For Matthew McConaughey , a dream deferred is not necessarily a dream denied. The actor took part in a panel discussion on Friday at the National Governors Association with Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, and Colorado Gov.
Jared Polis, a Democrat. The topic: how to promote civility in politics. McConaughey remained coy about potential party affiliation and which office he may see, according to a report by Politico.
He hinted in 2022 that he was thinking about running for governor in Texas. “I’m on a learning tour and have been for probably the last six years,” McConaughey told New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat who asked about his plans.
“Do I have the instincts and intellect that it would be a good fit for me and I would be a good for it. You know, would I be useful?” Related Stories News Matthew McConaughey Almost Quit Hollywood During Rom-Com Era: "There Was Only So Much Bandwidth I Could Give To Those" News White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre On POTUS, Matthew McConaughey, The Media & The Message With The ElectionLine Podcast McConaughey allowed that he was learning a lot at the meeting. “I learned a lot from you last night through that tequila, sir,” he kidded Murphy, who’d brought up drinking McConaughey’s tequila with him.
The panell discussed how politicians’ need to grab attention online. McConaughey said that extreme polarization sometimes seen online seen has bled into Hollywood. “My industry has to watch its tongue out of.
