Republican Gomorrah Inside the Movement that Shattered the Party

Republican Gomorrahis a bestiary of dysfunction from the dark heart of the Republican party. An instant bestseller, it exposes the extreme right wing forcesthe so-called "teabaggers"that have taken over the party and spearheaded grassroots protests against the Obama administration. It shows how these forces are the ones that establishment Republicanslike John McCain and Mitt Romneymust bow to if they have any hope of running for President. It reveals why Sarah Palin was the logical choice of a party in the control of theocrats.Award-winning journalist Max Blumenthal explains how a culture of personal crisis and scandal has defined the radical right, transforming the character of the Republican Party for the next generation and setting the stage for the future of American politics.

Max Blumenthal is one of the most constantly cited young journalists in America and has appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show, Democracy Now!, and Countdown with Keith Olbermann. His articles and video documentaries have appeared in the Daily Beast, The Nation, the Huffington Post, Salon.com, Bill Moyer-s Journal, MSNBC-s Morning Joe, Al Jazeera English, and many other publications. He is a correspondent for the Daily Beast, a research fellow for Media Matters for America, and a Puffin Writing Fellow for the Nation Institute. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.