Too Dumb to Fail: How the GOP Betrayed the Reagan Revolution to Win Election by Lewis, Matt K.

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Pages: 256

From a leading voice among young conservatives, an impassioned argument that to stay relevant the Republican Party must look beyond short-term electoral gains and re-commit to historic conservative values.

In 1963 Richard Hofstadter published his landmark book Anti-Intellectualism in American Life. Today, Matt Lewis argues, Americas inclination toward simplicity and stupidity is stronger than ever, and its greatest victim is the Republican Party. Lewis, a respected conservative columnist and frequent guest on MSNBCs Morning Joe, eviscerates the phenomenon of candidates with a no experience required mentality and tea party patriots who possess bluster but few core beliefs.

Lewis traces the conservative movements roots, from Edmund Burke to William F. Buckley, and from Goldwaters loss to Reagans landslide victory. He highlights visionary thinkers who understood nuance and deep ideology and changed the course of the nation. As we approach the 2016 presidential election, Lewis has an urgent message for fellow conservatives: embrace wisdom, humility, qualifications, and inclusion -- or face extinction.