March 12, 2010 09:10 PM UTC

Pat Caddell Just Won't Go Away

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• by: redstateblues

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This time it’s an op-ed repeating GOP talking points in the Washington Post. How much do you want to bet Andrew Romanoff’s biggest regret is having hired this clown:

If Democrats ignore health-care polls, midterms will be costly

By Patrick H. Caddell and Douglas E. Schoen

Friday, March 12, 2010

…[The Democrats’] blind persistence in the face of reality threatens to turn this political march of folly into an electoral rout in November. In the wake of the stinging loss in Massachusetts, there was a moment when the president and the Democratic leadership seemed to realize the reality of the health-care situation. Yet like some seductive siren of Greek mythology, the lure of health-care reform has arisen again…

…Bluntly put, this is the political reality:

First, the battle for public opinion has been lost. Comprehensive health care has been lost. If it fails, as appears possible, Democrats will face the brunt of the electorate’s reaction. If it passes, however, Democrats will face a far greater calamitous reaction at the polls. Wishing, praying or pretending will not change these outcomes.

Republicans could probably point to this and say, “That’s what we’ve been saying for nearly a year!” To which, most Democrats would say, “Exactly.” (Side note: isn’t it sweet how concerned Caddell is with how this will play out for the Democrats?)

When Andrew Romanoff fired Caddell last month over comments the former Carter and Clinton pollster made in a video that was posted by a Colorado pols user, the campaign said:

“Today a video was posted on ColoradoPols, in which Pat expressed views that were completely at odds with Andrew’s campaign, his career and his commitment to the environment and to Colorado’s working families. Andrew heard those comments for the first time this afternoon and ended Pat’s role in the campaign,”

Well, it looks like Caddell is going to do his best to get back at his short-lived employer by writing stuff like this WaPo op-ed. As long as Pat Caddell’s name remains in the news, it’s a blight on the Romanoff campaign. Caddell has every reason to make sure he stays in the spotlight for the rest of the campaign–after all, if what he wants is to get back at his former boss, this is a great way to do that.