Gov. Bobby Jindal and his state campaign organization want a group of his supporters to end efforts to draft him for a presidential run in 2012 or 2016.
Dan Kyle, an officer in the “Jindal for President Draft Council” confirmed Tuesday that the treasurer of Jindal’s re-election campaign has asked that the draft efforts end. The letter from Robert Yarborough says the presidential draft effort would be a distraction from the governor’s work.
That sentiment was echoed in a statement from Jindal’s communications director, Melissa Sellers, who said Jindal supports efforts to disband the draft organization. An uncle of First Lady Supriya Jindal is an officer in the group, but has agreed to step down, the governor’s office said.—-Contact The Daily Reveille news staff at [email protected]