Popular musician Kid Rock, real name Robert Ritchie, has been flirting with a Senate run in Michigan and a poll out Friday shows him far ahead in the Republican primary and within the margin of error in the general election.
Ritchie has yet to decide whether to run for office, and released a statement on Wednesday about all the speculation in which he announced he is starting a non-profit group to encourage voter registration.
“One thing is for sure though…The democrats are ‘shattin’ in their pantaloons’ right now…and rightfully so!,” Richie said in the statement. “We will be scheduling a press conference in the next 6 weeks or so to address this issue amongst others, and if I decide to throw my hat in the ring for US Senate, believe me… it’s game on motherfuckers.”
I'll send him money too. Can you imagine him showing up on the senate floor wearing a full length white mink coat, velvet pimp hat, with a cigar in his mouth??? "I'm gonna rock this, bitches!" Mass casualty event for the local cardiac wards.
Honestly, he seems more qualified as a senator than The Kenyan or Al Franken were.
The group Common Cause says the Detroit musician violated the law by declaring himself a candidate for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan but not registering his candidacy or reporting campaign contributions. They filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission and also asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions to investigate whether the musician —whose real name is Robert Ritchie — has violated election law.
Ritchie dismissed the allegations, issuing the following statement,
"I am starting to see reports from the misinformed press and the fake news on how I am in violation of breaking campaign law.
#1: I have still not officially announced my candidacy. #2: See #1 and go fuck yourselves."