The title of Jeremy Peters’ new book， “Insurgency: How The Republicans Lost Their Party and Got Everything They Ever Wanted”， basically sums up exactly what the book is about。 If you’ve reached this point in time without knowing how you get here， Peters’ book is for you。 The NY Times reporter beautifully sums up the last 12 or so years， politics-wise。Starting with Sarah Palin and her outsized influence on the Republican Party， Peters traces how the party went from the， say， Party of Eisenhower t The title of Jeremy Peters’ new book， “Insurgency: How The Republicans Lost Their Party and Got Everything They Ever Wanted”， basically sums up exactly what the book is about。 If you’ve reached this point in time without knowing how you get here， Peters’ book is for you。 The NY Times reporter beautifully sums up the last 12 or so years， politics-wise。Starting with Sarah Palin and her outsized influence on the Republican Party， Peters traces how the party went from the， say， Party of Eisenhower to the Party of Trump and the January 6th rioters。 Did the Republican Party get what they wanted？ I’d say they have， though many party adherents may come up for air， and wondered what it is they’ve gotten。Jeremy Peters is a very good writer and this is good book to read if you’re craving some understanding of where we’re at and why we’re here。 。。。more