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Kid Rock takes early lead in (slightly dubious) election poll
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 25 July 2017
Everyone thinks Kid Rock is going to win when he runs for one of Michigan’s seats in the US Senate next year. Everyone. Well, some people. And all this still hangs on him actually running. But there’s been a poll and some quotes, so let’s continue gawping at this whole sorry charade.
As previously reported, the musician announced his intention to run for office earlier this month. Although he’s not officially a contender yet, he insists that this is all genuine and that he will take on Democrat Debbie Stabenow – who has held the position since 2001 – in November next year.
Yesterday, the musician tweeted a link to a poll showing him in the lead in the possible contest. It put him at 54% of the vote, against Stabenow’s 46%. Although these figures don’t include undecided voters who make up nearly half of those asked.
The poll of 668 Michigan residents by Delphia Analytica, conducted shortly after Kid Rock made his announcement, shows that 44% hadn’t decided who to vote for. 30% reckoned they’d go for the popstar, with Stabenow taking up the remaining 26%.
So, not quite as impressive as it initially seemed. And also, it has been widely questioned quite how reliable these numbers are, however you look at them. Delphia Analytica is not a well known polling organisation and seemingly only starting asking small numbers of people about their voting intentions this month.
It’s very early days in the campaign, of course. However, there are those who are already confident of the musician’s chances. One Republican consultant in Michigan, Dennis Lennox, told Politico: “Presuming Kid Rock doesn’t get caught in bed with a little boy, or beat up a woman, between now and August 2018, he’s going to win the nomination if he gets in. I think there’s no question about that. I think he’s the prohibitive favourite if he gets in”.
Setting the bar high there. Meanwhile, on the Democrat side, Pennsylvania representative Brendan Boyle told Howard Stern on SiriusXM that Kid Rock “would be a horrible senator”. So, real confidence on all sides.
