Matthew McConaughey for Texas governor? Actor leads incumbent Greg Abbott in new poll
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Via: sister-mary-agnes-ample-bottom • 3 years ago • 49 commentsBy: Rachel Yang (MSN)
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Matthew McConaughey did more than alright, alright, alright in a new poll surveying support for Texas' next governor.
The actor, who hasn't announced his candidacy yet but has teased interest in running, beat incumbent Greg Abbott by double digits. Forty-five percent of Texas registered voters said they would vote for McConaughey compared to 33 percent who would vote for Abbott and 22 percent who would select someone else. The poll, released Sunday by The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler, surveyed 1,126 registered voters.
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While McConaughey trounced Abbott when it came to support from Democrats — he garnered 66 percent of prospective votes as opposed to 8 percent support for the Republican — more than half of the Democrats polled said they wanted a progressive candidate for governor over a centrist.
That could spell trouble for McConaughey, a self-described centrist who's criticized both Republicans and Democrats. And when it came to Republican voters surveyed, 56 percent said they'd vote for Abbott, compared with only 30 percent for McConaughey.
While the Oscar winner hasn't officially put his name in the ring, he said last month that he's giving "honest consideration" to running for Texas governor.
"Look, I'm a 'Meet You in the Middle' man. When I say 'aggressively centric,' that sometimes gets parceled over there with 'Oh, that's a shade of grey, a compromise,'" he told the Austin American-Statesman. "And I say, 'Bulls---. That's a dare. Right now, that's radical. You wanna be brave? Come on over here.'"
For McConaughey, who was born and raised in Texas, his celebrity status will most likely help his political odds in his home state, with one conservative independent voter drawing parallels to former president Donald Trump.
"He's popular, he's colorful, and he's not afraid to tell it like it is," Harp, a construction manager, told the Dallas Morning News. "He has some of the same qualities of Donald Trump, and that will play well in Texas."
The A-lister has stayed close to his Texas roots, recently organizing a star-studded benefit with his wife to raise funds for those affected by storms in the state in February. He even appeared in a Zoom faculty chat for instructors at the University of Texas at Austin during the pandemic. In 2019, he officially joined his alma mater's faculty as a professor in the Department of Radio-Television-Film.
McConaughey isn't the only Hollywood celebrity who's been eyeing political office. Dwayne Johnson has been floating a presidential runfor several years now, and a recent poll reported that 46 percent of those surveyed would support his campaign (the same poll found 29 percent would support both Johnson and McConaughey's respective bids). Meanwhile, Caitlyn Jenner, a longtime Republican, is reportedly considering a run for California governor and consulting with former Trump staffers.
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As long as he is wearing this:
...I'm ok with it.
he's a much better option than the teabag skateboard that texas is stuck with now.
Under ordinary circumstances, you'd get a spanking for the skateboard remark. But Greg Abbott is such an enormous steaming pile of several different kinds of shit, you should feel free to vent in any way you wish. He cares nothing for any of his constituents, not even the ones who voted for Trump. He only cares about 2 things: His lips, and their position on Trump's behind.
People have died because of his creepy, child-like devotion. He will not win re-election.
dfn
I'm just looking for a reason to spank your naughty self.
I didn't know you needed a reason
don't forget your safety glasses.
Good point!
just for you...
Nothin' but net!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MMMMMmmm Hmmmm!
I read about this a while ago but thought he was just joking - if he's serious, I'd like to see him win it. Obviously Americans vote for actors and other celebrities even if they've had no governing experience, for example Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwartznegger, Clint Eastwood, Jesse Ventura, Trump.
If that's how a centrist can be defined, then I guess I'm a centrist as well.
Meh ... a car salesman running Texas, why not ... ?
Beats the snot out of what we have now!
I find this extremely amusing.... Alright alright alright!!!!!
Whatever.....
Oh come on!!!! The abs alone would be worth a wee bit of consideration.
Let's just say, I wouldn't stand next to him at the beach.
Neither would I, and I'm a nun that hides a lot under this get-up.
You don't have to. I will
Even though I don't live anywhere near TX, I'd watch / listen to any debates or speeches made if McConaughey won it.
If Dwayne Johnson ran for pres., I'd watch / listen to all of those debates or speeches as well. Preferably watch. I love his smile... and his body.
Are you suggesting that the debates be held with the participants wearing little more than banana hammocks?
Not a big fan of the banana hammock.
Maybe regular swim trunks and tank tops though.
I like to leave a little to the imagination.
I want to see them in tuxedos. I think any man looks handsome in a tuxedo
I think you have some kind of uniform fetish. wearing a tux sux.
Trout most definitely has a uniform fetish.... She wore one for years!
Now a tux with Hawaiian shorts might be more up you alley Devan....
Can't be all bad. Men wear them everyday to get married in
My favorite is a Marine in his dress blues. Saw a Marine coming out of the base gym one day in his service dress and I almost drooled all over myself
I wore levi's, a dead t-shirt, and my flannel to get married. the judge that married us was famous for jailing some nuns that blocked the rail line into a defense contractor a decade before during the southeast asian war.
My husband and I wore Harley Davidson t-shirts, jeans, and slippers to get married in; we were married in our living room by a non-denominational minister friend of mine that charged us a 6pk of Guinness for the service.
Here's a Texas Tux:
Works for me
We have another entrant to the gov's race in Tejas. We're going Native and this is a Native Tux.
Michael Greyeyes.
He is a great rider (horses) how the hell can you be gov of Tejas if ya can't ride.
Marines do have the best uniforms of all the services...!
And the Navy does an outstanding job of keeping them creases in our uniforms. Best ironers in the world.
Humminahumminablatheringdroolhumminahumminasenselessbabblingmoredroolingbotheyeballsspinninginonesocket.
Matthew who?
Good thing I don't live in TX.
Too many choices
He better not cut his hair
I would have preferred Mike Rowe to Trump.
Very bright no nonsense guy. He has the presence...and the voice.
yeah, right. a teabag POS TV clown that has the ability to read what someone else has written for him. perfect choice for the wealthy owners of the RNC.
Aaaaaaaaand...what does Matthew McConaughey do for a living?
Mr. Hound has officially entered the governor's race in Texas.
Mr. Hounds motto, ''I'm short but I'm long''...Take that any way you see fit.
Kibble in every bowl and free greenies for all.
Mr. Hounds running mate for Lt. Governor will be none other than the ''Rock''.
Here he is in his Samoan Tuxedo also known as a lava lava
Mr. Rock's motto, ''Le malie ia te a'u ma o le a ou gagau lou ulu pei o se popo. (Translation disagree with me and I'll crack your head like a coconut.''
You'd have at least two votes from my household! I want Mr. Hound to be MI gov.!
I'd vote for either one.
Both of them have my vote
Eh, at this point why the fuck not?
I know, right?