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I claim Bobby Jindal

July 5, 2015 - BATON ROUGE, LA - Bobby Jindal declares presidential bid, calls for "A new day in American politics, and new hope for America"


"My fellow Americans, today I declare that I am a candidate for President of the United States. I do so with the loving support of my family, and the incredible gratitude towards all of my supporters, and those who have helped me be a successful Governor here in Louisiana.

In the last eight years, we changed Louisiana. We took on corruption, implemented the largest tax cut in state history, established a merit pay system for our teachers, and we made government smaller. Our state, for the first time in a long time, has been a regional leader in economic growth and innovation.

Over the last seven years, President Obama has put politics before country, he's divided people, and he has broken his promise to change Washington and revive America's economy. He's declared war on business, war on jobs, war on religion, and a war against American exceptionalism.

President Obama's biggest error might very well have been putting his trust in someone who was highly unqualified to be our Secretary of State during his first term. Hillary Clinton failed to do her job. She failed to improve America's standing in the world, and she failed to protect our diplomats in Libya. Hillary Clinton is not a leader, she's an ideologue. Americans want someone with solutions to our nation's biggest problems, and I know exactly where I want to lead our nation.

I want us to reform our tax code and lower tax rates on hardworking families and businesses to create jobs. I want to move our country off imported energy sources. I want to repeal and replace this President's failed health care law. I want to reverse this President's regulations on business. I want to work with both parties to fix social security and medicare to pay down our national debt. I want to protect every single human life, from birth until natural death. I want to restore American leadership in an uncertain and dangerous world.

That's my agenda, and it's a conservative agenda. Throughout my entire career, I have run for office and governed as a conservative, more so than any of my opponents in this presidential race. At the same time, leadership is about bringing people together, and that's exactly what I've done in Louisiana.

At this moment in history, we need to stop the path we are on. A path of economic stagnation, moral decline, and a lack of American leadership globally. It's time for a new day in American politics, and new hope in America. I pledge to you tonight that I will fight for that new day, and for new hope, as your candidate for President and, as President of the United States"

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Jindal hits Bush, Walker, Trump as he calls for a "consistent conservative" to be the Republican nominee for President


CHARLESTON, SC - Republican Presidential Hopeful Bobby Jindal told voters he was the only "consistent conservative" seeking the Republican presidential nomination. Vowing to slash income tax rates by 40% across the board, double the number of border patrol agents at the U.S.-Mexican border, and repeal Obamacare, Jindal said only he has the conservative credentials to be an effective Republican nominee for President.

"I'm the candidate in this race who has a conservative record, consistently. Across the board, be it on school choice, cutting taxes, standing up against Obamacare, defending human life, I've been a true conservative day in and day out, and that's what kind of President I'd be" Jindal stated.

Jindal then went after opponents Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, and Donald Trump.

"Conservatives do have a choice in this primary. I've not only been a conservative throughout my life, I offer a conservative agenda. My agenda will reduce taxes on all who pay them, beef up border security, and repeal this President's unconstitutional health care law" Jindal said.

"My opponents have a different view. Like Hillary Clinton, Governor Bush and Governor Walker have embraced amnesty for those here illegally and Governor Bush believes the way to win is to move our party left. Meanwhile, Donald Trump believes our path to victory is to embrace the politics of protectionism, which has never created a single job" the Louisiana Governor added.

"The Republican nominee for President must be a consistent conservative who has a conservative record and a conservative vision" Jindal added.