bobby jindal gives them the diversity because he's not a boring white guy, as we say.they've already got. his big issue is drilling and school vouchers. i don't think that that's necessarily great selling point nationwide. and he's not that articulate or at least he's not that charismatic, let's just say. and there's a charisma gap between the two tickets. i agree with you, him versus joe biden, i don't know, joe biden has the sort of every man thing going for him. i'm not sure bobby jindal can pull that off. >> sometimes these lists show you how weak the lists are. he should not be on a serious vice presidential list for a party that has a really good bench to choose from. but he's on it because they don't have great people to look into. >> yeah, i think martinez would be a more interesting pick, obviously than bobby jindal. and he really flubbed the audition when people felt he looked more like kenneth the page in his response to the state of the union. i don't think there's much to recommend him, other than the idea that he sort of has become a favorite of washingto

joining me now is louisiana's republican governor bobby jindal.ood morning, governor. >> great to be with you this morning. >> i want to start this on two parts on your education and some of the bills. some say these are tough reforms and others say they are needed reforms. with the charter school aspect. what have you built in accountability-wise? one thing i have noticed when it comes to charter schools there are great examples but when they don't work it takes a while to shut them down or to reform them? >> let's start off with louisiana's experience. pree katrina we had one of the worst public school systems. today 80% are in charter schools, the highest percentage of any city in america. the portion of kids on grade level doubled and the percentage of failing schools decreased. you see great models coming in there and getting kids at grade level and getting them to graduate. you are exactly right. not every charter school is identical. you need to have strong accountability standards. we have the same standardized tests. we give them letter g

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. >> i think the comparison is, do i think that bobby jindal or bobby rubio would be as good as joe biden way those young inexperienced men would be that good. he brought to the office his experience. that's what they don't have. >> he brought experience. he might have been from delaware but he was known as the third senator from pennsylvania in a way. the neighboring state is very popular in pennsylvania, certainly didn't hurt president obama in pennsylvania where he was kind of weak during the primaries but, in fact, helped him. bobby jindal and marco rubio are not that. >> the possible vice presidential candidates up here we have about 12 names on it. should bob mcdonald be on that short list of the top four or four five? >> sure. i would put it in there. he has the right look. he is not going to really overshadow or overpower romney with charisma. he is not going to -- he is going to do his job as a vice presidential candidate. if it is attack dog, he will do his best. he doesn't snarl very well, but you think he will try. he is in a state that everybody wants to win. he checks a few

louisiana governor bobby jindal is with us this morning to talk about this and much more.ou, sir. thanks for being with us. appreciate it. what do you make of those polls? it's three of what we consider 11 battleground states look like. >> good morning. it's great to be with you. look, i think this is going to be a very important race. a very tight race. i think this election is not going to be about who speaks better, who looks better on tv. this is about two different visions for america. under president obama you now have seen the government spending 24% of our gdp. record high unemployment. four days in a row trillion dollar plus deficits. $15 trillion of accumulated debt. he can't run on his record. he's been running a very negative attack type campaign trying to go after mitt romney. mitt romney is offering not only experience running a state, running a business, also offering a different vision for the role of the federal government and presenting detailed plans about getting our economy growing again with a lower, flatter tax code. voters won't go to the polls deci

i'm a huge bobby jindal fan. there are a number of can ats throughout.d thing that mitt romney has working for him right now. there is a deep bench of potential vice presidential candidates all of whom who would be good for him. >> put on your strategist hat, donna, if you were asked by mitt romney for some strategic advice, help him pick a vice presidential running mate? who would you pick if you were mitt romney? >> well, i think he's going to look for somebody who is not a washington insider. he's going to look for somebody outside the beltway and somebody that merits his own experience in government and the business community. so romney will pick someone equally as bland and boring as he is. >> that's donna brazile. donna, thank you very much. >> donna wins the line of the day. >> erickson, thanks to you. bland and boring, neither one of you is bland and boring. >> love letters from a young barack obama. two of his former girlfriends are now speaking out about their relationships two decades ago, sometimes three decades ago with the future president

