Bobby Jindal and Arnold Schwarzenegger were the odd couple of rising Republican politicians when they debuted on the political stage in 2003, says John Maginnis. “Besides looking like a before-and-after ad for Charles Atlas’ muscle-building course, the two veered sharply at the start of their political careers,” he says. Schwarzenegger coasted into office as governor of California, while Jindal was defeated by Kathleen Blanco in the Louisiana race. But times have changed. Jindal is ranked as the most popular sitting governor in the country. Schwarzenegger is leaving office as the nation’s least popular governor. What shaped the trajectories of these GOP governors over the past eight years? Read the full column here.
(John Maginnis publishes LaPolitics Weekly, a newsletter on Louisiana politics, at LaPolitics.com.)
