Louisiana’s Republican governor, Bobby Jindal, isn’t planning on endorsing Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) in his Senate race against Democrat Charlie Melancon.
“Voters can make up their own minds,” Jindal said late last week, according to The Advocate.
But this isn’t standard operating procedure for Jindal, who’s endorsed several state Republicans in the past. That includes Rep. Bill Cassidy, and John Neely Kennedy, who unsuccessfully challenged Sen. Mary Landrieu in 2008.
Jindal could change his mind, of course, but he’s been long reported to have ambitions beyond state office, and endorsing somebody with Vitter’s baggage is a risk he’s — for now — unwilling to take.
