Poll: Kid Rock trailing Dem senator by 18 points

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Possible GOP Senate hopeful Kid Rock is trailing Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) by double digits in a new poll.

The musician, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, trails the senior Democratic senator from Michigan, 52 to 34 percent, in a hypothetical match-up, according to a Market Reseource Group poll released early Thursday.

MRG's president, Tom Shields, said Ritchie has so far been unable to translate his star power into support among voters.

“Kid Rock would have an uphill climb against Stabenow if he were serious about getting into the race,” Shields said in a statement.

The poll shows Democrats supporting Stabenow by an 87 to 9 percent margin, while Republicans were more tepid in their support of Ritchie. Sixty-six percent of Republicans said they would support him, while 13 percent would support Stabenow and 20 percent are undecided or won't vote.

Ritchie has not formally announced a run but has been teasing one for months. In July, he tweeted out a poll showing himself ahead of Stabenow in a 2018 match-up. But GOP donors and consultants report that the musician has been rebuffing their efforts to reach him for months.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/351711-poll-kid-rock-trailing-stabenow-by-almost-20-points

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[DemocratSinceBirth]

1. K AND R

[MichMan]

2. Nobody here seriously thinks he is running nm

[WhiteTara]

3. He gained 2 points during the day.

Don't count the MFer out.

[ProudLib72]

4. Careful now! It's not in the bag

Just when you think America couldn't be any dumber, you read What Happened: How I Lost to Kid Shlock by Debbie Stabenow.

[luvMIdog]

5. Holy shit. We're living in the Twilight Zone or some alternate reality..

where morons rule the earth. It's worse than Planet of the Apes

[GeorgeGist]

6. 911

[uponit7771]

7. Tie him tight to Benedict Donald and the Kremlin KKKlan