Republicans Are Losers…For Now

Let’s face it.  Republicans are hurting after the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election.  Obama is now headed for the White House and McCain, sadly, was sent home packing.  In addition to the U.S. Executive branch becoming Democratic, the Legislative branch is now more Democratic as a result of many key losses in the Senate and House of Representatives.  (View this video of Bobby Jindal discussing what went wrong with the Republicans in 2008)

Why Republicans Need Bobby Jindal in 2012

For the Republican party to regain its ground and re-establish themselves in a country that is still right-of-center, they need a solid candidate in 2012.  Here’s why Bobby Jindal is that candidate:

• Republicans Need a Young Candidate

Jindal will be 41 years old by the time the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election takes place.  That’s young.  Some say too young.  Still, he’d be close to the ages of Roosevelt (42) and Kennedy (43) when they took office.  If anything, the 2008 election proved that experience doesn’t matter.  Obama is one of the most inexperienced presidential candidates to ever take the office.  My point is, he was elected.  Partly, I think, because McCain was so old.  The Republicans can’t afford to put another old candidate out there against Obama in 2012.  It has to be someone young, like Jindal.

• Republicans Need a Solid Christian Candidate

Until Governor Sarah Palin was brought in as McCain’s choice for Vice President in the 2008 election, the Christian Conservative base of the Republican party wasn’t interested in the race.  Sure, most were going to go out and vote for McCain anyway, based on his Pro-Life stance alone.  But other than that there wasn’t much excitement until Palin.

With Jindal, that base will be excited from day one.  Jindal is an outspoken Catholic and has been known to give his “testimony” in front of Prodestant churches.  This will be well received by the base and will bring back some of the Christians lost to the Democrats in the 2008 Election.  I know this may be a controversal point for some of you non-believers but I truly think faith still matters in this Country.

• Republicans Need a Minority Candidate

I for one think the Republican party would have supported a strong minority candidate a long time ago.  If Powel would have run in 2000, I think he would have been our President.  For some reason he didn’t want to.  With that said, I think it’s time they step up and actually support a minority candidate.  Bobby Jindal is an Indian-American, and would fit that roll nicely.  Believe me, if he can get elected as Governor in Louisiana (as racist as parts of that State used to be), he can get elected as U.S. President.

In my opinion, the Republicans can’t afford to put the “same ole white guy” out there.  They need a minority to go up against Obama in 2012 to show to the world that they are a minority-accepting party, even if they truly already are.

• Republicans Need a Smart, Strong Speaker

As much as it hurts to say it…the U.S. Presidential Election has become a popularity contest.  McCain just didn’t have the presence and speaking ability of Obama.  Regardless of what he said in the debates, McCain was doomed.  The vast majority of voters in the U.S. focus way too much on appearance.  Still, being quick and well-spoken is a good quality to have in a president.  It just shouldn’t be as important of a quality as it’s become.  Don’t believe me?  View this video of Obama supporters giving their support for McCain policies.  Style over substance, my friends.

Bottom line: Bobby Jindal can speak! Have you seen him.  He comes across smart and smooth…just like Obama.  Not to mention he’s got the other quality that the Republicans want: his support of key conservative issues.

Have any other reasons the Republicans need Jindal?  Leave your comments below.