Bobby Jindal this morning laid out an energy plan at the Heritage Foundation, the second such policy proposal that has come from his think tank, America Next, in recent months. It’s a strategy decision that, with the 2016 election on the horizon, distinguishes him from a lot of potential candidates who in recent years who have talked in generalities in order to duck criticism. We’ll see if Jindal can pull it off.

When the Louisiana governor unveils his energy plan at the Heritage Foundation today, he will do so under the auspices of his ambitious attempt to “articulate and sell a national policy agenda to the country.” Consider it also a part of another ambitious plan, the second plank of a 2016 presidential platform and an attempt to persuade Republican primary voters that they should award the party’s nomination to a 43-year-old wonk.
Jindal seeks to persuade through policy proposals more than public spectacles. The energy plan follows the health-care proposal he released in April as an alternative to Obamacare. In October of last year, he founded the nonprofit group America Next, which is churning out these plans. Next will come proposals for jobs, education, and defense — taken together, they will make a rough presidential platform.

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