ator . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁education ▁Lewis ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁My ers ville , ▁Maryland . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁M idd let own ▁High ▁School , ▁a ▁public ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁M idd let own , ▁Maryland , ▁followed ▁by ▁She ph erd ▁University ▁in ▁She ph erd st own , ▁West ▁Virginia ▁and ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁Alexand ria , ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁writer , ▁Lewis ▁has ▁contributed ▁to ▁Town hall . com , ▁A OL ' s ▁Polit ics D aily . com , ▁Human ▁Events ▁and ▁The ▁Daily ▁Call er . ▁In ▁his ▁early ▁career , ▁Lewis ▁served ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁grass ro ots ▁for ▁the ▁Le ad ership ▁Institute , ▁a ▁non pro fit ▁conserv ative ▁training ▁organization , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁organized ▁and ▁led ▁work sh ops ▁around ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Lewis ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁blog gers ▁invited ▁on ▁John ▁McC ain ' s ▁campaign ▁tour ▁bus ▁on ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁for ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁candidate . ▁That ▁September , ▁former ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁New t ▁G ing rich ▁acknowled ged ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Lewis ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁considering ▁a ▁president ial ▁run . ▁ ▁Lewis ▁is ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁The ▁Qu ot able ▁Rog ue : ▁The ▁Ide als ▁of ▁Sarah ▁Pal in ▁in ▁Her ▁O wn ▁W ords , ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Lewis ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁a ▁"