Is Mike Lindell winging it?

,m0ot a call Saturday morning after the Qualls-Lindell debate on Almanac. I asked my friend if they got the impression that Lindell was winging it. I asked because it was obvious that Lindell wanted to talk about his budget. He mentioned it at different times, saying that he'd put it out in "2 days," in "3 days", in "4 days" and in "5 days." He missed the mark on 2 days. That was Sunday. He's likely to miss 3 days. That's today. The point of the budget was to highlight his plan to make Minnesota a state that doesn't impose state income taxes. That's odd since his campaign website's Platform page doesn't mention cutting income taxes. Period. Check it out:

Jobs and Minnesota's Economy

Mike Lindell’s Minnesota jobs plan puts small businesses, manufacturing, and higher‑paying careers for workers and families at the center of the state’s economy.

Mike Lindell knows the economy runs on real people—Moms juggling schedules, business owners signing paychecks, professors shaping the next generation, urban church leaders holding communities together, young workers chasing a first big opportunity, and farmers betting everything on the next season. He built a national brand from a Minnesota factory floor, so when he sees bureaucracy slowing everything down, his instinct is to fix it fast and clear the way. As governor, he will throw Minnesota’s doors wide open for business with faster permits, simpler rules, and a clear path to hire, build, and grow in every part of the state.

He will lean in for Minnesota’s shop floors, start‑ups, family farms, college grads, and main‑street businesses with a relentless “Buy Minnesota” push that keeps jobs, innovation, and paychecks here instead of drifting to the coasts or overseas. By teaming up with technical colleges, universities, trade schools, and employers, Mike will connect young people and mid‑career workers directly into high‑demand careers in construction, skilled trades, healthcare, logistics, and technology.

His bottom line is simple and strong: more jobs, bigger paychecks, and a Minnesota so full of opportunity that families, graduates, and business leaders don’t look for a way out—they see their future being built right here at home.

Am I to think that somewhere in the middle of all those platitudes and cliches is a plan? If Lindell wants me to think that he has an economic plan, he'll need some specificity. The stuff he's got on that page is stuff a third-grader should be ashamed of.

According to this article, "However, his decision to step aside opened the door for long-time U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar to take up the mantle for the Democrats. To have a chance of victory, Minnesota Republicans must choose the candidate with the best shot at victory. There are many reasons why Lindell is not that person." I agree. Lindell isn't that person.

For starters, he has no experience in government. While he is trying to emulate President Trump’s transition from business to politics, Trump is the exception rather than the rule. A Republican has not served as governor of Minnesota since Tim Pawlenty left office in 2011. The Democrats will revel in attacking Lindell’s weaknesses as a candidate.

Mike Lindell isn't skilled politically. Neither is Tim Walz butAmy Klobuchar is. Klobuchar's policies are just as worthless as Gov. Walz's but she sounds better saying them. Listen to the similarities between Klobuchar and Lindell:

They both talk in platitudes and generalities. The difference is that Klobuchar had the opportunity to fix health care. What's the difference between Klobuchar's new bill and Obamacare? Notice that Klobuchar didn't take questions on her 'new' plan.