Matthew McConaughey says he will not run for Texas governor

[left-of-center2012]

Mon 29 Nov 2021 07.23 EST
The actor Matthew McConaughey will not run for Texas governor, removing one potential obstacle from the path of Beto O’Rourke, the former Democratic congressman and candidate for Senate and president now seeking to defeat the Republican Greg Abbott.

He made the announcement that he would not in a short video posted to social media on Sunday night, two weeks before the deadline to declare.

Instead, McConaughey said, he would look to support “businesses and foundations that I believe are leaders, establishments that I believe are creating pathways for people to succeed in life, organizations that have a mission to serve and build trust and dream”.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/29/matthew-mcconaughey-texas-governor-will-not-run

[global1]

1. Alright, Alright, Alright.... nt

[Solly Mack]

2. Good thing there exist screenwriters and dialogue coaches.

[left-of-center2012]

3. Clear sailing now for Beto !

Goodbye Abbott !

[Liberal In Texas]

4. Good.

He wouldn't have won. And it's not even clear which party he would have run in.

Video of announcement at:
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/28/matthew-mcconaughey-texas-governor-2022/

[left-of-center2012]

6. "He wouldn't have won"

We'll never know.

[TxGuitar]

7. You are correct

He would not have won.

[twodogsbarking]

5. He can go back to ice fishing every day in his Lincoln Navigator.

[panader0]

8. I think he realized that not only was he very much out of his element,

he didn't want the constant intrusion of the media, asking him questions he didn't
know the answers to. Stick to acting Matthew, although your brief foray into politics
may have hurt your career there a bit.