. >> you've been speaking a little more about bobby jindal from louisiana, do you think he would be the right running mate for mitt romney? >> it's way too early, erica. the question for romney to pick a running mate is a question that should be answered after you get a look at a whole lot more information, what states are close. bobby jindal is a super capable guy, smart governor, smart as a whip but way too early. >> but what are the things to look into that person? more just the states? >> this president qualified to run as united states. if this person, heaven forbid, could die, could this person come in and be a good president? the political decisions come after that. they are the hipocratic rule, do no harm. charlie and i were around in 1972 when they picked a running mate he had to give back. is there a big state you wouldn't otherwise carry this person might help you carry? lyndon johnson is a perfect example -- >> jack kennedy. >> when he picked lyndon johnson, gave him texas. there are a number of decisions. picking a vice president thinking it's a game-changer, that would be

bobby bobby jindal very smart, governor of louisiana and bobby martinez and the other names are rick santorum and the long shots are paul ryan, the very wellen in now budget cutter congress -- well known now budget cutter from wisconsin and finally condoleezza rice. i think that gives you pretty much the roster. i sure hope that mitt romney, brian, doesn't pick somebody besides these eight people because then i won't be considered very smart. >> we all know based on previous close elections it really boils down to florida and about three counties in ohio, which one of those names helps there? >> i think portman. the democrats, too. john kennedy did not carry ohio, but of democrat since in the 60, if they won -- but every democrat since 1960 if they won that means they carried ohio. you're very insightful to talk about florida. those are 29 electoral votes and they're both running even there. >> fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin tonight. >> thank you. >>> major developments tonight stepping from the turmoil in syria. -- stemming from the turmoil in syria. the u.s. and several other

i can name two fast, nikki haley, and louisiana governor bobby jindal.s gop presidential contenders in 2016, assuming president obama wins the election, still with me at the table, margaret cho, bill schneider, jane junn and jelani cobb. a record number of asian americans running for congress this year, something like 25 asian american candidates running in 11 states. 21 of them democrats. only four republicans, what that map looks like in terms of folks running. as we were sitting around nerdland trying to figure out how will the democratic party take advantage of having an asian american star out front, we couldn't name folks the way we could with nikki haley and bobby jindal. >> in the democratic party, there are a number of important representatives. and in addition, two members of congress asian american democrats from california. mike handa, representing san jose, and judy chu, my member of congress in the san gabriel valley. >> there is a little cultivation of talent? >> there's starting to. there is more competition and in the republican party, t

you see bobby jindal out there for support. a lot of big republican leaders. not helped the way democrats have? >> we are convinced that this is a wisconsin fight. the only way you are going to win this fight is to develop a grass roots mechanism and organize and mobilize. it doesn't matter if christie or those other governors come in from out of town. we have to convince the people of wisconsin that this is an extremely important election for working families, for the middle class in that state. it's about what their values are versus the values of scott walker. we are delivering that message loud and clear. we are going to be outspent. we are always outspent in races like this. one thing is we have the ability to knock on doors. we have the grass roots effort. >> is this a referendum on organized labor? >> on the kind of country we want to be. we have scott walker and cronies supporting 1.5%. taking our voices away from us by taking cleblollective bargai away from us and attacking the life line. this is beyond wisconsin. this is the battle right nou and this

whether it is bobby jindal or me were several democrats he could have chosen to get involved in office, that is a good thing. the other thing i want for people to know about the indian community is the is one of the minorities that is the highest educated, they have the highest per capita and they're the least dependent on government assistance. the one i love, it is one of the minorities that is the most strong of a minority in the country. those are all things i am proud of. what we are taught growing up is the best way to appreciate god's blessings is to give back. and you see that through service and you see that through charity. getting into what i would do to accept a position, no, at this point, i'm not going to do anything but be a great governor in south carolina. i think that what we have seen the president obama is that he really goes back to that new deal concept that government can fix all things. and we have seen our debt -- we have seen more debt growth with president obama in three years and we saw what bush did in eight years. that is what you are saying that we are tr

louisiana governor bobby jindal showed up at a fund-raiser and nikki haley.fierce opponent of unions and affirmed that view on fox news last night. >> we will keep fighting the unions. i will keep being a union buster. we will keep talking about tax relief and we will keep bringing jobs to south carolina. there is a reason south carolina is the new "it" states because we're a union buster and continue to be fiscally responsible and business friendly. >> what do they have against people making a living. why she is helping walker. >> if he loses this, it will take the spine out of others in this country and if he wins this, it will give them more strength than ever before. >> the importance of winning his recall on the national level. >> it's about ultimately our state, if they affirm me on the vote on june 5th, i think, sends a powerful message not only around wisconsin but the country. >> that is exactly why republicans are all in on this one. they know if walker loses, republican governors across the country will take a major hit. their template for union bu

