Governor Bobby Jindal has missed the cut, as he will not participate in the first first formal Republican Presidential debate.
Jindal did not poll well enough in recent national surveys to be among the ten candidates who will square off Thursday night on Fox News. University of Louisiana at Monroe political science professor Joshua Stockley says missing this debate is a blow to the Jindal presidential campaign.
"This would have been a prime opportunity for the governor to appear by the likes of Jeb Bush, Donald Trump, and Marco Rubio, and perhaps score a few points," said Stockley.
Jindal and the other GOP candidates who did not finish in the top ten in national polling, will be able to participate debate featuring secondary candidates that will take place on Thursday afternoon.
Stockley says while missing the primetime debate is a blow to Jindal’s chances in gaining the republican nomination, its still early. "There's still time for any of the top-tier candidates to slip into becoming a second-tier candidate," he said.
National polls have the Louisiana governor only getting one to two percent of the vote.
Jindal recently made the cover of the Boston Herald for saying sanctuary city mayors should be arrested. Stockley says Jindal may need to change his campaign strategy.
