And selected someone even worse!:
Delegates to the Indiana GOP convention have rejected a candidate for lieutenant governor who received a late endorsement from former president Donald Trump.
Delegates on Saturday instead nominated Micah Beckwith, a pastor who has said God told him he “sent those riots to Washington” on Jan. 6, 2021, when Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Beckwith’s opponent, Indiana state Rep. Julie McGuire, had the backing of Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), the GOP nominee for governor. McGuire secured Trump’s endorsement on Thursday, shortly before delegates gathered in Indianapolis to nominate Braun’s running mate.
Beckwith received 891 votes, while McGuire got 828 votes, according to the Associated Press.
While Indiana is a Republican-leaning state, Beckwith could make the governor’s race more complicated with his far-right views. The head of the Indiana Democratic Party, Mike Schmuhl, said in a statement that Beckwith’s nomination “shows how out-of-the-mainstream extremism has hijacked the current Indiana GOP.”
Braun reportedly congratulated Beckwith onstage at the convention but also told reporters afterward that he would assert his role as the state’s chief executive if elected.
“There’s no doubt about this — I’m in charge and Micah is going to be someone that works with me,” Braun said, according to State Affairs.
Delegates to the Indiana GOP convention have rejected a candidate for lieutenant governor who received a late endorsement from former president Donald Trump.
Delegates on Saturday instead nominated Micah Beckwith, a pastor who has said God told him he “sent those riots to Washington” on Jan. 6, 2021, when Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Beckwith’s opponent, Indiana state Rep. Julie McGuire, had the backing of Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), the GOP nominee for governor. McGuire secured Trump’s endorsement on Thursday, shortly before delegates gathered in Indianapolis to nominate Braun’s running mate.
Beckwith received 891 votes, while McGuire got 828 votes, according to the Associated Press.
While Indiana is a Republican-leaning state, Beckwith could make the governor’s race more complicated with his far-right views. The head of the Indiana Democratic Party, Mike Schmuhl, said in a statement that Beckwith’s nomination “shows how out-of-the-mainstream extremism has hijacked the current Indiana GOP.”
Braun reportedly congratulated Beckwith onstage at the convention but also told reporters afterward that he would assert his role as the state’s chief executive if elected.
“There’s no doubt about this — I’m in charge and Micah is going to be someone that works with me,” Braun said, according to State Affairs.
