Kid Rock Might Actually Be Running for Senate After All: “It’s Game On Mthrfkers”

You are not having a fever dream: Kid Rock is actually running for Senate. Well, he’s going to try. And why wouldn’t he? With American voters’ recent track record, O.J. Simpson might as well try his hand at the presidency in 2020. The musician—if you can call him that—posted a lengthy statement on his website confirming that he intends to challenge democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow for her Michigan Senate seat in 2018.

The statement, which you can read here, encourages people to do something you’d otherwise never hear from a Republican candidate: register to vote. He’s actually starting a nonprofit to promote voter registration across America and, more specifically, at his shows. We’re pretty sure Kid Rock isn’t boasting a melting pot of Americans at his concerts, and everyone knows that less diversity equals more votes for Republicans. Basically, we should have taken him seriously when he first announced his bid and heeded Elizabeth Warren’s warning that he might pose a real threat.

Kid Rock, who was one of Trump’s most vocal celebrity supporters, might think he’s fighting for “working class people in Michigan and America” and that his lack of political experience makes him an outsider candidate. Although it may be true that he is unlike other politicians in some respects, his political ideals are built using the same bricks that Republicans—far-rights and moderates—have been stacking for years. His “fuck the government” attitude appeals to poor white Americans who believe that their poverty is the fault of the government’s growing acceptance of minority communities.

Because of Kid Rock’s ability to connect with this demographic on a personal level, he stands a real chance at the Senate seat. As he said in his statement, “It’s game on mthrfkers.”