by Guest » Tue Apr 20, 2021 8:08 pm
Il Segaiolo Pedantesco wrote:Texas Gov. Matthew McConaughey? Actor Has Double-Digit Lead Over Incumbent in Poll: Actor has tossed around the idea of making the leap into politics but hasn’t don’t so officially just yet...
Matthew McConaughey may not have officially entered the 2022 race to be the next governor of Texas but, apparently, Texans hope he will, as he holds a 12-point lead over Republican incumbent Greg Abbott, according to a poll released Sunday by The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler.
Among the 1,126 registered Texas voters polled April 6-13, 45% would vote for McConaughey, 33% would vote for Abbott and 22% would vote for someone else. Of the Republican voters polled, 56% said they’d vote for Abbott, compared to only 30% for McConaughey. The margin of error is +/-2.9%.
The poll also shows, however, that McConaughey’s middle-of-the-road politics might be a hurdle if he decides to take the plunge, as he has criticized both parties. Although Democrats leaned toward the Oscar winner by 66% to 8%, only 25% of them said they would likely support a candidate who is a centrist, while 51% want a progressive.
And, on the flip side, while independents broke 44% to 28% for McConaughey, only 20% of GOP gubernatorial primary voters preferred a centrist Republican, with 18% wanting for someone more like Donald Trump and 14% wanting someone more conservative.
I prefer Kinky Friedman.
[quote="Il Segaiolo Pedantesco"][url=https://www.thewrap.com/matthew-mcconaughey-texas-governor-race-double-digit-lead-greg-abbott/]Texas Gov. Matthew McConaughey? Actor Has Double-Digit Lead Over Incumbent in Poll: Actor has tossed around the idea of making the leap into politics but hasn’t don’t so officially just yet[/url]...
[quote]Matthew McConaughey may not have officially entered the 2022 race to be the next governor of Texas but, apparently, Texans hope he will, as he holds a 12-point lead over Republican incumbent Greg Abbott, according to a poll released Sunday by The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler.
Among the 1,126 registered Texas voters polled April 6-13, 45% would vote for McConaughey, 33% would vote for Abbott and 22% would vote for someone else. Of the Republican voters polled, 56% said they’d vote for Abbott, compared to only 30% for McConaughey. The margin of error is +/-2.9%.
The poll also shows, however, that McConaughey’s middle-of-the-road politics might be a hurdle if he decides to take the plunge, as he has criticized both parties. Although Democrats leaned toward the Oscar winner by 66% to 8%, only 25% of them said they would likely support a candidate who is a centrist, while 51% want a progressive.
And, on the flip side, while independents broke 44% to 28% for McConaughey, only 20% of GOP gubernatorial primary voters preferred a centrist Republican, with 18% wanting for someone more like Donald Trump and 14% wanting someone more conservative.[/quote][/quote]
I prefer Kinky Friedman.
