Photo: Noam Galai / Getty Images
Matthew McConaughey would defeat the current governor of Texas , Greg Abbott, or Democratic contender Beto O’Rourke in a frontal race If you were running for governor in 2022 , suggest a new survey.
In the scenario of a one-on-one showdown, voters preferred the Oscar-winning actor over Abbott and O’Rourke, according to the results of a new poll conducted by Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler .
However, In a three-way race, Abbott beats the other two.
The star of 52 years of “Magic Mike” has haunted the idea of applying for a position since March, which he called “a real consideration.”
It is unclear if McConaughey would run as a Democrat, Republican or Independent.
In a head-on race between McConaughey and Abbott, McConaughey scored a total of 8 points ahead of Republican on duty. by a margin of 43 percent to 35, with a 22 percent indicating that they would vote for someone else in that scenario.
Against Abbott, McConaughey performs better among Latinos, women and parents.
By running McConaughey against O’Rourke, the actor’s advantage is even clearer, decimating the former presidential candidate in more than 20 percentage points.
In a three-way race scenario, McConaughey fell behind s from 37 percent to 27 percent of Abbott, but still one point ahead of 26 percent who would vote for O’Rourke.
Matthew McConaughey has been around the idea of running for office since March.
The 40 percent of voters, including 45 percent of Democrats and the 32 percent of Republicans said they want McConaughey to run for governor and the 33 percent said they preferred not to run and the 27 percent said they don’t care if you do or not.
In a confrontation between Abbott and O’Rourke, the Republican obtained a ve chop from 49 to 39 percent over O’Rourke.
The 16 percent of voters indicated they would vote for someone else , the percentage of Democrats said they would vote for O’Rourke, while the 81 percent of Republicans said they would vote for Abbott. The survey was conducted statewide among 1, 106 registered voters 9 through 16 of November.
Read more
Kate Hudson supports her friend Matthew McConaughey as a possible governor of Texas
Beto O’Rourke Launches Candidate for Governor of Texas
Justice Department sues Texas over new voting rights restrictions