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Originally Posted by albionmoonlight
I won't say that anything is impossible after Trump. But I don't think that McConaughey is a viable candidate. Of course an actor with high name recognition who seems like a really neat guy is going to poll well against a politician.
If he actually runs, however, he will start having to take positions on controversial issues and get a ton of negative ads run against him. And then the numbers will come back down to Earth.
Personally, if I had the life of a famous rich actor (and I wasn't trying to stay ahead of my Russian creditors), one of the last things I'd do is run for office. Seems like a ton of work and stress for a not-large increase in prestige and power.
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Compared to Abbott, my left shoe is a viable candidate.