Bobby Jindal says Donald Trump is 'a madman who must be stopped'

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Jindal, the governor of Louisiana, is polling in 15th place among a 16-candidate Republican presidential field
By attacking Trump directly in the run-up to Wednesday's primary debate, he hopes to raise his profile while staking out moral high ground
'His nomination as the Republican candidate would gift the White House to Hillary Clinton,' Jindal warned the GOP in an online essay
A New Hampshire GOP campgin consultant says: 'This a game of "King of the HIll" ... And you can't be king unless you knock the current king down'

By David Martosko, Us Political Editor For Dailymail.com

Published: 17:15 EST, 15 September 2015 | Updated: 17:45 EST, 15 September 2015

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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has found a way to be noticed in the run-up to Wednesday's second Republican presidential debate: attack the most visible man in the contest.

Front-runner Donald Trump, Jindal wrote Tuesday in an essay published online by CNN, is 'a madman who must be stopped.'

His op-ed opens by imagining a future White House run by the reality TV star who has led nearly every poll since he launched his campaign in June.

'President Trump today announced that the first season of "The Apprentice: White House Edition" will air on CBS this fall,' in the scene Jindal conjures.

'Contestants, including Gary Busey, Ted Cruz and Kanye West, will vie for Cabinet positions. The announcement came as the newly renamed "Hair Force One" touched down in South Dakota for the unveiling of President Trump's face on Mount Rushmore.

'Meanwhile, first lady Melania had reason to celebrate as her White House-branded perfume, Trump, by Trump, hit Macy's shelves.'

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A TALE OF TWO CROWDS: Bobby Jindal has trouble attracting enough reporters in Washington to fill a small room at the National Press Club ...

... while Donald Trump drew an estimated 20,000 screaming fans to a rally just days later – and more than 100 journalists – to a rally in Dallas that had to be moved to a pro basketball arena to accommodate his base

Jindal's message is meant as a stern wake-up call for Republicans who have hitched their wagons to the ultimate outsider-contrarian instead of backing a governor or a senator for America's ultimate political prize.

But Trump 'will never be president,' Jindal predicts. 'His nomination as the Republican candidate would gift the White House to Hillary Clinton. He would self-destruct in a general election. In fact, he may be Clinton's only hope.'

He claims no one in the GOP has 'had the backbone' to say out loud that Trump would have a corrosive effect on the party.

'Well, I do,' he boasts.

The Trump-thumping comes on the eve of the second Republican primary debate in California. But Jindal's poll numbers are too low to qualify for the main stage debate itself.

Instead he will be relegated to the 'undercard' contest earlier in the day, squaring off against four other also-rans.

A Trump spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but The Donald has made a habit of declining to 'punch down' against rivals whose audience share seems microscopic in comparison to his own.

'I only respond to people that register more than 1% in the polls,' Trump tweeted on Thursday.

'I never thought he had a chance and I've been proven right.'

Jindal has struggled with name identification and general relevance as his poll numbers are near the bottom of a 16-person Republican field.

A Real Clear Politics average of recent polls shows him flatlining with just 0.3 per cent support. Only South Carolina Sen. Kindsey Graham, the folksy war hawk whose appeal so far has been limited to the Deep South, is turning in lower numbers.

His strategy? Attack Trump in the hope of introducing himself to voters who will read and watch anything featuring The Donald.

A Republican campaign strategist in New Hampshire who works for a candidate not named Trump or Jindal told DailyMail.com that Americans will see more broadsides leveled against Trump.

'If that's the only way to get in the news, and it's a really crowded field, remember, then you can't really blame campaigns for trying to seize the opportunity,' the strategist said Tuesday.

'Some people will hate you for doing it, but ultimately this a game of "King of the HIll" played out on a giant schoolyard. And you can't be king unless you knock the current king down from his perch.'

RELEVANCE? Jindal (near right) is polling at an average of 0.3 per cent while Trump leads the pack at near 30

SWINGING: Jindal said last week that Trump is 'a narcissist; he's an egomaniac'

Jindal has tried to do that in recent days, telling reporters last week in Washington that 'Trump is not a serious candidate. He's a narcissist. He's an egomaniac. The only thing he believes in is himself.'

He also mocked Trump's signature blonde mop of hair as 'a squirrel sitting on his head.'

And 'like all narcissists,' he wrote in his CNN essay, 'Trump is insecure, weak and afraid of being exposed. That's why he's constantly telling us how big and rich and great he is, and how insignificant everyone else is.'

'We do need to Make America Great Again,' Jindal added, echoing the Reagan-era slogan that Trump has appropriated and – literally – trademarked.

'We do need to burn down Washington. We do need to eradicate political correctness. But we will not achieve that by nominating a walking punch line.'