Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal also spoke today at the “Defending the American Dream Summit” in Columbus, Ohio, an event organized by the political advocacy group Americans for Prosperity.

As Kevin noted below, Jindal is showcasing a more pugnacious tone in his recent appearances. Some may see this as “Trumpification” — particularly with lines like, “we have a dumb immigration policy today!” “We’re letting dictators walk all over us!” “It is time to fire the folks in Washington D.C. and get this done!” “We need to put an end to this nonsense of sanctuary cities!” “I am done with the hyphenated-Americans!” “We’re going to force term limits down their throats!” and “We’ve got conservative professionals in Washington, D.C., who aren’t conservatives at all! They are scared to fight against government dependence! They are scared to fight against an additional entitlement program.”

(Jindal’s people insist these stances and lines are completely in line with anyone familiar with the governor’s career. Whether or not you think Jindal’s getting “Trumpified,” all of these applause lines worked in front of the AFP crowd.) He also is taking metaphorical swings at Scott Walker and Jeb Bush:

Scott Walker’s plan does create a new federal entitlement, and it does provide universal coverage with a guarantee of government coverage for everyone. His plan would likely cost over 1 Trillion dollars, and he does not indicate how he would pay for it, which of course is the Washington way.
But I’m going to stop picking on Walker and make a much bigger point to you all here today. We have to stand up for our principles, we have to stop being intimidated and bullied by the left. You’ve heard Jeb Bush say that we have to be willing to lose the primary in order to win the general election.
Let me translate that into English for you – that is the establishment in Washington telling us we have to hide our conservative views in order to try to get the left and the media to like you. I’m here to tell you, folks, that never works. If we try that again, we will lose again, and we will deserve to lose again.

Jindal took one minor swipe at Donald Trump: “I don’t have a famous last name, my dad wasn’t president, I don’t have a reality television show. But I’m ready from day one.”

He even took a swing at Rand Paul and Ted Cruz for their filibusters, contending that no one in Washington has ever successfully reduced spending, and that it takes more than just “strong bladders.”

And Paul, Cruz, and Rubio: “We already have a first-term senator in the White House. We cannot afford four more years of on-the-job training.”

We’ll see if Jindal’s new pugnacious tone kick-starts his campaign. Fairly or not, Republican primary voters seem to be steadfastly refusing to give Jindal a serious look. If the party never really considers a two-term governor with a serious conservative record because he’s not an exciting enough speaker or somehow not a larger-than-life personality, I’d argue that speaks more poorly of them than of him.