{"id":1063076,"date":"2021-11-28T21:43:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T02:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1063076"},"modified":"2021-11-28T21:43:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T02:43:53","slug":"watch-matthew-mcconaughey-says-he-wont-run-for-texas-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-matthew-mcconaughey-says-he-wont-run-for-texas-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Matthew McConaughey Says He Won&#039;t Run for Texas Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-matthew-mcconaughey-says-he-wont-run-for-texas-governor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1063076&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">After teasing a potential political campaign for nearly a year, actor Matthew McConnaughey has announced he will not be running to become the next governor of Texas.<\/p>\n<p>In a video posted to his Instagram on Sunday, McConnaughey said that jumping into politics is a&nbsp;\u201cpath that I\u2019m choosing not to take at this moment,\u201d while imparting a message about the importance of service.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CW1sfWFgITi\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" readability=\"-0.23595505617978\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAs a simple kid born in the little town of Uvalde, Texas, it never occurred to me that I would one day be considered for political leadership,\u201d McConaughey said. \u201cIt\u2019s a humbling and inspiring path to ponder. It is also a path that I\u2019m choosing not to take at this moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Academy Award winner added that he will instead be using his \u201cbounty\u201d to help various enterprises that are helping people succeed in life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to continue to work and invest the bounty I have by supporting entrepreneurs, businesses and foundations that I\u2019ve 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 while also generating prosperity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Much of McConaughey\u2019s message focused on the lofty principle of service and leadership rather than actual politics, stressing the importance of Americans coming together under common values.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur politics needs new purpose,\u201d McConaughey said. \u201cWe have divides that need healing. We need more trust in our lives. We got to start shining a light on our shared values, the ones that cross party lines, the ones that build bridges instead of burn them.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12805612\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"32\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/McConaugheybushclinton1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12805612 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/McConaugheybushclinton1-1.jpg\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Instagram \/ @officiallymcconaughey<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>McConaughey\u2019s announcement not to run comes after a&nbsp;<em>Dallas Morning News<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/11\/22\/matthew-mcconaughey-beating-beto-orourke-by-22-points-in-texas-governors-race-poll\/\">poll showed<\/a>&nbsp;voters preferring him over current Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) by eight points and Democrat candidate Robert Francis \u201cBeto\u201d O\u2019Rourke by 22 points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLikewise, a<span>&nbsp;July survey by the University of Texas, Tyler, suggested 44 percent of Texans would vote for&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"s2\">McConaughey<\/span><span>&nbsp;in a hypothetical election versus just 35 percent for Abbott, with 54 percent believing the state was \u2018on the wrong track,&#8217;\u201d per the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/matthew-mcconaughey-texas-governor-decision-1235051474\/\"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> <\/a>(THR).&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, those polls were conducted prior to McConaughey declaring his political party or his political positions on hot-button issues. As none other than Howard Stern noted earlier this year,<\/span><span>&nbsp;the public\u2019s perception of McConaughey would change dramatically the moment he revealed his political platform and beliefs, both of which he had been relatively vague about. \u201cOnce you run for office, you actually have to give an opinion,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/snyde\/ny-howard-stern-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-mathew-mcconaughey-20210504-be4bj3yuzzaf5kb2jx45nu3ska-story.html\">Stern said<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The few political positions that McConaughey did state were center-right at best or left-of-center at worst, supporting mask mandates to combat the coronavirus pandemic and denouncing Texas\u2019 recent anti-abortion law that would effectively ban the practice after six weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels a little juvenile in its implementation to me,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/10\/08\/matthew-mcconaughey-bashes-texas-heartbeat-law-praises-beto-orourke\/\">he said<\/a>. \u201cAnd also: six weeks. Six weeks? If you\u2019re saying that your discussion of abortion is even on the table to consider, six weeks does not really make that an honest consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, McConaughey did gain some points with conservatives earlier this month when he announced his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/11\/10\/matthew-mcconaughey-opposes-vaccine-mandates-for-children\/\">opposition to<\/a> vaccine mandates for children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t mandate having to vaccinate the younger kids. I still want to find out more information,\u201d McConaughey&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/in-the-know\/580826-mcconaughey-comes-out-against-vaccine-mandates-for-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">told<\/a>&nbsp;Andrew Ross Sorkin at the<em>&nbsp;New York Times<\/em>&nbsp;DealBook summit when asked about the mandates.<\/p>\n<p>McConaughey added that both he and his wife were vaccinated without being mandated to do so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m vaccinated. My wife\u2019s vaccinated. I didn\u2019t do it because someone told me I had to \u2014 [I] chose to do it,\u201d he said. \u201cDo I think that there\u2019s any kind of scam or conspiracy theory? Hell no. We all got to get off that narrative. There\u2019s not a conspiracy theory on the vaccines.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After teasing a potential political campaign for nearly a year, actor Matthew McConnaughey has announced he will not be running to become the next governor of Texas. 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