You knew this was coming, right? Pat Caddell over at CPAC had some kind words for the consulting class that raked in the cash… but could not produce the win for Romney in 2012:
“I blame the donors who allow themselves to be played for marks. I blame the people in the grassroots for allowing themselves to be played for suckers….It’s time to stop being marks. It’s time to stop being suckers. It’s time for you people to get real,” he told the audience that included two top Republican consultants.
Caddell stole the show as a panelist in the breakout session titled “Should We Shoot All the Consultants Now?” He spoke with a fire and passion that electrified the room. When the session began the large room was half filled, but as word spread of the fireworks going on inside, the audience streamed in. By the end, it was standing room only.
I’ve always remarked how Democrats are much more free market oriented in the way they run their campaigns, while Republicans are very much command and control.
Quite the opposite of their governing philosophies, in a sense…
