Patrick Caddell, pollster to Jimmy Carter, dies at 68

Jimmy Carter, center, meets with his staff, from back left, Pat Caddell, Jerry Rafshoon, his son, Chip and Jody Powell, and front left, Pat Anderson, at the Americana Hotel in New York on July 14, 1976. AP Photo/Pool, File

WASHINGTON—Patrick Caddell, the pollster who helped propel Jimmy Carter in his longshot bid to win the presidency and later distanced himself from Democrats, has died, a colleague said. He was 68.

Caddell died Feb. 16 in Charleston, South Carolina, after suffering a stroke. That’s according to Professor Kendra Stewart of the College of Charleston, who confirmed the death to The Associated Press.