Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Even before the Associated Press officially called the Minnesota Republican primary, Lindell passionately ranted to reporters who questioned whether he could make up the growing margin of votes. But Lindell, who has a long history of controversies, had not received the same resounding endorsement from the Minnesota Republican Party. The Minnesota Republican Party said public records showed Lindell had “tens of thousands of dollars in delinquent property taxes.” Despite launching his campaign for Minnesota governor, Lindell also was not registered to vote in the state until late July.