Zelizer : GOP Jindal could run for 2016 nominations . He says governors come under special scrutiny for their in-state records . In 2016 , New Jersey Gov . Dukakis was harshly criticized for his record . Christie also finds himself in the national spotlight after the release of a shocking video showing the coach of the Rutgers University basketball team berating and hitting his players . The attacks , many of them unfair , helped sink his candidacy , Julian Zelizer says .
Zelizer : GOP Jindal could run for 2016 nominations . He says governors come under special scrutiny for their in-state records . In 2016 , New Jersey Gov . Dukakis was harshly criticized for his record . The attacks , many of them unfair , helped sink his candidacy , Julian Zelizer says .