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Copyright © 2016 by Matt K. Lewis

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Lewis, Matt K., author.

Title: Too dumb to fail: how the GOP betrayed the Reagan revolution to win elections (and how it can reclaim its conservative roots) / Matt K. Lewis.

Description: First edition. | New York: Hachette Books, [2016] | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2015039421 | ISBN 978-0-316-38393-6 (hardcover) | ISBN 978-1-4789-6095-9 (audio download) | ISBN 978-1-4789-1043-5 (audio cd) | ISBN 978-0-316-38391-2 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Conservatism—United States—History. | Republican Party (U.S.: 1854– ) | Elections—United States—History. | Political campaigns—United States—History.

Classification: LCC JC573.2.U6 L49 2016 | DDC 324.2734—dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015039421

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