I like some of what I have heard about him, but he was lackluster in responding to a speech by Obama earlier this year.

Jindal should read a couple of Ron Paul's books, and ditch the neocon establishment. Could be a great VP running mate.

He's a neoconservative just like Bush was. He has supported both wars, the PATRIOT act, and he spends tax payer money on helicopters. Bobby Jindal is not a fiscal conservative or a Constitutional conservative.

More concerned with the GOP agenda than with America's current problems.

He is a slightly above average politician, but still to cozy with big government to ever get my vote.

He wants to stay in Louisiana and take care of his home state. He announced that he doesn't want to run for pres so he probably would be better off to wait until 2016 to run.

I like Jindal alot! Very bright, educated by the best, and he's a great speaker in front of crowds. However, I would be affraid of him getting the nomination in 2012. I personally hope he gets the VP spot and teams up with a guy like Romney. A Romney Jindal ticket would cover both north and south, young and old. I like Jindal however if he lost as the party's nominee he would be done on the national stage, however even if he lost as the VP candidate he could still come back. With the exception of George W. Bush The Republican party has recently nomniated only candidates who have run and lost before in the primaries such as McCain, Bush 41, Dole and Reagan. Jindal should be no exception.

He wouldn't be able to win the primaries. The base would never vote for him, especially in the south and midwest.

There is alot of early talk about Bobby Jindal as I write this in 2009. My concern is, he is American-born, but of India descent. He was Hindu, but converted to Catholicism. That might become an issue with people. I have not heard him speak nor heard his views. I can not say I will vote for him at this time, but I will listen to him carefully if he has a campaign in 2011/2012. If he becomes the GOP Primary winner, I will vote for him. I am Republican.

I have heard him speak, he's a great public speaker! Very smart! However, I don't know if he'll get the support???

He is not a legitimate candidate.

HAHA! Are you kidding me.

Bobby Jendal will be my candidate for 2012! He's one of my favorite Republicans, for varios reasons.

I think Bobby J. would really connect us to the world. Obama Girl would pounce.

A true success story. Although I do think some other Republicans would likely win the nomination ahead of him

No way. He is a worse speaker than Palin!!!

I use to really like Mr. Jindal. But his speech in responce to the state of the union was really goofy, typical, and very lame. He would get nailed for silly things such as katrina, the economy, the deficit, lousiana, etc. And his accent would be the punchline for saturday night live. He is a really brilliant man, he is a rhoades scholar, he would be ok. But quite frankley i dont honesly see him as the leader of our nation and someone who could seriously bring change. I am honestly really afriad because i dont see any valid canidates for our party. it will be very intresting to see what happens.

BEING JINDALS NEIGHBOR IN SOUTH MS, I CAN TELL YOU THIS MAN IS FANTASTIC HE HAS DONE SO MUCH FOR OUR FELLOW SOUTHERNERS IN LA , HES THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO THEM IN A LONG TIME. HE WOULD BE A GREAT VP CHOICE IN 2012 OR EVEN A PRESIDENTAL CHOICE. YALL WILL BE SO LUCKY.

Very interesting. . .a classic token VP for the repubs (what the hell- they made the Affirmative-Action move with Palin) so this might be a strong possibility as a guy who could add some diversity to the ticket.  But soooo much could happen between now and then.  Four today as a VP choice, two as the head guy.  But in six months things could be entirely different.


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Slumdog millionare loses a star after that pendantic delivery last night. Someone tell him to work on those speech classes or he'll never win anything outside of LA. . .

Bobby Jindal, the Governor of Louisiana is another rising figure within the Republican Party. He's only 37 years old, but has a remarkably long record in Government. He's served in Washington as the Assistant Head of Health and Human Services in the 1st Bush term; he also served in a similar position in Louisiana's state government, a job which Jindal was appointed to at the age of 24! He was elected to Congress in 2003 and went on to run for and win the Governorship of Louisiana last year.

