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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal â€" a rising star in the Republican Party who many have suggested could be on the short list for a vice presidential nod â€" said Monday that he will not endorse in the GOP presidential election ahead of his state's March 24 caucus, according to multiple media reports.

Jindal had originally endorsed Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who dropped out of the race in January after a poor showing in the early primaries. Since then, he has been complimentary of the process, saying late last month "a contested primary is a good thing and makes our nominee stronger for it."

"Primaries are a messy process but democracy is a messy process," said Jindal at a Republican Governors Association news conference, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "For too many years the Republican Party seems to have just chosen the candidate who's next in line. I think it's a healthy thing that we're having a good primary race. I know a lot of peop! le in D.C. are wringing their hands and the establishment wishes that we had a candidate earlier in the process."

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