The Republican 2016 presidential primary field is about to grow to 11, and that doesn’t even include front-runners Jeb Bush and Scott walker.
Next in will be Texas Gov. Rick Perry who on Thursday is expected to announce his bid at an event south of Dallas.
And on Wednesday, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said he would make it official on June 24 in New Orleans. In his statement, he didn’t sound like he was still sitting on the fence.
“If I decide to announce on June 24th that I will seek the Republican nomination for President, my candidacy will be based on the idea that the American people are ready to try a dramatically different direction. We don’t need just small changes, we need a dramatically different path,” said Jindal, who has been making regular stops in Washington to promote policies and meet with reporters and political experts.
“President Obama has started to redefine the American Dream, turning it into the European Nightmare. Because of this, I believe our country is in serious trouble and that the hour is late for America. Economic collapse is much closer to the door than people realize, our culture is decaying at a rapid rate, and our standing in a dangerous world is at an all-time low,” he added.
Below is the list of who is in the race and when they announced:
— June 1, Sen. Lindsey Graham.
— May 28, Former New York Gov. George Pataki.
— May 27, Rick Santorum.
— May 5, Mike Huckabee.
— May 4, Ben Carson.
— May 4, Carly Fiorina.
— April 13, Sen. Marco Rubio.
— April 7, Sen. Rand Paul.
— March 23, Sen. Ted Cruz.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
