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Matthew McConaughey Hints at ‘Centrist’ Texas Governor Bid

Matthew McConaughey has hinted that he’d be running on a “centrist” platform, should he follow through on plans to make a bid for governor of Texas.

The actor, 51, has in recent months hinted that he’s mulling a run for office in his home state during the 2022 gubernatorial elections, which would see him take on two-term incumbent Greg Abbott.

While he has yet to officially throw his hat into the ring, McConaughey has also shied away from stating if he would potentially run as a Democrat, Republican or Independent candidate.

And in a new interview on the Commune podcast with Jeff Krasno, the star appeared to be embracing a “centrist” platform as he spoke about the divisive state of politics.

“We’re all much more centrist than we’re led to believe we are,” McConaughey said. “We have the numbers… We’re running the ship. Now, there’s a couple of militia pirate groups that are coming over on the far right and the far left and we’re being told that they’re the absolute boogeyman and we better be scared… Let’s kick ’em off the boat. Don’t let ’em board.”

When asked by Krasno if he thought he was somebody who could unite the people of the U.S. at a time when political divisions run deep, he said: “I don’t think it’s a policy that changes us. I truly believe in the capacity that each one of us individually have to be more responsible for ourselves. I understand why we don’t sometimes. I understand why I don’t sometimes—the sacrifices that can take…” – Source

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