Author Andy Borowitz discusses his book "Profiles in Ignorance," which tracks how politicians have gotten dumber over the years, with Salon's Dean Obeidallah. "I'm a little bit hesitant to say that the Democrats are the party of smart people and the Republicans are the party of ignorant people," Borowitz said. "But I think the Republicans caught on a little bit sooner to the fact that this whole projection of anti-intellectualism was a vote-winner, and they really made it their brand.