Celebrity political campaigns often leverage personal brand recognition, but success requires translating broad name recognition into actual voter support; Mike Lindell's MyPillow brand recognition did not translate to statewide polling success, though he achieved a straw poll victory in Otter Tail County (60,000 residents) representing only 1% of Minnesota's 6 million voters, illustrating how local victories can be misleading indicators of broader electoral viability.
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>> [laughter] >> And we're not the only ones with a TV goofball running for office in Minnesota, our friend Mike Lindell, the MyPillow man's running for governor. And while Mike has been trailing in the polls since the beginning, things are finally starting to look up.
>> Well, I got great news, everybody.
There's a poll coming out tomorrow, and I heard some preliminary numbers, so I'll announce that tomorrow, Steve, on the show. And they But I am in first place, I can tell you that. We'll see by We'll give you the numbers tomorrow. Who's Who's poll is it?
This is a poll that it's got the name of it.
Was it the MyPillow poll?
You know what? Actually, it's even funnier than that. Today, Mike released those poll results. He wrote, "Another new straw poll shows Mike Lindell continues to pull number one for Minnesota governor as decided by Republicans in Otter Tail County." Which he won a straw poll in Otter Tail County. This give you an idea of how big that is. This is the state of Minnesota.
This is Otter Tail County. Okay? There are 6 million people in Minnesota, 60,000 of them live in Otter Tail. He's got a solid grip on that 1% of this state. Poor Mikey, he can barely even sell pillows anymore.
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