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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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2022 California Senate race: debates and news coverage
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from 2022 CA Senate race (number of quotes indicated):
- Alex Padilla (24) Democratic Appointee California
- James Bradley (3) Republican Challenger California
- Mark Meuser (20) Republican Senate Challenger California
- Xavier Becerra (1) California HHS Secretary
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2022 California Senate debates and race coverage:
- Word & Way, "Bringing the Culture War to the Pulpit," by Brian Kaylor & Beau Underwood, August 30, 2022
Newsweek, "Senate Candidate Slammed for Comparing Obama and AOC to Trump Raid," by Xander Landen, 8/11/22
- The San Francisco Chronicle, "Alex Padilla is coasting into the general election. Here's what we know about Mark Meuser, his Senate challenger," by Tal Kopan, June 8, 2022
- KPIX TV CBS-5, "KPIX talks to principle Senate candidates ahead of primary," by Kiet Do, June 3, 2022
- NBC San Diego, "U.S. Senate Candidates Duel Over Country's Trembling Economy," by Omari Fleming, May 26, 2022
- KUSI News (San Diego), "Mark Meuser (R) campaigns for U.S. Senate in California," May 23, 2022
- Orange County Breeze, "US Senate Candidate Mark Meuser's car broken into while in San Francisco for Bay to Breakers," May 17, 2022
- MSNBC: Transcript of Alex Padilla interview: The Rachel Maddow Show, 9/20/21
- Sierra Sun Times, "Alex Padilla Introduces Legislation to Protect Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California, 16 September 2021
- Orange County Spectrum News-1, "Republicans try their luck with California elections lawsuit," by William D'Urso, Jun. 08, 2021
- Washington Post, "Transcript: New Government with Alex Padilla," March 23, 2021
- KPIX CBS-San Francisco, "Feinstein, Padilla Ask Biden Admin To Get China To Lift Tariffs On U.S. Wines," May 11, 2021
- U.S. Term Limits press release, "Lily Zhou Pledges to Support Term Limits on Congress," March 7, 2021
- San Diego Union-Tribune, "Q&A: Lily Zhou, candidate for San Diego City Council District 1," Jan. 9, 2020
- Politico e-zine, "Alex Padilla would bring election security chops to the Senate," by Eric Geller, 12/07/2020
- Sacramento Bee, "California tax dollars must not fund Padilla's illegal contract with partisan firm," by Patricia Bates & Jim Nielsen, December 03, 2020
- Politico e-zine, "California secretary of state slams Trump tweets on mail voting," by Carla Marinucci, 05/20/2020
- KCET San Bernadino, "Alex Padilla: From Engineer's Road to Politician's Path," by Pilar Marrero, Oct. 21, 2020
- KQED San Francisco 88.5 FM, "Some Wonder If California's Election Chief Is Too Partisan," by Scott Shafer, Oct 12, 2020
- San Diego Union Tribune, "Vote yes on Prop. 18 to engage, energize and empower the next generation of voters," by Alex Padilla, Sep. 17, 2020
- Los Angeles Times, "California congressional candidate slams Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP'," by August Brown, Aug. 7, 2020
- San Jose Inside, "Secretary of State Alex Padilla Slams Santa Clara's Measure C," by Jennifer Wadsworth, February 20, 2020
- San Diego Union-Tribune, "Q&A: Lily Zhou, candidate for San Diego City Council District 1," Jan. 9, 2020
- Orange County Register, "Top California Republican Senate finisher enters 2020 House race against Rouda," by Jordan Graham, February 20, 2019
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Mark Meuser: Against abortion; it's a state's rights issue.
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Budget & Economy
Alex Padilla: These aren't stimulus checks; they're basic survival checks.
Mark Meuser: The Federal Government needs to start balancing its budget.
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Crime
Mark Meuser: Criminals do not fear any repercussions for their actions.
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Education
Alex Padilla: Expanded after school programs; reduced class sizes.
Mark Meuser: Schools are failing children.
Mark Meuser: Funding should follow the student rather than fund systems.
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Energy & Oil
Alex Padilla: Got state agency to increase use of renewable energy.
Alex Padilla: 2006: for solar power, modernizing electrical grid.
Mark Meuser: Grant drilling permits; encourage domestic oil production.
Mark Meuser: I can't get a straight definition on what climate change is.
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Free Trade
Alex Padilla: Urge China to lift tariffs on U.S. wines.
Mark Meuser: Encourage US manufacturing, don't rely on foreign industry.
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Government Reform
Alex Padilla: Implemented same-day voter registration.
Alex Padilla: Gave voter outreach money to consulting firm, not counties.
Alex Padilla: Has focused on lowering barriers to voting.
Alex Padilla: Supported allowing let 17-year-olds vote in primaries.
Alex Padilla: Reducing city council districts an assault on voting rights.
Alex Padilla: Vote by mail works in blue states and red states.
Alex Padilla: Yes to expanding Supreme Court; not sure on term limits.
James Bradley: Party to suit challenging state election laws.
Mark Meuser: Time to start reining in the unelected bureaucrats.
Mark Meuser: Can't have confidence in the results of 2020 election.
Mark Meuser: So many irregularities about the 2020 election.
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Gun Control
Alex Padilla: 2006: Stopped felons from possessing body armor.
Mark Meuser: On universal background checks, Congress shall not infringe.
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Health Care
Alex Padilla: 2006: Fought for universal health care.
Alex Padilla: We've got to better support our health care infrastructure.
Mark Meuser: COVID isolation policy caused poor job market & inflation.
Mark Meuser: Won't comment on publicly was his vaccination status.
Xavier Becerra: 133M people with pre-existing conditions rely on ObamaCare.
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Homeland Security
Alex Padilla: Maintain San Diego's Marine Corps Recruit Depot.
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Immigration
Alex Padilla: Battle over Prop. 187 led to involvement in politics.
James Bradley: Opposes California's sanctuary state laws.
Mark Meuser: Don't defund the border patrol.
Mark Meuser: Strengthen law enforcement's ability to protect the border.
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Principles & Values
Alex Padilla: Son of Mexican immigrants; taught him value of education.
Alex Padilla: Became a teenage activist on crime, environmental racism.
Alex Padilla: Dedicated to having as an inclusive democracy as possible.
Alex Padilla: What drives my public service passion are issues of equity.
James Bradley: Cardi B's "WAP" made me want to pour holy water in my ears.
Mark Meuser: Vote twice: short-term and long-term Senate on same ballot.
Mark Meuser: Compared seized Trump documents to raid on Obama.
Mark Meuser: Calls those saying he can't win "uncircumcised Philistines".
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Technology
Alex Padilla: Bill created statewide Earthquake Early Warning System.
Alex Padilla: Election security is ongoing effort, not once a generation.
Alex Padilla: States run elections, Feds can standardize administration.
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War & Peace
Mark Meuser: Foreign policy weakness allowed Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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The above quotations are from 2022 California Senate race: debates and news coverage.
Special election 2022 to replace Vice President Kamala Harris:
CA:
Appointed Incumbent Alex Padilla(D)
vs.Mark Meuser(R,nominee)
vs.State Rep. Jerome Horton(D,withdrew)
vs.House nominee James Bradley(R,lost primary)
vs.Candidate for San Diego city council 2020 Lily Zhou(R,lost primary)
Former Senate debates:
2018 California Senate debate:
 Feinstein(D)
vs.de Leon(D)
vs.Sanchez(D)
vs.Eisen(I)
2016 California Senate debates, Sanchez vs.Harris
2012 California Senate debate, Feinstein, Taitz, and Emken
2010 California Senate debate, Fiorina vs. Boxer
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