Unbelievable! Jindal: Republicans must shed image as 'party of no', shun Tea Party line. [View all]

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Republican governors' leader Bobby Jindal turned on his party's national leadership on Wednesday, calling on the GOP to suggest alternative ideas for healthcare and immigration reform rather than simply defining itself as the "party of no". "We no longer want to outsource our brand management to the folks in DC," said the governor of Louisiana. "Too often in Washington, we are defined as the party of no. Too often we're defined by what we're against. We need to do a better job as a party of defining what we are for."

Amid signs of a growing backlash among Republican moderates since the failed government shutdown and the landslide re-election of centrist New Jersey governor Chris Christie, Jindal opened the annual conference of governors in Arizona with a stark warning to the Tea Party-dominated House of Representatives.

"Before we even start thinking about the next presidential race, we have got to go and win the war of ideas," said Jindal. "I am not interested in Republican fratricide, but I do think that as a Republican party we need to be advancing solutions. There are plenty of Republicans in DC who are frustrated and agree that we need to do more, whether it's on immigration, healthcare or education."

The criticism follows similar unexpected support for Obama from Christie, who told a conference of business leaders on Monday that the president should be given space to govern.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/21/republicans-party-no

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