we've got a great team out there, people like chris christie, marco rubio, bobby jindal, others that are great options. >> and you're talking about virginia, we're talking about virginia but also look at the new quinnipiac battle ground. florida in play, pennsylvania not in play. take a look. some of these numbers from florida and ohio much closer than you would have thought. >> right. you know, look. i think barack obama's campaign has to be happy about that pennsylvania number, this is a state that republicans always talk about contesting and usually wind up not spending a lot of money in. those numbers i think are beneficial clearly to barack obama. and florida and ohio in some way it's nothing new. we expected both of those to be competitive. barack obama carried them both in 2008. george bush carried them in 2004. they are the two big, by population, swing states. they will be the one point i would make, people say if barack obama loses florida and ohio he can't win. that is not true. remember, barack obama won 365 electoral votes. if he lost florida and ohio he'd still win by -

have attractive qualities to unite the party but are seen as longshots, as are louisiana governor bobby jindalcky senator rand paul. ron paul's son. for romney to unite paul supporters. >> rand paul would be an interesting pick. way out there in terms of i don't expect romney to do it. but there were days i wonered about it when you saw the two, ron paul and him in debates and things. it would be interesting. >> bret: the longest of long shots? current c.i.a. director an retired general georg david petraeus. >> petraeus does not see himself as dwight eisenhower or douglas m macarthur to ride in political battle. >> bret: our analysts agree romney will follow this rule -- >> first, do no harm. election is about the presidential candidate. if you pick wrong on vice president trying to get too creative, swinging for long ball you can create problems for yourself. >> bret: you can see all of our running with romney reports on our home page at foxnews.com/specialreport. just see the running with romney play list. you can also see the complete interviews with four of the potential runningmates. chec

. >> i want to play a clip of what louisiana governor bobby jindal said a short time ago.n. i want to play the clip. >> we need to change the way that we compensate our teachers. we need to change our tenure laws. we've done that in louisiana. >> do you share that belief? do you believe tenure should be reserved for the very best teachers? >> look, the truth of tenure is that management actually is the ones that give tenure to the teachers. tenure is simply a matter of after a probationary period, should you have a hearing before you're fired, so that the teachers who have been working in a system for like 20 years or so and may get paid more now don't get fired in a budget cut situation. so what i've seen is that the people who actually stand on the sidelines and bark at teachers and bark at school systems to do better, what we've seen is that hasn't worked. what really works when you look at the systems that are beating us internationally is working together. so i would like jindal -- governor jindal to actually work with us instead of bark at us. >> randi, thank you so

. >> bobby jindal for vice president. how is that? >> my sweetheart of how many years? let's see.any years we've been married. my sweetheart of 47 years, my wife ann. >> i just did the math. that makes me old. >> what would you do to get the economy going? look at what the president has done. and do the opposite. >> president obama's approval rating has reached its highest point in almost a year. he called me. is it cool if i slow jam the news every tuesday? >> where are obama's former girlfriends? you would think women would be falling out of the wood work here. just combine all the character traits into one woman. a person was essentially made up. >> let's get right to our expert panel. joe williams covers the white house for politico. and dana milbank for the "washington post." good afternoon to all of you. rush limbaugh is ranting again. this time because of a new book about president obama. today's politico features a story claiming it could be potentially problematic for the white house. the book is titled, barack obama, the story, written by pulitzer prize winner david mara

governor chris christie, nikki haley and bobby jindal.mann schwartz, the maryland governor and there are many more. but where is president obama? is he helpins

you look at susannah martinez, bobby jindal, mitch daniel. >> pretty big field. >> we have a deep bench. >> you brought up the senate. and i want to ask you about a particular senate primary race that is coming up in indiana. it's the battle of richard murdoch who is a tea party-backed candidate, senator dick luger, who has been in the senate for decades. i mean, i think at least six elections. so in the senate, that's decades. it now appears that luger is ten points behind. our latest poll showing 38% dick lugar, 38%, richard mourdock. >> i have known them both a very long time. mourdock has been campaigning very hard. he representing the tea party change momentum. my hunch is mourdock is going to win. i think it's one of those place where is people want more change and they're not comfortable -- and they have a governor who has brought tremendous changes. they have a real model of change. >> are you a supporter of mourdock? >> i have not gotten involved in primaries. >> do you think that if this means the seat in indiana comes into play in the general election -- >> oh, it won't. whoe

