In 1988, Caddell
left the Democratic Party after an acrimonious lawsuit with a Democratic consulting firm. Republicans would often cite
Caddell's tirades against the Democratic Party on the floor of the House and the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference">
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</sup>His analysis on polls and campaign issues often puts him at odds with the current leadership of the Democratic Party. He has been criticized as often attacking Democratic politicians and
predicting the downfall of the Democratic party.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference">
[5]</sup> Critics point out that he has
defended the Bush administration by claiming that Republicans did not exploit the issue of gay marriage in the presidential election of 2004.<sup class="Template-Fact" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from January 2010" style="white-space: nowrap;">[
citation needed]</sup> He also denounced Democrats in the House who voted against the
Palm Sunday Compromise, which sought to reinstate
Terri Schiavo's feeding tube, as "cold blooded".<sup class="Template-Fact" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from January 2010" style="white-space: nowrap;">[
citation needed]</sup>