Following favorable poll, Matthew McConaughey says he's 'measuring' run for Texas governor [View all]
TEXAS — Fresh of a new Dallas Morning News/University of Texas at Tyler poll showing him with a sizeable lead over Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in a hypothetical 2022 contest for governor, actor and Austin resident Matthew McConaughey said he is “measuring” a run for the state’s highest office.
Appearing on the “Set It Straight: Myths and Legends” podcast this week, McConaughey said, “I'm measuring it. Look, it's going to be in some capacity. I just - I'm more of a folksy and philosopher poet statesman than I am a, per se, definitive politician."
McConaughey has no party affiliation and hasn’t released any details of a platform.
"So I go, well, that's a reason not to, but then I go, no, that's exactly why you should, because politics needs redefinition, but I'm measuring, you know, what is my category? What's my embassy?" the actor continued.
In the poll published earlier this week, McConaughey leads Abbott, whose approval rating has dropped to 45%, by nine points.
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All the opposition has to do do is bring up the incident of McConaughey playing bongos late night in the nude to ruin his credibility as a serious candidate. Don't run Matthew.
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