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Kid Rock is running for United States Senate, so a self-described “independent media company” by the name of Delphi Analytica polled 668 Michiganders to see who they’d support in a hypothetical mash-up between Rock and Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.).
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According to their results, the musician obtained a higher favorability than the incumbent, who will fight for her seat in 2018:
2018 #MIsen GE:
Robert "Kid Rock" Ritchie (R) 30% (+4)
Debbie Stabenow (D) 26%
Undecided 44%@DelphiAnalytica pollhttps://t.co/eAKqgRDGrQ— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) July 23, 2017
Rock has already begun to engage in political banter, tweeting out a picture of his food with a quick jab at his future opponent:
Dinner time at my house. What do you think Schumer is spoon-feeding Stabenow tonight? pic.twitter.com/gomKgqBV2l
— KidRock (@KidRock) July 21, 2017
And as for Stabenow, she’s taken to Twitter to acknowledge the news of her new opponent:
I know we both share a love of music. I concede he's better at playing guitar and I'll keep doing what I do best: fighting for Michigan. https://t.co/CUaGqPu7AB
— Debbie Stabenow (@stabenow) July 12, 2017
With more and more celebrities expressing interest in running for office, it seems that the future of elections will begin to look less traditional.
