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Related: About this forumWill Matthew McConaughey run for governor?
Rumors are buzzing that Matthew McConaughey will run for governor of Texas. Could there be any truth to this?
The evidence appears flimsy at best. The actor and Texas native has never expressed any interest in running and the rumors are coming from blogs and talk radio. Much of the speculation appears to be fueled by the fact that McConaughey has been increasingly vocal on socio-political issues like racism and COVID-19 in recent months. Yet celebrities using their platform to express political opinions is hardly a unique phenomenon, and most celebrities who do so never run for office.
Yet the idea of McConaughey running for governor is not as crazy as it sounds and stranger things have happened in American politics.
First, its hard to argue that he wouldnt at least have a shot at winning should he throw his hat in the ring. The Oscar-winner is one of the most well-known and popular actors working today, especially after the McConaissance of the early 2010s. McConaugheys mix of name recognition, natural charisma, and easy-going persona would serve him well in politics. And should he run in 2022, hed be facing a GOP incumbent wracked by an inept COVID-19 response in a state trending blue.
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LizBeth
(9,952 posts)Thekaspervote
(32,793 posts)vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)He had since changed his tone. Maybe McConaughey also changed his tone
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)I have a son that loves him and all I see is a white arrogant asshole.
vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)I kinda see it
How about another Texas born boy? Like Jared Padalecki or Jensen Ackles? That would be amazing. Governor Winchester
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)Actors
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)But Texans like him, but even with that he did not win. I know they think Dems have a shot with Texas. Personally, I do not see it at all. Not even close. And Beto has got to quit using fuck all over the place.
underpants
(182,879 posts)Buckeye_Democrat
(14,857 posts)... for me, as portrayed by Jim Carrey.
RockRaven
(14,998 posts)I don't know how well-spoken he will be on the issues, but I'm certain he will have a mill-stone of every film role he's ever played around his neck. Most voters won't allow him the time to make a new, real, first impression. They'll just assume they already know him. Yeah, that worked for Arnold on CA, unfortunately, but it would doom him in TX, I suspect.