Republicans at the biennial confab consistently told The Detroit News they do not believe Kid Rock — real name Robert Ritchie — will launch a campaign to run in the GOP primary or challenge incumbent U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing.

“I have not spoken with Kid Rock, and he has not reached out to me,” said Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel, who ran the Michigan GOP before President Donald Trump tapped her for the national post. “I just don’t think he’s running.”…

“Can you see Kid Rock sitting through a three-hour Senate committee hearing?” Shinkle said.