Jindal would be a great VP choice if Walker wins. Two successful governors who can run against Washington.
Jindal brings a lot the table. Solid conservative. Southern. Extremely articulate.
I agree
And, in the aftermath of Katrina, one HELL of a leader.
Good combo IMO.
Walker/Jindal
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jindal brings a lot the table. Solid conservative. Southern. Extremely articulate.
He is also honorable and straightforward. Yep. You should read the vile things being said about him. Of course, outside of conservatives, you can hear crickets about obama - the only truth to come out of him was “fundamental change”
Jindal is mind-numbing on the stump. About a week into ma national campaign his half of the electorate would fall asleep, the other half would not understand a word, and talking to him about the problem is hopeless because NOBODY can get a word in edgewise.
Great Governor, or so they say. Leave him there.
On face value, yes. Nominally, the original Constitution proposes the VP as the second best person available to be POTUS. BUT.The 12th Amendment makes the VP not the second-best person (as measured by Electoral Vote count) to be POTUS but, rather, the political heir of the president. Any presidential candidate is explicitly incentivized (in the requirement that Electors vote for president and vice president, one of whom, at least, shall be from a state different from themselves) to select his VP candidate to unify the country (geography being the salient division at the time). Coincidentally, he is thereby likely to attract votes.
The upshot is that although governor is a natural proving ground for a presidential candidate, political considerations legitimately matter in the selection of a VP candidate. Richard Nixon, as Eisenhower’s VP candidate, actually schooled Eisenhower on that. Nixon was by then a seasoned political pro and, when given the VP slot, immediately made a speech designed to unify the Republican Party by appealing to the Taft faction. Ridiculous as it now sounds, that was controversial among Eisenhower partisans within the GOP. Nixon also functioned as an attack dog, which also is a conventional role for a VP candidate, allowing the presidential candidate to be “presidential” and above the fray.
My conclusion is that Buckeye McFrog’s point that
[Jindal would] make an excellent HHS Secretary. His management and waste cutting skills are par excellence.is on target. I want to see Cruz give it a shot for the presidential nomination but, if Walker were to win instead he could do far worse than Cruz as a VP candidate. And, if elected, he could do far worse than to nominate Cruz for a seat on SCOTUS, if/when such opening materialized.
Where did you get the idea that Jindal is a successful governor. LA is practically broke; has been using temporary funds for the budget for years now.