“Fuck no, I’m not running for Senate. Are you kidding me?”
— Kid Rock, quoted by the Detroit Free Press, adding that fueling speculation has been “the most creative thing I’ve ever done.”
“Fuck no, I’m not running for Senate. Are you kidding me?”
— Kid Rock, quoted by the Detroit Free Press, adding that fueling speculation has been “the most creative thing I’ve ever done.”
A new MRG poll in Michigan finds musician Kid Rock trails Sen. Debbie Stabenow in a possible U.S. Senate race by 18 points, 52% to 34%.
“Kid Rock” may not be allowed to appear on the ballot for U.S. Senate in Michigan, Nathan Gonzales reports.
Instead, Robert Ritchie would probably have to use his real name and not his stage name.
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“I will say this: he will be very busy with his concert tour and he’s got a big primary so I will wait to see who comes out of the primary.”
— Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), quoted by WZZM, sounding somewhat skeptical about Kid Rock’s (R) U.S. Senate bid.
Kid Rock has announced his bid for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, Fox News reports.
From a statement on his website: “Like politicians write books during their campaigns, I’m planning on putting out music during mine and it all starts tonight at midnight.”
He then responded to a tweet from Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI): “Senator Stabenow and I do share a love of music, although probably not the same kind. I concede she is better at playing politics than I am so I’ll keep doing what I do best, which is being a voice for tax paying, hardworking Americans and letting politicians like her know that We the People are sick and tired of their bullshit!”
New Yorker: Kid Rock’s Senate run is a terrifying new normal.
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