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In reply to the discussion: Matthew McConaughey says he will not run for Texas governor [View all]Paladin
(28,281 posts)27. Austin is way-the-hell overrated.
And that's from a guy who grew up there. Fifty years ago, Austin was cool. It's been going downhill, ever since. I still have lots of old friends there---they whine about the traffic jams, they moan about their tax rates, they kvetch about the snotty out-of-state neighbors, they gripe about UT football being in the toilet, they go into convulsions over housing prices...and they'll never leave the place.
Beto toasted himself with the gun remarks. Damn shame, because a shithead like Abbott could have been taken down with the big city vote.
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Matthew McConaughey says he will not run for Texas governor [View all]
left-of-center2012
Nov 2021
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Yup. I think the gun issue is a huge deal with too many in Texas, and regardless of the
JohnSJ
Nov 2021
#20
Would Matthew endorse Beto? Not sure where he stands on such things as, you know, issues.
TheRickles
Nov 2021
#7
I am so relieved he is not doing this. That would be a death knell for
yellowdogintexas
Nov 2021
#36
He never identified as a republican, and personally I think he would have had the best
JohnSJ
Nov 2021
#22
Too bad most in Texas aren't like Austin. While it is way too early, the early polls are not
JohnSJ
Nov 2021
#26
Sorry to hear that. When I was last there it was like an oasis in the desert, now it
JohnSJ
Nov 2021
#31
Fort Worth went for Hilary, Beto and Biden. So do not give up on this election!
yellowdogintexas
Nov 2021
#38