louisiana governor bobby jindal plans to rally with walker on thursday. south carolina governor nikki haley will campaign with walker on june 1st and mike huckabee, you know, the guy who's got a show over on fox and nationally syndicated talk show, he actually has a pac. i didn't know that. and he is raising money for walker. hey, phil, can i have a pac? probably not. i work for a news organization. i'm joined tonight by john nichols, washington correspondent of "the nation" magazine and author of the book "uprising." john, where is the race right now? how tight is it? >> it's a tight race, ed. when i talk to democrats and republicans, they tell me that all of their internal polling shows that this race is close and in most instances, getting closer. as you see, that movement among independents, toward tom barrett. and i've seen it physically around the state. this afternoon, i was in scott walker's hometown of delvim, wisconsin, and in front of the big old bed and breakfast, in downtown delvim, there's a huge recall walker barn. so even in his hometown,

you have rob portman, you have bobby jindal, suzanna martinez-- go down the list and you'll find an enormous depth of talent in the republican party that wasn't there 12 years ago. >> schieffer: you didn't mention newt gingrich. >> you have known me a long time. would you pick me to be presidential vice president nominee. it would be inconceivable. >> schieffer: mr. speak ethank you for coming on and answering the questions when we posed them i want to turn now to congresswoman michele bachmann. a lot of talk about mitt romney is not reaching women in this campaign, miss bachmann. you've endorsed him. what does he need to do? what does he need to say to women? well, first of all, they a myth and it's not true because obama's-- >> schieffer: what's a myth? >> the myth is there is a republican war on women. there's not a republican war on women. that's coming from the obama reelection team because everything they do right now is-- any word that you hear will go through the grid of obama's reelection. >> schieffer: well it must be working because most of the polls show he's running way behind w

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continue to challenge our legislators to make texas even more competitive because i can assure you bobby jindal in louisiana and rick scott in florida, susanna martinez in new mexico, they're going to be look at ways to make their states more competitive. we can't just rest on our laurels. >> that's a pretty cautious day at a time answer. are you saying no to 2014 or talk to me in six months or a year? >> oh, check on me in june of 2013 and we'll have that conversation. >> you got a deal, governor. hope to see you before that, as well. ? thank you, john. >> appreciate your time tonight. >> yes, sir. >>> a sneak preview of "tonight's truth." president obama is african-american. but there's still a big question. how much will donald trump and his birther friends perhaps hurt mitt romney? >>> but next, one small step in orbit, one giant leap for u.s. business and the space program. we love theme parks but with four kids, it can just be too expensive. yeah, so to save money we just de our own. oh no! what could be worse than ninety-foot swells?! typhoon! first prize! it's a cheese grater. wooooo...

governor chris christie, nikki haley and bobby jindal. and debbie wassermann schwartz, the maryland governor and there are many more. but where is president obama? is he helping his candidate? no, doing a fly buy. going illinois to minnesota and flying right over. the latest on that. but first governor romney hit the magic number last night to get the gop presidential nomination. there's more news for him. the women are finally warming up to him. a new abc washington post poll finds gov. romney gained 13 points in popularity all from women in one month going from 27% to 40%. and president obama lost 7 points anything women, dropping from 58% to 51%. now you may love the mayor of springs, utah. she joins us. night to see you. >> thank you. >> what brings to you washington? >> i have a young guns program. i'm part of the young guns team so i was here to mingle and get to meet some members. >> you want to be the congresswoman from your state? why? >> well, we've got some major problems in washington. and i believe it's up to us. when i mean

bobby jindal from louisiana. and the senator from new hampshire.es it's also been interesting. rubio has been out there attacking the president. the there's something else the new jersey press club this week that was shown and featured mayor booker and maybe another potential choice for the vp. watch a portion of this. >> any problems you want me to handle? a fire anywhere? people trapped? >> no, i think we're all set here. >> what have you got? >> we have a car broken down on route 1. yes, a little girl has lost her cat in the tree. >> i got this. >> booker. >> governor romney. governor romney. yes, yes. that was me running into the fire. yes. i do shovel snow as well. yes, you're very persuasive. i'm not a number two guy. i'm not a background singer. mitt, sir, with all due respect, i know you need a big -- >> excuse me, mayor. i got this. >> christie. >> having fun with how active you are on twitter and running around doing things and tweeting about it. there's governor christie still being considered to be on the ticket. >> absolutely. whatever