Matt K. Lewis

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Matt K. Lewis
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Lewis in 2016
Born1974or1975(age 48–49) [1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Shepherd University
OccupationPolitical commentator
Employer(s) The Daily Beast and The Week
SpouseErin DeLullo
Children2
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Matt K. Lewis (born 1974/1975) is an American conservative political writer, blogger, podcaster, and columnist for The Daily Beast , formerly with The Daily Caller , and has written for The Week . [2] He has also appeared on CNN and MSNBC as a political commentator. [2]

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Early life and education

Lewis was raised in Myersville, Maryland. He was educated at Middletown High School, a public high school in Middletown, Maryland, followed by Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and is based in Alexandria, Virginia. [3]

Career

As a writer, Lewis has contributed to Townhall.com, [4] [5] AOL's PoliticsDaily.com, [6] Human Events , and The Daily Caller . [7] In his early career, Lewis served as director of grassroots for the Leadership 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 two bloggers invited on John McCain's campaign tour bus on a visit to New Hampshire for an interview with the candidate. [10] That September, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich acknowledged in an interview with Lewis that he was considering a presidential run. [11] Lewis is the editor of The Quotable Rogue: The Ideals of Sarah Palin in Her Own Words, published in 2011. [12]

Lewis was selected as a "Rising Star of Politics" by Politics Magazine in 2002 [13] and by the American Conservative Union as "Blogger of the Year" in 2012. [14]

Lewis' book Too 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 from The 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]

Media appearances

Lewis is a frequent commentator on cable television and radio who has appeared as a political commentator "from the right" for CNN in 2016, [20] and has appeared multiple times on Real Time with Bill Maher. [21] [22] Since February 2009, he has represented the conservative viewpoint on Bloggingheads.tv's weekly discussion of American politics, opposite Bill Scher. [3]

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  2. 1 2 Matt Lewis leaves Daily Caller for Daily Beast; The Washington Post ; Eric Wemple; January 12, 2017
  3. 1 2 "About Matt Lewis". mattlewis.org. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2009– via Wayback Machine.
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