Matt K. Lewis (born 1974/1975) is an American conservative political writer, blogger, podcaster, and columnist forThe Daily Beast, formerly withThe Daily Caller, and has written forThe Week.[2] He has also appeared onCNN andMSNBC as a political commentator.[2]
As a writer, Lewis has contributed toTownhall.com,[4][5] AOL'sPoliticsDaily.com,[6]Human Events, andThe Daily Caller.[7] In his early career, Lewis served as director ofgrassroots for theLeadership Institute, a nonprofit conservative training organization[8] for which he organized and led workshops around the United States.[9] In March 2007, Lewis was one of twobloggers invited onJohn McCain's campaign tour bus on a visit toNew Hampshire for an interview with the candidate.[10] That September, formerSpeaker of the HouseNewt Gingrich acknowledged in an interview with Lewis that he was considering a presidential run.[11] Lewis is the editor ofThe Quotable Rogue: The Ideals of Sarah Palin in Her Own Words, published in 2011.[12]
Lewis' bookToo Dumb to Fail: How the GOP Betrayed the Reagan Revolution to Win Elections (and How It Can Reclaim Its Conservative Roots) was published in January 2016, receiving attention fromThe New York Times,[15]The Weekly Standard,[16] and other publications.[17] Lewis's second book,Filthy Rich Politicians: The Swamp Creatures, Latte Liberals, and Ruling Class Elites Cashing in on America, was published in July 2023.[18][19]
Lewis is a frequent commentator on cable television and radio who has appeared as a political commentator "from the right" forCNN in 2016,[20] and has appeared multiple times onReal Time with Bill Maher.[21][22] Since February 2009, he has represented the conservative viewpoint onBloggingheads.tv's weekly discussion of American politics, oppositeBill Scher.[3]
^W. James Antle III (July 21, 2011)."The Quotable Rogue".The American Spectator. Archived fromthe original on August 21, 2011. RetrievedMarch 20, 2012.
^"Rising Stars of Politics, 2002".Campaigns & Elections Magazine. April 2002.
