Caddell is an old school liberal. I’m old enough to remember what they were like.
Dems were not always pure evil. They were on the wrong side of a lot of issues, but not necessarily the completely corrupt and vile creatures they are today. Think JFK. He was a tax cutter, pushed the space program, served honorably in the military and was a dem. Yes, he was deeply flawed, but compared to the Clintons, he was a saint.
So am I. And I agree there were pretty decent lib Dems in "the times of old," including JFK, Hubert Humphrey, and Harry Truman. But if Caddell is of their ilk he truly is one of the last of a dying breed.