Bobby Jindal Launches Presidential Exploratory Committee

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks at the free market Club for Growth winter economic conference at the Breakers Hotel Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper)
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) hinted at a 2016 presidential bid on Monday with the launch of a presidential exploratory committee.

“For some time now, my wife Supriya and I have been thinking and praying about whether to run for the Presidency of our great nation,” Jindal said in a statement, according to the Washington Post. “If I run, my candidacy will be based on the idea that the American people are ready to try a dramatically different direction. Not a course correction, but a dramatically different path.”

Jindal said that he will make a final decision on a potential presidential bid after the Louisiana legislative session ends on June 11, according to the Post.

The Louisiana governor has been weighing a presidential run for a while and joined other 2016 hopefuls this weekend at the Iowa Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner.

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  1. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!

    snort

    jindal? funny!

  2. OH boy another asshole… just what we need.

  3. Oh my, such delusions of…adequacy.

  4. He is the definition of delusional…He has destroyed LA’s economy with his tax cutting (like his brethren in KS) and has a billion dollar deficit to make up…yeah, I want him to run things. Its laughable

  5. "I, Piyush Jindal, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of…" Pssst, don’t worry, it ain’t gonna happen!

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