Kid Rock Discussed as Michigan Republicans' Next U.S. Senate Candidate

Is Kid Rock the next candidate in a storied line of American celebrity politicians? The Detroit Free Press reported that the Michigan Republican Party’s recent state convention delved into how the G.O.P. could take over the U.S. Senate spot after nearly 20 years of it being held by Democrat Debbie Stabenow. And evidently someone floated the idea of "Picture" singer Kid Rock, saying he "has name I.D., is an out-of-the-box idea, and would kind of get rid of that stodgy Republican image." 

Sounds familiar. The person who brought up Kid Rock—born Bob Ritchie—was a Tea Party guy named Wes Nakagiri, who the Free Press says “was elected to the party's central committee Friday night.”