Patrick Cadell

Type: Person

As of November 2026, Patrick Cadell has been mentioned in one podcast episode on American History Tellers (Apr 2025). In the episode "The Carter Years | Crisis of Confidence" on American History Tellers, Patrick Cadell is referenced as a key pollster who diagnosed President Carter's low approval ratings and helped frame the concept of a 'crisis of confidence' that was central to Carter’s 1979 address. Cadell, who was close to Rosalyn Carter, was just 29 at the time and played a significant role in shaping the administration's messaging.

Patrick Hayward Caddell was an American public opinion pollster and a political film consultant who served in the Carter administration. He worked for Democratic presidential candidates George McGovern in 1972, Jimmy Carter in 1976 and 1980, Gary Hart in 1984 (primary), Walter Mondale in 1984, Joe Biden in 1988, and Jerry Brown in 1992. He also worked for Mario Cuomo, Bob Graham, Michael Dukakis, Paul Simon, Ted Kennedy, Harold Washington, Andrew Romanoff and Donald Trump.