Sometimes described as "The oracle of American politics," pollster Patrick Caddell was born in the small town of Rock Hill, South Carolina, in 1950, the son of a Coast Guard officer, and died of a stroke not far away, in Charleston, South Carolina, last week at 68.
In the early 1970s, while still a Harvard undergraduate, Caddell saw that large numbers of Americans had become alienated from politics as a result of the turmoil and upheavals of the 1960s, including political assassinations, the Vietnam War, and campus unrest.
McGovern lost in the biggest electoral landslide to that point in American history, but as political journalist Eleanor Clift observed, Caddell saw that "The way he amassed the delegates necessary for the nomination could provide a road map for Jimmy Carter in 1976-and it worked." Carter campaign manager Hamilton Jordan proudly declared: "You know why Jimmy Carter is going to be president? Because of Pat Caddell-it's all because of Pat Caddell."
The sometimes-splenetic Caddell would work for the failed Democratic presidential campaigns of Gary Hart in 1984, Joe Biden in 1988, and Jerry Brown in 1992.
Caddell played a small role in Howard Dean's histrionic run for the 2004 Democratic nomination.
An angry Caddell was adrift politically until 2012, when he connected with fellow populist-nationalist Steve Bannon.
In 2015, Caddell was wary of Donald Trump's temperament.
https://www.city-journal.org/democratic-pollster-pat-caddell
In the early 1970s, while still a Harvard undergraduate, Caddell saw that large numbers of Americans had become alienated from politics as a result of the turmoil and upheavals of the 1960s, including political assassinations, the Vietnam War, and campus unrest.
McGovern lost in the biggest electoral landslide to that point in American history, but as political journalist Eleanor Clift observed, Caddell saw that "The way he amassed the delegates necessary for the nomination could provide a road map for Jimmy Carter in 1976-and it worked." Carter campaign manager Hamilton Jordan proudly declared: "You know why Jimmy Carter is going to be president? Because of Pat Caddell-it's all because of Pat Caddell."
The sometimes-splenetic Caddell would work for the failed Democratic presidential campaigns of Gary Hart in 1984, Joe Biden in 1988, and Jerry Brown in 1992.
Caddell played a small role in Howard Dean's histrionic run for the 2004 Democratic nomination.
An angry Caddell was adrift politically until 2012, when he connected with fellow populist-nationalist Steve Bannon.
In 2015, Caddell was wary of Donald Trump's temperament.
https://www.city-journal.org/democratic-pollster-pat-caddell
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