Jindal gone, but not forgotten in Louisiana governor's race
Bobby Jindal left the Louisiana governor's office nearly four years ago and evaporated from the state political scene after a failed presidential bid. Democratic incumbent John Bel Edwards keeps his Republican predecessor front and center in his reelection quest. In speeches, advertising and fundraising pitches, Edwards frames his GOP opponents as other versions of Jindal, the two-term governor whose financial policies are blamed for driving the state into a decade of budget troubles and left office with dismal approval ratings.
