Posted on 07/25/2017 1:21:56 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
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Trump effect? Rock star leads incumbent Dem in Senate race Poll shows rock singer Kid Rock defeating incumbent Democratic Michigan senator by 8 points in 2018 matchup. Contact Editor David Rosenberg, 25/07/17 09:44 Share
Robert James Ritchie, better known by his stage name 'Kid RockRobert James Ritchie, better known by his stage name 'Kid RockREUTERS
Will a rock star and political neophyte unseat a three-term Democratic Senator from Michigan?
Not long ago such a suggestion might have seemed absurd, but less than a year after a real estate mogul turned reality TV show host won the highest office in the land, celebrity candidates appear increasingly viable as serious competitors.
Earlier this month, rock singer and guitarist Robert Ritchie, better known by his stage name ‘Kid Rock’ announced his bid for the US Senate seat in his home state of Michigan presently held by three-term Democrat Debbie Stabenow.
The announcement, Ritchie insisted, was not “a hoax” or publicity stunt, noting his years of political activism in the Republican Party.
Ritchie, whose music fuses heavy metal, rap, and country, has sold some 35 million albums worldwide. He was one of the few prominent members of the entertainment industry to publicly endorse Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential bid, and voiced support for Donald Trump in 2016.
While the Republican primary for the 2018 Michigan Senate race is still a year away, a new poll suggests that if nominated, Ritchie would be very competitive in a head-to-head race with Stabenow.
According to a survey by Delphi Analytica, the 46-year old rock star would defeat the 67-year old incumbent by a margin of 54% to 46% if the election were held today, though a large number of respondents said they were undecided.
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I see it like that old saw "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt."
Better to run as a Republican and be thought a fool than to run as a democrat and to remove all doubt."
It’s long past time for Lil Debby Slobbercow to lose her Senate seat.
Debbie D’rat does nothing. Another unaccomplished, unrepresentative parasitic politician in CONgre$$.
HOORAY Kid Rock.
Bingo!
Democrat Party is in the process of self-destruction. The 2018 Mid-Term elections will be a massive, devastating defeat for the entire Democrat Party. Democrats will lose “at least” eight to twelve Senate seats and, between twelve to twenty House seats. The reasons for these losses are as obvious as the nose on one’s face. End of story.
Swamp critter StabbyCow has been in DC since 1996, She was a Rep for four years then was elected US Senator
Kid Rock has more name recognition than madcow Stabenow who has been a life long Democrat hack...Stabby has been a US Senator for 16 years which is enough for a useless hack
Kid Rock will beat Stabby by 5-10 points
IF republicans repeal the ACA, pass tax reform, and get rid of more regulations, I think your prognosis is likely. Otherwise who knows.
The only time I heard him it sounded more like rap than rock.
Florida needs to motivate Robert Van Winkle, aka Vanilla Ice, to throw his hat into the ring.
True, but ours actually love America as founded while theirs are a bunch of America haters. And the difference is out there for all to see.
Hmmm. That race isn’t even on the map as a possible GOP pickup. Probably rated Safe Dem. Wouldn’t that be something?
He has several good songs I know of one of my favorites is all summer long set to the tune of sweet home Alabama
He has several good songs I know of one of my favorites is all summer long set to the tune of sweet home Alabama
Not sure about his beliefs, but it would be a welcome change.
You will be pleasantly surprised. Kid Rock is almost as articulate as Nuge and has made many lucid and poignant comments on politics and policy in the past. He’s going to cuss some, but he will be better than any Democrat and 22 Senate Republicans.
Stabenow is not very bright. One line against her when she ran for state office was “Dumn, Debbie, dumb”. It was the truth.
I wish he lived here in KY. He’s probably the only one who could beat that POS Mitch McConnell.
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