Overview
- According to The Daily Beast, as cited by Raw Story, he directed about $187,000 of the $356,000 raised in his first two weeks to purchase copies of his autobiography for voter giveaways.
- He told the Minnesota Reformer he is handing voters his book instead of a flyer so they "know who I am."
- The $19.97 book, which recounts his addiction recovery and evangelical turn, is being bought with donor contributions rather than personal funds.
- Lindell announced his Minnesota gubernatorial bid in December after encouragement from President Donald Trump.
- Reporting says he faces long odds in a contest expected to feature Sen. Amy Klobuchar in a state where Republicans have not won statewide in roughly two decades.