Will Matthew McConaughey run for governor?

[TexasTowelie]

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, it’s hard to argue that he wouldn’t 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. McConaughey’s mix of name recognition, natural charisma, and easy-going persona would serve him well in politics. And should he run in 2022, he’d be facing a GOP incumbent wracked by an inept COVID-19 response in a state trending blue.

Read more: https://texassignal.com/will-matthew-mcconaughey-run-for-governor/

[LizBeth]

1. I do not like him. He told us we all need to give Trump a chance. That he was our Pres. Fug him.

[Thekaspervote]

3. Beat me to it! That ended for me..will he run a repub?

[LizBeth]

8. +1

[vercetti2021]

5. Didn't Dave Chappelle also say he would give Trump a chance?

He had since changed his tone. Maybe McConaughey also changed his tone

[LizBeth]

9. nah... he is an arrogant, think he knows it all white man. Nope. Do not trust him at all.

I have a son that loves him and all I see is a white arrogant asshole.

[vercetti2021]

10. Soft spoken douchebag as South Park dubbed him

I kinda see it

How about another Texas born boy? Like Jared Padalecki or Jensen Ackles? That would be amazing. Governor Winchester

[LizBeth]

11. "Soft spoken douchebag as South Park " Exactly. I do not know the others you are talking about.

[vercetti2021]

13. Supernatural

Actors

[LizBeth]

14. I like Beto. I do not know that he has it. His anti gun really hurts him.

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]

2. The debates would take hours

[Buckeye_Democrat]

4. He's forever the guy in the SNL parody commercials...

... for me, as portrayed by Jim Carrey.

[RockRaven]

6. Supporting him in a primary sounds like a good strategy to lose the general election...

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.

[LizBeth]

12. He does have Texans on his side, I just do not trust him. Maybe better than the others, or the same.

[vercetti2021]

7. If that's the case his campaign slogan needs to be this

[Javaman]

15. no thanks. nt