Baton Rouge (Lousiana): The Lousiana state capitol Congressman Bobby Jindal hopes to move in here soon as Governor, and he could know the answer as early as Saturday, the day of the primary election in this state.
Political observers believe he can plan to start packing. “I think there's a 50-50 chance, maybe even greater than 50 chance that Congressman Jindal wins without a runoff. But it's close. But even with a runoff, he's a very strong favorite in this race,” said political analyst Wayne Parent.
Republican Bobby Jindal lost narrowly in 2003 to the current governor, Democrat Kathleen Blanco. Jindal's supporters think that loss could actually help him this time.
“I think it helped him in the fact that because Governor Blanco won I think that how she handled Katrina and everything after that, people felt that if Jindal had won last time things would have turned out differently. I'm not sure if that's true or not, but I think that's going to help him in this election,” says Agnes McKowen, a Bobby Jindal supporter.
Jindal's Indian heritage may have hurt him politically four years ago. But his race is not a major factor in this election.
“I think it's a matter of familiarity. An Indian American running for governor was something very unfamiliar four years ago, but having that same Indian American active in Louisiana politics for four years, has really lessened that impact,” said Wayne Parent.
And that could give Congressman Jindal the new title of Governor. Four years ago Bobby Jindal had hoped to move his office to the Louisiana state capitol, which is right behind me.
But he lost narrowly to his Democratic rival Kathleen Blanco. Now he's making a second attempt at becoming governor of this state. And this time his prospects appear much brighter.
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