— Matthew McConaughey (@McConaughey) November 29, 2021
McConaughey stated, "It's a humble and inspirational route to explore." "It's also a road that I'm choosing to avoid right now."
McConaughey's video was released just over two weeks before the Texas primary candidate filing deadline.
McConaughey has been considering a run for governor since early this year, though he hasn't announced whether he'll run in the Democratic primary, Republican primary, or as an independent. He's labelled himself as "aggressively centrist" in the past.
Greg Abbott, a Republican, is seeking re-election to a third term in office next year. He's facing at least three primary rivals, with Beto O'Rourke launching his candidacy against Abbott earlier this month, giving Democrats their best contender yet.
McConaughey stated he would continue to support "entrepreneurs, firms, and organisations that I feel are leaders" and "building routes for individuals to thrive in life" rather than run for politics.
For months, the notion of a McConaughey presidential run has piqued the interest of Texas and national politicians. In a head-to-head contest with Abbott, polls suggested he would have been a force to be reckoned with.
However, McConaughey never went into detail about how he would have run, and he did not appear to be especially aware of current developments in Texas. He showed a lack of understanding with the Republicans' priority elections law during an October podcast, which drove Democrats in the Texas House to flee to Washington, D.C. in protest this summer.
He sparked additional controversy lately when he spoke out against COVID-19 vaccination mandates for "the younger ones." He then clarified that he was speaking to obligations for children aged 5 to 11.
While some polls showed McConaughey may be a serious candidate, some in politics speculated that he was profiting from the fact that most Texans see him as a political blank canvas. O'Rourke, who has worked with McConaughey in the past, was among the group.
In September, O'Rourke stated, "He's a hugely popular character whose political ideas haven't been established in any way." "I have no idea, for example, who he voted for in our country's most important election since 1864." I'm not sure how he feels about any of the topics we've discussed... So I believe it explains some of [the polls]."