While Matthew McConaughey is still considering a potential campaign for the governor of Texas, according to a new poll, he already has a leading edge over current Greg Abbott.
The 51-year-old Oscar winner had earlier said that a move to politics was a “real consideration” for him. The Texas resident has been teasing a potential action against Abbott for weeks, previously telling the host of ‘The Hugh Hewitt Show’ that ‘it would be more for the people than I would’, regardless of whether he pursued his career in let politics turn.
In a new poll conducted by The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler, it appears people were talking. McConaughey has an advantage over Abt with 45% of respondents saying they would cast their vote against 33% who would like Abbott. Meanwhile, 22% said they would vote for someone else.
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According to the new poll, Matthew McConaughey is the leader of Gov. Greg Abbott among voters in Texas.
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The poll was conducted between 6 and 13 April among 1,126 registered voters in the state with a sample error of plus or minus 2.92%. Despite the smaller data set, the numbers speak volumes for the actor. He beat the two-time Republican by double figures, though he did nothing but bother a possible run.
“Matthew McConaughey gets a big boost from the tremendous recognition and recognition of the names for what he does to help Texans and to celebrate the successes of the state,” UT-Tyler political scientist Mark Owens told The Dallas Morning News said. “Most of our respondents know his story, but many are waiting to see how he opens his next chapter.”
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Although the raw numbers look good for the actor “Dallas Buyers Club”, his politics may prevent him from tipping the scale in his favor in the state. About 56% of Republicans polled said they would cast their vote for Abbott, compared to 30% for McConaughey. Democrats meanwhile broke 66% to 8% in favor of the actor. However, more than twice as many Democratic primary voters – 51% – said they would prefer a progressive governor to a centrist.
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McConaughey has criticized both parties before and is more of a moderate who condemns the entire political system rather than any party. In December, for example, he criticized what he called ‘illiberal’ and the ‘extreme’ right-wingers during an appearance in ‘Good Morning Britain’. This can be a problem because the poll suggests that the ideological division of the state favors someone who is more conservative or liberal.
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The actor remarked on ‘The Hugh Hewitt Show’ in March that both sides of the aisle had lost ‘trust’ in each other, leading to ‘us not [having] confidence in ourselves, “which he said could eventually lead to ‘anarchy’.