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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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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Chris Murphy: I'm more pro-choice than opponent; but no late-term abortion.
Jodi Rell: Leave abortion decision to a woman & her doctor.
Jodi Rell: $100M for stem cell research.
Jodi Rell: CT leads in bioscience revolution & stem cell research.
Leora Levy: Switched views on abortion and Trump, now opposes abortion.
Linda McMahon: I'm a pro-choice woman; not part of anti-woman agenda.
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Budget & Economy
Bob Stefanowski: Remove excess bloat from the budget and keep the necessities.
Christopher Shays: OpEd: Voted to raise the debt ceiling 8 times.
Christopher Shays: OpEd: Spent $200M on "Bridge to Nowhere".
David Walker: Revise and respect the Constitutional spending cap.
Jodi Rell: Financial crisis came from unbridled greed & lax oversight.
Prasad Srinivasan: Connecticut regulations are choking growth.
Susan Bysiewicz: Tax securities transactions $150B to fund mortgage relief.
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Civil Rights
Jodi Rell: Comprehensive state job searches should ignore demographics.
Leora Levy: Opposes trans rights: boys don't belong in girls' sports.
Linda McMahon: I'm proud of WWE history; it's not a "war on women".
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Corporations
Bob Stefanowski: Wants to have the DMV managed by the private sector.
Bob Stefanowski: Phase out corporate tax; end estate tax immediately.
Chris Murphy: Keep preferential tax for hedge funds; costs too much to cut.
Chris Murphy: OpEd: Campaign coffers overflow with Wall Street donations.
David Walker: Less regulation to promote more company expansion.
Joe Visconti: Remove red tape and over-regulation of small business.
Linda McMahon: Businesses need regulatory certainty to risk hiring workers.
Linda McMahon: We need more business people like me in Washington.
Prasad Srinivasan: Financial assessment of new regulations on small businesses.
Richard Blumenthal: Defend small businesses against wrongdoing, & defend record.
Susan Bysiewicz: End preferential tax treatment for hedge fund gains.
Susan Bysiewicz: Use fees on selling securities to help under-water mortgages.
Susan Bysiewicz: Too few politicians fail to take on Wall Street.
Susan Bysiewicz: Hold Wall Street accountable and end corporate welfare.
Susan Bysiewicz: Close Wall Street's hedge fund loophole.
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Crime
Jodi Rell: Supports the death penalty.
Jodi Rell: End parole for repeat violent offenders.
Prasad Srinivasan: Increase penalties for human trafficking and animal abuse.
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Drugs
Chris Murphy: Admits past marijuana usage.
Jodi Rell: Restrict sale of products used to make methamphetamine.
Linda McMahon: 1989: WWE exonerated unanimously of steroid doctor misdeeds.
Prasad Srinivasan: Expand medical marijuana eligibility.
Prasad Srinivasan: Combat the state's opioid crisis.
Susan Bysiewicz: Never smoked marijuana.
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Education
Bob Stefanowski: Well-educated, high-earning graduates are leaving the state.
Chris Murphy: Keep student loan rates at 3.4% instead of 6%.
David Walker: More K-12 parental involvement and choice.
Jodi Rell: Supports Head Start & early childhood education.
Joe Visconti: Oppose Common Core testing and curriculum.
Joe Visconti: 4-year state income tax break for grads who stay in CT.
Susan Bysiewicz: Tie federal aid to schools' efforts to control tuition costs.
Susan Bysiewicz: Hold colleges accountable for rising tuition.
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Energy & Oil
Chris Murphy: End oil speculation to drive down gas prices.
Chris Murphy: Cap oil prices; let market decide green technology.
Chris Murphy: Energy reform is my holy grail.
David Walker: Reduce energy costs while protecting the environment.
Jodi Rell: Energy and heating assistance for families in need.
Joe Visconti: Sensible energy efficiency and high-speed electric rail.
Linda McMahon: Cap-and-trade is an energy tax.
Richard Blumenthal: Cap-and-trade OK; fuel cells & clean energy better.
Susan Bysiewicz: Security transactional tax to invest in green technology.
Susan Bysiewicz: Require energy buybacks from solar panels and windmills.
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Families & Children
Richard Blumenthal: McMahon's WWE is adult entertainment marketed to children.
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Foreign Policy
Chris Murphy: US support of Israel is in our national security interest.
Linda McMahon: Sustainable 2-state solution in Israel; no settlement freeze.
Richard Blumenthal: 2-state solution in Israel after Palestine stops terrorism.
Susan Bysiewicz: Two-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
John Flynn: I believe in securing Christian values as a pro-Israel ally.
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Free Trade
Chris Murphy: Buy American Act for government purchasing.
Susan Bysiewicz: Renegotiate NAFTA; it cost 1 million manufacturing jobs.
Susan Bysiewicz: Make changes to NAFTA; close loopholes to send jobs overseas.
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Government Reform
David Walker: Constitution State should call for Constitutional Convention.
David Walker: Lifetime ban from government if guilty of public corruption.
David Walker: Support local non-profits to take over social services.
David Walker: Eliminate egregious loopholes in state campaign finance law.
Susan Bysiewicz: Public financing for federal elections.
Susan Bysiewicz: Repeal Citizens United; end loopholes for special interests.
John Flynn: Defend elections from threats, term limits for Senators.
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Gun Control
Chris Murphy: NRA has more control over Congress than any other group.
Joe Visconti: No Sandy Hook well-intentioned but reactionary legislation.
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Health Care
Chris Murphy: I'm a huge supporter of the public option.
Christopher Shays: ObamaCare takes away $500 billion from Medicare.
David Walker: ObamaCare promised too much and costs too much.
