about this. Somewhat shockingly, the Indiana Senate voted overwhelmingly (19-31, with 21 Republicans among the 31) against the redistricting bill. Governor Braun is furious about it, and is promising to help primary those senators who voted against it, but most of the Republican senators seemed to resent the browbeating they’ve been getting from Braun and the national GOP.
What are they going for craziest traitor?
For highly competitive types, the prize doesn’t matter.
Winning it does. You really don’t want to encourage competition in this case.
As a resident of Indiana I do not find this as surprising as many outside the state do - although in many ways Indiana is deeply red it is not as red as many assume. That, coupled with a dislike of being told what to do by outsiders, is why this re-districting didn’t work.
The threats made against various members of the state senate if anything further entrenched the “no” vote.
As a fellow Indiana resident, I’m afraid that I don’t quite agree with the “not as red as many assume” part–I’ve heard some awful things from my fellow Hoosiers. But it’s true that the Don’t Tell Me What To Do factor was strong, and I’ll take the victory where I can get it.
Pillow Fight!!
Oh, unquestionably I have, too. It is a Red state with plenty of Trumpists. Just not quite as full of whackios as some other Red states.
The Atlantic did a piece on this. They mention that unlike many politicians, Indiana state reps actually take their constituents’ calls and talk to them, and the voters were very much against this. Not just the don’t-tell-me-what-to-do factor but because it is illegal, or at least seen as cheating. Indiana Hoosiers may be mostly Republican but they still, unlike the national crowd, respect the law. Recall the otherwise much-mocked Mike Pence refusing to break the law over the electoral count in 2020. We need more of this.