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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If you understand the founding fathers’ historical experience with oppression which led to design of the original constitution and you actually understand the constitution and are loyal to it and to the well being and safety of American citizens, you could get your groove on in Congress. You would be ahead of most of them.
On the other hand, being an artist puts some in the questionably sane category. So sit down all you left wing goons in hollywierd. Don’t make this a trend.
Waiting for all the naysayers from a previous thread to show up......
who cheated his way into the senate
In Michigan.
In Michigan.
>>“experienced” Republican pol = Jeff Sessions
Is he on our side or not? I think he is, but he is institutionalized into the DC culture enough that he can’t think freely outside of it, like a prison or academia lifer. If he sticks with Trump and Trump with him, I believe that he can shake off the groupthink.
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