http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bobby-jindal-raised-hindu-uses-christian-conversion-to-woo-gop-base-for-2016-run/2014/05/12/c446fa34-d989-11e3-8009-71de85b9c527_story.htmlBobby Jindal is attempting to win over the religious crowd. With Huckabee looking less likely to run and Santorum dead in the polls, is Jindal the ideal social conservative candidate?
SoCons don't really have to run on their records as much, as Santorum got away with running despite losing reelection by 18 points. This is because they run on moral issues, not practical ones.
Jindal seems to have a very good story for the SoCons. Raised Hindu, converted to Christianity in high school. It would help shed the image that SoCons only represent white Europeans. His strong opposition to abortion in all cases and his firm opposition to same-sex marriage will give him the credentials this group wants to put forward. Plus he's a fresh face; he will only be 45 on Election Day 2016 as a opposed to Santorum's 58 or Huckabee's 61.
I can't see why Jindal wouldn't run if he managed to gain the SoCon base's favor.
