Jindal poses with gun at campaign stop, met with online mockery

July 07, 2015 23:07

Republican presidential candidate and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal posted a photo of himself holding and admiring a weapon while at a campaign stop in Iowa Friday.

Jindals photo caption reads: My kind of campaign stop; Capital Armament in Sibley.

Jindal has proven to be a strong supporter of gun ownership rights during his tenure as governor, signing several pro-gun rights bills into law in the state of Louisiana.

Still, not everyone is buying Jindals affection for weapons, especially on social media. The photo received some mocking comments on Twitter, saying he was pandering to constituents and calling him a poser. One commenter called it Jindals Dukakis moment, referencing the 1988 campaign photo of Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis riding in a tank.

Politico refers to that image as one of the worst campaign backfires in history.

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