The Machine’s Flood: How They’re Rigging 2026 to Hand Walz Another Term
By Phillip C. Parrish
First Declared Candidate for Governor of Minnesota 2026 | Retired U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander, Counterterrorism Expert, Daycare Fraud Whistleblower
I was the first to declare—November 18, 2024—because Minnesota doesn’t need another politician. It needs a servant. I’m a Republican because we live in a Constitutional Republic, not a democracy run by mob rule or machine bosses. Party labels don’t fix roads, stop fraud, or protect kids. Results do.
Verify it yourself on the official Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board site: cfb.mn.gov—my filing is there, ahead of everyone else.
But look at the field now. The Republican side is flooded—not by accident, but by design. The political machine in Minnesota is in full panic mode. They see the awakening. They see people like you and me rejecting their games. So what do they do? They flood the field with candidates to split the vote, dilute the message, and hand Tim Walz a third term on a silver platter.
This isn’t organic. This is controlled chaos. And the data proves it—straight from CFB filings, announcements, and public records.
The Flood: 10 Candidates—But Who Are They Really?
As of November 12, 2025, eleven Republicans have declared, filed, or are actively campaigning for governor:
1. Phillip C. Parrish (Filed November 18, 2024) – First in. Navy veteran. Fraud fighter. Running to serve, not to play.
2. Kendall Qualls (Declared May 2025) – Veteran, business leader, focused on family and fiscal sanity.
3. Scott Jensen (Declared July 2025) – 2022 nominee, anti-lockdown voice, pushing medical freedom.
4. Kristin Robbins (Declared August 20, 2025) – State Rep, education advocate, family-first.
5. Tom Evenstad (Declared August 15, 2025) – Convicted sex offender (1999, 1st-degree criminal sexual conduct). Arrested November 10, 2025 for probable cause harassment. A proven agitator—not a leader.
6. Jeff Johnson (Declared March 2025) – Former councilman, 2014 candidate, anti-resettlement activist.
7. Brad Kohler (Declared early 2025) – Businessman, UFC fighter, tax-cutter, child safety hawk.
8. Patrick Knight (Declared November 6, 2025) – Food exec, late entry, pro-business.
9. Lisa Demuth (Declared November 2, 2025) – House Speaker, named LG running mate same week.
10. Raul Estrada / Joe Liberty Ticket (Unfiled, but public) – Billing as an independent governor-lieutenant governor team: Estrada (Hispanic veteran and border security advocate) as gubernatorial candidate, with Liberty (self-styled anarcho-capitalist podcaster) as his proposed lieutenant governor running mate. They teamed up at the October 28 “Liberty Freedom Rally” in St. Paul, pushing “end the Fed, audit the state.”
But here’s the truth the machine doesn’t want you to see: Every candidate falls into one of three camps. And you—the people of Minnesota—must decide who belongs where.
The Three Camps:
• Genuine Servants: Running to help Minnesota. No hidden agenda. Transparent. Accountable. Here for the people, not power.
• Useful Puppets: Pushed into the race by handlers—lobbyists, donors, consultants—who profit from chaos. Big promises, thin records. Follow the money.
• Malicious Agitators: Intentionally harmful. Criminals, grifters, or ideologues who damage trust and divide us. Tom Evenstad is a clear example—convicted predator, fresh arrest, running not to win, but to taint the field.
The machine operates across party lines. They don’t care about party affiliation. They care about control. They amplify one candidate they believe they can own, one who will serve the machine, not the people—regardless of affiliation. That candidate might look strong, polished, well-funded—but behind the scenes, they’re leashed.
Which one is it? That’s for you to discern.
A Direct Call to All Candidates
Search your hearts.
Who are you truly serving?
The deep pockets of the machine? The consultants who whisper in your ear? The donors who demand loyalty?
Or the people of Minnesota—the farmers, the parents, the workers, the veterans?
Have the courage to be genuine.
If you discover you’re being used—if your campaign is a tool in their flood strategy—walk away.
Join me.
I was first. I’m not here to play their game. I’m here to end it.
Let’s unify around truth, transparency, and service.
The machine can’t control a movement built on integrity.
The DFL Desert: Walz Stands Alone
Meanwhile, the DFL? One candidate: Tim Walz.
No primary. No challengers. No DSA. No progressives. No independents on the left making noise.
Silence = Control.
The machine doesn’t need a fight on the left. They’ve locked it down. Walz gets the nomination by default. The press ignores minor left challengers because there are none. It’s not democracy—it’s dynasty.
The Plan: Flood, Divide, Conquer
This is textbook counterinsurgency—a tactic I fought against overseas. When the people rise, the regime doesn’t debate. It infiltrates, fragments, and exhausts.
That’s what’s happening now:
• Flood the field → split the anti-Walz vote
• Insert agitators like Evenstad → discredit the movement
• Amplify their chosen puppet → steer the narrative
• Keep DFL unified → Walz wins with 35–40%
They’re not scared of Republicans.
They’re scared of us—the awake, the independent-minded, the fraud-fighters.
We Are the Media. We Are One Step Ahead.
I’ve exposed:
• $1.2 billion+ in daycare fraud (and counting)
• The CWD grift—a fake crisis to funnel millions
• Sanctuary policies shielding violent felons
• DEI mandates that divide, not unite
I’ve filed RICO lawsuits against the machine—Walz, Klobuchar, UnitedHealth, and the Omar network. I don’t ask permission. I act.
Call to Action: Discern, Decide, Unite
Minnesotans, this is our moment.
We don’t need 11 candidates.
We need one mission: Put Minnesota First.
Your challenge:
Look at the 11. Decide the camps. Follow the money. Ask the hard questions.
Hold every candidate—including me—accountable.
To the other ten:
Search your heart. Choose courage. Join me in breaking the machine.
To the people:
Join the Team at parrish4mn.com
Follow @parrish4mn on X
Volunteer. Donate. Speak.
We will:
• Audit every dollar of fraud
• Slash the gas tax
• Deport violent felons
• Expand school choice
• End sanctuary cities
• Launch a Fraud Task Force
This isn’t red vs. blue.
This is real vs. rigged.
I was first. I’ll fight last.
But I can’t do it alone.
Let’s break the machine—together.
Phillip C. Parrish – Child of God, brother to many, humble servant running to be your next governor.
phillip@parrish4mn.com | parrish4mn.com
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