{"id":2269566,"date":"2024-06-17T12:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T16:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-endorsed-candidate-loses-indiana-lieutenant-governor-race-in-rare-contested-convention\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T12:43:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T16:43:06","slug":"trump-endorsed-candidate-loses-indiana-lieutenant-governor-race-in-rare-contested-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-endorsed-candidate-loses-indiana-lieutenant-governor-race-in-rare-contested-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump-backed candidate defeated in Indiana&#8217;s unusual contested convention for lieutenant governor race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-endorsed-candidate-loses-indiana-lieutenant-governor-race-in-rare-contested-convention%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2269566&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Indiana&#8217;s Republican delegates nominated Pastor Micah Beckwith as the candidate for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-state-senator-reported-results-must-be-viewed-as-untrustworthy\/\" title=\"Georgia State Senator: \u201cReported Results Must Be Viewed As Untrustworthy\u201d\">lieutenant governor<\/a>, overruling the Trump-endorsed choice of state Rep. \u200cJulie \u2064McGuire. This marked\u2064 the first\u2064 contested race for the lieutenant governor\u2019s post in\u200c Indiana since 1996. Beckwith won the vote 891-828 at\u2064 the convention where previously, Senator Mike Braun had \u2062secured the Republican gubernatorial primary. Despite a late endorsement from former President Donald Trump \u2064for McGuire, delegates preferred Beckwith, reflecting \u2063an \u2063independence from Trump&#8217;s influence. The selection process, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-else-do-you-want-to-loot-sen-cruz-destroys-progressive-leader-over-elon-musk-attacks\/\" title=\"\u2018Who Else Do You Want To Loot?\u2019: Sen. Cruz Destroys Progressive Leader Over Elon Musk Attacks\">long-standing tradition<\/a> in\u200b Indiana, highlights the friction within the party and points to potential future \u2064governance challenges, as Braun suggested a \u2064possibly difficult working relationship with Beckwith.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/indiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Indiana<\/a>\u2018s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> delegates voted against a Trump-endorsed choice for lieutenant governor and instead nominated pastor Micah Beckwith. <\/p>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> and Sen. Mike Braun\u2019s (R-IN) choice for the role, Republican state Rep. Julie McGuire, lost to Beckwith. It was the first time Indiana Republicans had a contested race for lieutenant governor since 1996. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m humbled, I\u2019m overwhelmed, and I am encouraged that Indiana knows that the power of the government rests with the people,\u201d Beckwith said before walking off the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-mitt-romney-gets-booed-at-utah-gop-convention\/\" title=\"Sen. Mitt Romney gets booed at Utah GOP convention\">convention stage<\/a> to the tune of \u201cGod Bless the U.S.A.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beckwith won the nomination by a close 891-828 vote. Braun won the Republican primary for governor earlier this year and will be the Republican nominee in this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-poll-finds-newsoms-job-approval-ratings-plunge-amid-looming-recall\/\" title=\"New Poll Finds Newsom\u2019s Job Approval Ratings Plunge Amid Looming Recall\">gubernatorial election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump made an endorsement for McGuire late in the game, but the endorsement didn\u2019t matter as Beckwith supporters were already strongly behind him, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/06\/15\/delegates-nominate-micah-beckwith-buck-mike-braun-lt-governor-pick\/74108296007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Indianapolis Star<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I talked to [Trump] on Thursday before I came here, I asked him to give me an endorsement,\u201d Braun said to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/06\/15\/trump-indiana-lieutenant-governor-00163596\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> delegates <\/a>at the convention. \u201cThat\u2019s how you get stuff done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a die-hard Trump supporter. I\u2019m going to vote for him with enthusiasm in the fall, but he doesn\u2019t know what\u2019s going on in Indiana,\u201d said David Winters, a delegate from Danville. \u201cThis is not something I think he actually vetted. Trump always talks about loyalty, and Mike Braun has been loyal by him and vice versa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One delegate who was undecided before the vote said the endorsement didn\u2019t matter. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump\u2019s not a real Republican,\u201d said Nate Lamar, an undecided delegate of Henry County. \u201cTrump\u2019s an opportunist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indiana picks its nominee for lieutenant governor in a convention style, typically giving all 1,800 elected delegates to the same person, and has not seen a contested convention in three decades. <\/p>\n<p>Following Beckwith\u2019s nomination, Braun implied the relationship between the two, should they win office, could be rocky. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no doubt about this. I\u2019m in charge,\u201d Braun said. \u201cAnd Micah is going to be someone that works with me. And if he doesn\u2019t \u2026 it will probably not be as fruitful in terms of what we can get done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beckwith has embraced some of Trump\u2019s preferred positions, notably stating the Jan. 6 insurrection was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JourdynBerry\/status\/1347332870818451457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>divinely inspired, claiming God told him,<\/a> \u201cI sent those riots to Washington.\u201d Beckwith also said he is committed to fighting the Democrats\u2019 \u201cwoke\u201d agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Indiana Democrats have not won a governor\u2019s race since 2000 and view the possibly strained relationship between the Republicans\u2019 pick for governor and lieutenant governor as a key to getting elected to the office. Indiana Democratic Party Chairman Mike Schmuhl said the GOP convention \u201cshowed their stark divisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, Indiana Republicans showed their stark divisions, not only within their party but with their visions for the future of our state,\u201d Schmuhl said in a statement obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cGubernatorial candidates selected by the people should be allowed to select their potential governing partners, and Micah Beckwith\u2019s win shows how out-of-the-mainstream extremism has hijacked the current Indiana GOP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An internal memo from James Bopp Jr., the Braun surrogate and GOP lawyer obtained by <em>Politico<\/em>, also showed fear within the Indiana Republican Party that the pair may not be winnable.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scoop: Mike Braun faces a \u201cserious threat\u201d to his candidacy as a result of Micah Beckwith\u2019s selection as his running mate, according to a memo from Jim Bopp Jr., the Braun surrogate and GOP super lawyer. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VyGUyyYoJX\">pic.twitter.com\/VyGUyyYoJX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Wren (@adamwren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adamwren\/status\/1802518758352625749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBeckwith\u2019s nomination as Lt. Gov poses a serious threat to the Braun candidacy, election, and administration,\u201d the memo said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indiana&#8217;s Republican delegates rejected Trump&#8217;s endorsed candidate for lieutenant governor, opting for Pastor Micah Beckwith over State Rep. Julie McGuire, backed by Trump and Sen. Mike Braun. This marked the first contested GOP lieutenant governor race in Indiana since 1996. Beckwith&#8217;s victory underscores a significant shift in delegate support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2269567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/7VMru-1024x683.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2269566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/7VMru-1024x683.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2269566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2269566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2269566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2269567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2269566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2269566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2269566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}