Viewers of Monday’s Tea Party Republican Presidential Debate could see Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal in the audience.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry — who leads the ranks of Republican presidential candidates in ratings, according to a Gallup poll released Tuesday — invited Jindal to be his guest Monday night after Jindal formally endorsed Perry’s presidential bid earlier that day.
“He has helped to create jobs for Texas. He will do that for our country,” Jindal told Fox News on Tuesday.
But the endorsement, which Jindal previously said he would withhold until after the gubernatorial election, has been received with speculation on how it could affect Jindal’s projected re-election for governor this fall.
“I don’t want a job from Gov. Perry,” Jindal said. “I want Gov. Perry to create millions of jobs for my fellow “Jindal is going to be elected by a big margin regardless of what position he takes on this,” he said.
 
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