Matthew McConaughey has said he would be a fool not to honestly consider running for governor in his home state of Texas. A poll released Sunday shows that the Academy Award-winning actor isn’t the only one considering the valid possibility of a McConaughey governorship.

The star of “The Dallas Buyers Club” and the “Minister of Culture” at the University of Texas garnered more support for governor than Gov. Greg Abbott, who is seeking a third term next year, in a poll by The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler released Sunday.

In a hypothetical contest, McConaughey garners 45% support, with Abbott, a Republican, getting 33% and 22% saying they would vote for someone else, according to the poll.

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Matthew McConaughey leads Gov. Greg Abbott in new Texas gubernatorial poll (Austin American-Statesman)

I’m not sure what qualifications Mr. McConaughey has other than he’s not Greg Abbot. (That might be good enough.)