{"id":373704,"date":"2021-11-29T05:00:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T02:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/matthew-mcconaughey-says-he-will-not-run-for-texas-governor\/"},"modified":"2021-11-29T05:00:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T02:00:52","slug":"matthew-mcconaughey-says-he-will-not-run-for-texas-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/matthew-mcconaughey-says-he-will-not-run-for-texas-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"#Matthew McConaughey says he will not run for Texas governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Matthew McConaughey says he will not run for Texas governor<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Matthew McConaughey, 52, announced Sunday night that he will not run for governor of Texas, ahead of a Dec. 13 deadline to file for the Republican or Democratic primary or to declare as an independent candidate.<\/p>\n<p>After years of considering political office in the Lone Star state, the actor had decided against it, he said in a three-minute speech <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McConaughey\/status\/1465110042491817988\">posted to Twitter Sunday evening<\/a>.<\/p>\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 am choosing not to take at this moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McConaughey \u2014 who had not even announced a party affiliation \u2014 was outperforming both Republican Gov. Greg Abbot and Democratic challenger Beto O\u2019Rourke according to a poll released last week.<\/p>\n<p>Flanked between the Stars and S<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>es and the Texas State flag, McConaughey said he had been exploring the question of \u201chow I can be most useful in this life going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been listening, I\u2019ve been learning, I\u2019ve been measuring. I\u2019ve been studying Texas politics and American politics,\u201d the \u201cDallas Buyers Club\u201d star said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat have I learned? A lot. That we have some problems we need to fix. That our politics need new purpose. That we have divides that need healing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately though, McConaughey said he would leave that work to \u201cthe leaders and the servants out there,\u201d while working to help organizations that \u201chave a mission to serve and build trust while also building prosperity.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/AP20300254785799.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Matthew McConaughey.\" class=\"wp-image-20296950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/AP20300254785799.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/AP20300254785799.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/AP20300254785799.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/AP20300254785799.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>40 percent of Texans said they would like McConaughey to trade Hollywood for politics according to a recent poll.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Chris Pizzello\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhat am I going to do? I\u2019m going to continue to work and invest the bounty I have by supporting entrepreneurs, businesses and foundations that I believe are leaders,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>About 40 percent of Texans \u2014 including 49 percent of Democrats \u2014 had told pollsters they wanted McConaughey to trade Hollywood for the Austin statehouse.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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