I saw Bobby Jindal speak in New Orleans a few years ago and I was very impressed. He was personable and loose – the opposite of how he came off during his big national television debut. He demonstrated obvious policy chops but was also quite smooth during the grip and grin. Given his resume and evident intellect, he eliminates any potential for Palin-esque surprises.
And he brings a ton of Indian money, although that’s probably the last of Romney’s worries.
I don’t, however, think he’s the best choice, for a few reasons.
First, he does nothing to reduce the gender gap.Second, he doesn’t help in the Appalachian hollows in swing states like Ohio and Virginia where both Romney and Obama have struggled to connect; in the eyes of those voters he’s just as “exotic” as Obama.
Third, the exorcism. Do the Republicans really want to put up 1) a guy who sadistically pins down boys he suspects are gay to shear them and 2) a guy who pins down women he thinks are possessed by Satan to exorcise them?
That’s a lotta weird for one ticket. Seamus – God rest his soul – couldn’t even get any airtime with such rich material pushing to the forefront.
(Cross-posted, with permission of the author, from Politico’s Arena)
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