Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal announced Tuesday night on Fox News that he was suspending his presidential campaign.
“This is not my time, so I am suspending my campaign for president,” Jindal told Bret Baier.
Jindal’s national poll numbers were consistently low throughout his campaign, one reason he was placed in the “undercard” of all four Republican debates. According to a national Reuters poll conducted in November, he received 1.3 percent of support from likely voters when matched against all other Republican candidates. RealClear Politics’ average gave Jindal 0.3 percent of the national vote.
Jindal polled higher in Iowa, where 3.3 percent of people supported him, according to RealClear Politics’ average.
The departing candidate called for the U.S. to focus on expanding the economy and “defeating radical Islam” to win the war on terror. Jindal said he will fight to bring back American exceptionalism as he returns to his thank tank, America Next.
Jindal is the third current or former governor to drop out of the race. The Republican field is now down to 14 candidates.
