Pat Caddell, one of the best known Democratic pollsters (he was Jimmy Carter's pollster), has run into trouble with a Democratic Senatorial candidate in Colorado for whom he was working. So what kind of trouble? Caddell dared to speak truthfully about public employee unions (specifically SEIU), and the radical environmentalists (two of the biggest contributing groups to the Democratic party.
Click on to the below link to the story on Politico.com today for more details, but first some clips from the article:
In a November appearance with conservative policy advocate David Horowitz, Caddell called the SEIU "thugs" and said environmentalists were out to "deconstruct capitalism."
In his reference to the Service Employees International Union, Caddell targeted President Andy Stern. "He said, 'we believe in the power of persuasion, and if that doesn't work, we believe in the persuasion of power.' Now if you don't know what that phrase means, and how they're using this, then you don't understand how exactly dangerous this all is. Because those guys are thugs, the SEIU," Caddell says.
The veteran strategist also questions the mission of public employee unions. "I don't understand what they're doing. I mean, who are they protecting us from, the taxpayers?" Caddell asks.
Now, if only a Republican pollster or spokesman would have the courage to speak truthfully on such issues.
Romanoff cans Caddell in Colorado - David Catanese - POLITICO.com
