Posted on 02/15/2017 9:28:19 PM PST by nickcarraway
The rocker's name was reportedly dropped at a Michigan Republican party convention - See more at: http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/kid-rock-eyed-as-potential-senate-candidate#sthash.BH4lUWoE.dpuf
A surprising name has been thrown out as a potential Republican contender for Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenows Senate seat next year: Kid Rock.
The rockers name came up as a possible candidate at a Michigan Republican Party convention last weekend. There have been no official decisions announced as of yet.
Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, once said he tended to vote Republican but qualified himself as more libertarian to Rolling Stone in 2013. But he has supported several major Republican candidates. The Michigan native threw his support behind Mitt Romney in 2012 and supported Ben Carson in the 2016 presidential election. He later switched to Donald Trump as he became the partys nominee.
Rock or Ritchie even started to sell pro-Trump merchandise in his official online store including t-shirts with the phrase God, Guns & Trump in red, white and blue-colored text.
Stabenow has been in office since 2000 and Inside Elections With Nathan L. Gonzales rates the race Solid Democrat, but Republicans feel more confident after Trumps win there in 2016 the first GOP presidential candidate to win there since 1988.
Absolutely NOT the governor! We are trying to rid Washington of RINOs, not elect them.
Kid Rock is a smart guy who has seen a lot over the years. He’s not my first choice for Senate, but I’d vote for him over Stabenow in a minute. I met Stabenow when I was in College. She’s dumb as a box of rocks.
Mid 40’s? Good God. No wonder we are in trouble DP. Bring back the Capital Years and Frank for real music!
Lets see his accomplishments:
Music rating system invented because of his profane lyrics.
Dated porn stars.
Biggest music hit was a ripoff.
Yeah that’s the ticket?
Yep that is the ticket.
Screw you pearl clutching whiny assed pussies.
American Bad Ass Baby.
Hell lets add Ted to the senate, never mind Kid.
What are his principles, are they reliable? Will he support the Trump administration? Can he be bought or blackmailed?
Those are the only important questions. I couldn’t care less that he has no political experience. In many ways that’s a feature, not a bug.
No and stupid idea.
Whoever came up with this idea should be immediately fired.
Really, if we arent going to bother to conserve the same methods that we have used to screw the citizens of this country over for over 100 years then why even bother to call ourselves conservatives?
:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HnkxIh62dQ
Check out his website and the Audio files to his radio show: http://www.davejanda.com/
“There are plenty better qualified potential candidates to run for that seat that have never been.”
May be true, but most likely will all lose. I’m a precinct delegate in MI, just attended the state convention. Not a peep about a serious candidate to run against her. If the pubs don’t put up a serious candidate and fund him/her hugely, they have zero chance. ZERO. Someone like kid rock or Ted Nugent would definitely move the needle. I’m not saying they’re great candidates. I’m saying we have no chance trotting some no name out there against the well established and well funded Stabenow. Hell, I might as well run!
Just.... no.
"When I was a kid and my parents started talking about politics, I'd run to my room and put on the Rolling Stones as loud as I could. So when I see all these rock stars up there talking politics, it makes me sick. If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you're a bigger moron than they are. Why are we rock stars? Because we're morons. We sleep all day, we play music at night and very rarely do we sit around reading the Washington Journal." - Alice Cooper
I don’t know if Kid Rock legally changed his name to that but one punk rocker once ran for mayor of San Francisco under his stage name.Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys ran (real name Eric Boucher) and came in fourth out of 7 candidates I think.Then in the final election I believe Dianne Feinstein won.Afterwards a law was passed saying candidates must run under their Christian (born) name.(Another candidate was Sister Boom Boom).
In recent elections a guy with a boot on his head, Vermin Supreme, ran for President.
Ya. Like trump did. Er wait.
Of course, they would be more qualified than Franken...
Precisely. I think it’s great. What is it our esteemed senators do that Kid wouldn’t be able to understand, but Al Franken does?
Our Founding Fathers would wretch at the term ‘professional politicians ‘. They envisioned a nation run by businessmen who took a brief time out to serve, out of patriotism. Then they return to the Real World from whence they came.
Professional politicians are what’s wrong with us.
Of course, they would be more qualified than Franken...
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