Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'ịkwado ịkọ nkọ ahụ, McCain kpọrọ Jindal, Gọvanọ Charlie Crist nke Florida, Gọvanọ Tim Pawlenty nke Minnesota na ndị na-asọ mpi McCain bụ Mitt Romney na Mike Huckabee ka ha zute n'ụlọ McCain na Arizona na Mee 23, 2008, dị ka onye Republican maara mkpebi ahụ si kwuo; Romney, Huckabee, na Pawlenty, ndị niile maara McCain nke ọma, jụrụ n'ihi nkwa ndị gara aga. Nzukọ ahụ nwere ike ịbụ ebumnuche dị iche, dị ka ịtụle Jindal maka ohere ikwu okwu na Mgbakọ Mba Republican nke 2008, n'ụzọ yiri nke Barack Obama na
2004 Democratic National Convention, na-eme ka o nwekwuo ebe ọ ga-anọ n'òtù ahụ ma mepee ọnụ ụzọ maka ịzọ ọkwa onyeisiala n'ọdịnihu. Nkọwapụta a na-eme ka akụkọ na July 21, 2008, na-akọ na McCain na-eme nleta na mberede na Louisiana iji soro Jindal kwurịta okwu ọzọ nakwa na McCain dị njikere ịkpọ aha onye na-agba ọsọ ya n'ime otu izu. Otú ọ dị, na July 23, 2008, Jindal kwuru na ọ gaghị abụ onye Republican osote onye isi ala na 2008. Jindal gbakwụnyere na ya "agwatụbeghị onye omebe iwu [McCain] banyere osote onye isi ala ma ọ bụ echiche ya banyere ịhọrọ osote onye isi ala". N'ikpeazụ, n'ụbọchị 29 nke ọnwa Ọgọstụ, 2008, McCain họpụtara Gọvanọ mgbe ahụ. Sarah Palin nke Alaska dịka onye ga-eso ya n'ọchịchị. Ọ bụ ezie na e nyere Jindal ohere ikwu okwu oge kachasị elu na mgbakọ pati ahụ, enyeghị ya okwu isi. N'oge mkpọsa onyeisiala, Jindal gosipụtara mmasi maka ndị omeiwu McCain na Obama, ma kwado na ha abụọ enyela onyinye dị mma na mba ahụ.