Bobby Jindal: 'Without President Obama, There Is No Donald Trump'
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Former Louisiana governor and failed GOP presidential candidate Bobby Jindal credited President Barack Obama's time in office as a catalyst for the rise of current GOP front-runner Donald Trump as a major political figure.
"Let's be honest: There would be no Donald Trump dominating the political scene today if it were not for President Obama," Jindal said in an op-ed published by the Wall Street Journal on March 3.
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Jindal continued on to compare former presidents to their successors, noting changes in personality and leadership style shifts between Ronald Reagan and successor George H.W. Bush, and more recently, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, who was succeeded by Obama in 2008.
Now, as Obama's second term comes to a close, Jindal says voters are "looking for a strong leader who speaks in short, declarative sentences," and who will be more aggressive when it comes to addressing the nation's core issues, as compared to "seven years of the cool, weak and endlessly nuanced "no drama Obama."
"Middle-class incomes are stagnant, and radical Islam is on the march across the Middle East. No wonder voters are responding to someone who promises to make America great again," Jindal wrote.
However, Jindal also expressed his dislike for Trump, saying: "America deserves better."
Donald Trump leads in the GOP race with 329 delegates. Ted Cruz has 231, Marco Rubio has 110 and John Kasich has 25.
The election contests this weekend in the 2016 presidential race will divide up 175 delegates among the Republican candidates
It takes 1,237 delegates to win the Republican nomination.
