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Bobby Jindal is clearly not running for President
Posted on October 29, 2013
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Recent articles have been cropping up about speculating that Bobby Jindal is running for President of the United States in 2016. Jindal has repeatedly denied these rumors as premature, ridiculous and perhaps insane, and I for once I find myself having to agree with him.
He [Jindal] has been largely mute on his national ambitions since February, whenhe told Fox & Friends anyone considering a run at that time should “get their head examined.”
Here are the reasons I think it is unlikely Jindal is contemplating a Presidential run:
Popularity (or lack thereof)
According to recent polls, Jindal’s popularity is at an all-time low. As few as 17% of Louisiana’s think Bobby Jindal should make a run for President. In a hypothetical matchup between Bobby Jindal and Hillary Clinton, Clinton easily defeats Jindal, in his own state, in a general election. Louisianan’s prefer gay marriage almost twice as much as they approve of Bobby Jindal running for President and 13% more believe Barak Obama is doing a good job as President compared to just 28% feeling Jindal is doing a good job as Governor.
Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of President
Barack Obama’s job performance?
Approve …………………………………………………. 41%
Barack Obama’s job performance?
Approve …………………………………………………. 41%