Joe Visconti: Common sense tort reform to retain doctors in CT.
Linda McMahon: ObamaCare will increase costs; repeal it.
Prasad Srinivasan: Stop bureaucrats looking over doctor's shoulders.
Prasad Srinivasan: Stop treating hospitals like piggy banks to close budget gap.
Richard Blumenthal: ObamaCare is a start to national reform.
Susan Bysiewicz: Many are just one bad medical test away from losing all.
John Flynn: Affordable healthcare that won't impose on personal freedom.
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Homeland Security
Chris Murphy: Impose a war tax to give citizens a stake in battle.
Chris Murphy: Keep Groton submarine base open.
Chris Murphy: US aid to Israel had nothing to do with 9/11.
Chris Murphy: Concerned about Patriot Act's impact on citizens' rights.
Linda McMahon: Terrorists only need to succeed once; we must succeed always.
Matthew Corey: Defense is vital to our state's economy.
Richard Blumenthal: Apologizes again for having said he served in Vietnam.
Susan Bysiewicz: Close bases overseas and bring troops home.
Susan Bysiewicz: If we had a draft, Iraq & Afghan wars would be shorter.
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Immigration
Christopher Shays: Blue card: let illegals work & pay taxes but no citizenship.
Christopher Shays: Issue "blue cards" for undocumented workers.
Dan Malloy: Provide services without questioning immigration status.
Leora Levy: Opposes permanent legal status for DACA young adults.
Linda McMahon: More merit-based system for green card & citizenship.
Linda McMahon: No amnesty; enforce immigration laws.
Linda McMahon: No amnesty, but expand visas for temporary workers.
Richard Blumenthal: Enact comprehensive solution; piecemeal approach fails.
John Flynn: My Foreign Relations Priority: Secure Borders.
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Jobs
Bob Stefanowski: Taxes must be lowered to attract businesses and create jobs.
Christopher Shays: I was part of the solution in Congress on creating jobs.
David Walker: Reform public employee collective bargaining to avoid abuse.
David Walker: Emphasize approaches that help people help themselves.
Linda McMahon: WWE has created 20 jobs annually for 28 years.
Linda McMahon: Minimum wage increases harm small businesses.
Linda McMahon: We need to send job-creators to Washington.
Linda McMahon: Six-point jobs growth plan; cut taxes for the middle class.
Prasad Srinivasan: Renegotiate our union contracts with state employees.
Richard Blumenthal: Contractors without health insurance aren't good jobs.
Richard Blumenthal: More job training and more R&D tax credits.
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Principles & Values
Linda McMahon: Blumenthal insults millions of WWE viewers by dismissing WWE.
Linda McMahon: WWE was provocative, but provided 700 jobs & work ethic.
Linda McMahon: OpEd: Spent $50M of her own money on 2010 Senate race.
Richard Blumenthal: I have spent my life helping people build their futures.
Richard Blumenthal: Seven of McMahon's WWE wrestlers have died this year.
John Flynn: Supports efforts to Make America Great Again.
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Social Security
Chris Murphy: Raise debt ceiling instead of privatizing Social Security.
Chris Murphy: To do nothing about entitlements is irresponsible.
Chris Murphy: Earnings cap for Soc.Sec.; and means-testing for Medicare.
David Walker: Restructure retiree pensions to be equitable & sustainable.
Joe Visconti: Means-tested aid for utilities for fixed income seniors.
Linda McMahon: Can't offer specifics or I'll be ''demagogued'' by press.
Linda McMahon: Debate & analyze entitlement reform, but no budget cuts.
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Tax Reform
Bob Stefanowski: Supermajority to enact any tax or fee increase.
David Walker: No retroactive tax increases; reduce relative tax burdens.
Joe Visconti: Phase out sales tax, then tackle income and corporate tax.
Joe Visconti: Phase out the estate tax for individuals.
Linda McMahon: Economy is fragile; don't raise taxes in a recession.
Linda McMahon: Don't raise taxes on anyone, including middle class.
Linda McMahon: Make Bush tax cuts permanent or CT loses 8.500 jobs.
Prasad Srinivasan: Opposed tax increases; shrink size of government.
Prasad Srinivasan: We must control taxes and spending.
Richard Blumenthal: Nation's wealthiest don't need extension of Bush tax breaks.
Richard Blumenthal: Don't hold middle-income tax cut hostage to wealthiest 2%.
Richard Blumenthal: Extending Bush tax cuts for wealthiest 2% is wrong.
John Flynn: I object to additional taxes during a pandemic or otherwise.
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Technology
Bob Stefanowski: Modernize infrastructure using public-private partnerships.
Chris Murphy: Invest in local infrastructure & stronger Buy American laws.
Chris Murphy: Massive infrastructure spending; great deals now.
David Walker: CT is last nationally in roads & critical infrastructure.
David Walker: Create comprehensive integrated state data system.
Richard Blumenthal: Engage private sector to gather intel for homeland security.
John Flynn: 5G exposes people to EMF radiation & causes cancer.
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War & Peace
Chris Murphy: Economic sanctions as main tactic against Iran.
Chris Murphy: Ending Iraq & Afghan wars saves $2B per week.
Chris Murphy: Stark differences with Lieberman about the Iraq War.
Linda McMahon: Support sanctions on Iran; keep all options on table.
Matthew Corey: Destroy ISIS; disallow North Korean & Iranian nukes.
Richard Blumenthal: Strengthen sanctions on Iran, adding an arms embargo.
Susan Bysiewicz: War only as a last resort against Iran.
Susan Bysiewicz: We should get troops out of Afghanistan yesterday.
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Welfare & Poverty
Joe Visconti: Entitlements trap people by penalizing them for success.
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