Jindal has extensive experience in government, is highly intelligent, well regarded as a reformer within state government (he pushed through the state Legislature broad based ethics reforms), he has allies with most wings of the Republican party, and he's a good campaigner.

The Republicans should nominate Jindal--I think he could give Obama a real run for his money in 2012, especially if the economic situation hasn't improved, or has only gotten worse. It should be noted that this election really wasn't a rejection of Republican-conservative political values necessarily; rather it was a rejection of George Bush and his generally incompetent managerial style. Jindal brings a lot of things to the plate. As an Indian-American, he brings an added dose of diversity to the Republican ticket. The party lost Hispanic, Asian, and Black voters by an almost 3-1 margin. In certain states like Florida, California, New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, that block of voters made the difference. One thing that Karl Rove and George W. Bush understood was that demographically, America is becoming less white and more diverse. Bush got 45% of the Hispanic vote in 2004; McCain only got 31% this time around. In order to remain competitive the GOP is going to need to win back a significant portion of those minority voters, who by the way, will likely become the majority by 2050. Nominating Jindal would be a good first step in that direction.

I suspect however that Jindal might wait until 2016 to runhes still young enough to wait and he might realize that its harder to take out an incumbent President than to run for the office when theres no incumbent running like there will be after Obama finishes his two terms.

Any conservative, or even moderate Republican, is a dead duck at this point.  And seeing it's going to take a decade or longer to repair the damage caused by the conservative ethos, anyone even distantly associated with this braindead ideology is permanently toxic.  The only way the GOP will have any chance in the future is to stifle the conservatives, nuture the moderates in the party and seek to invade constituencies on the left side of the political fence.  Of course, this is unlikely to happen, because the party lacks the will, wisdom and ability to do the intelligent and right thing.  The 2008 election might have the last stand of the Republican party as we have known it, and four years from now, its remnants might be a small, white, regional party of disaffected soreheads, slackers and negro haters.

Bobby Jindal should be the top candidate for the GOP. He could provide the needed message of reform and change. He could be the new Reagan.

Palin/Jindal sounds good. A good old southern boy to do the job.

Young and charismatic. But he could get dragged down with certain accounts of an exorcism he performed while in college with an unwilling female fellow student.

Smart guy with some political savvy. It would be an off the charts kind of choice for the GOP, but not a bad one. I have the sense he's not interested though.

Bobby's reform of Louisiana is on of the biggest leaps forward the state has seen in some time. He is a family man that will not stand for government corruption, the only negative of Jindal running for president is that Louisiana, a state so far behind the others due to past government corruption, will lose him as governor.

Jindal is a logical candidate for 2012, although that will depend on what takes place in the next couple of years. Should he choose to pursue the nomination, I'm confident that he will be ready.

Seen as a "rising star" in the Republican party.  He would be the first (Asian) Indian American President/VicePresident.  Since right now he is only 36 years old,  I feel by 2012 or 2016 (if Obamas serves a second term)  he will definately have the experience under his belt, and should turn alot of heads by then.

Speculation over vice presidential nomination- Heightening the speculation, McCain invited Jindal, Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida, Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and McCain's former rivals Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee to meet with at McCain's home in Arizona on Friday, May 23, 2008, according to a Republican familiar with the decision; Romney, Huckabee, and Pawlenty, all of whom were already well acquainted with McCain, declined because of prior commitments. The meeting may have served a different purpose, such as consideration of Jindal for the opportunity to speak at the 2008 Republican National Convention, in a similar fashion to Barack Obama at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, cementing a place for him in the party and opening the gate for a future run for the presidency.  Speculation was fueled by simultaneous July 21, 2008, reports that Sen. McCain was making a sudden visit to Louisiana to again meet with Gov. Jindal and that Sen. McCain was readying to name his running mate within a week. However, on July 23, 2008, Jindal said he would not be the Republican vice presidential nominee in 2008. 

I like him, but he's a little to young.

I think that a Romney/Jindal ticket would be a dream Repub ticket,