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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
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) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
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) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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Books by and about the 2016 presidential election |
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What Happened ,
by Hillary Clinton (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Hard Choices,
by Hillary Clinton (2014) |
Becoming ,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
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
Bill Lee: Against abortion: life begins at conception.
Diane Black: Opposes funding of Planned Parenthood.
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Budget & Economy
Bill Lee: Made hard decisions needed on company budget; it worked.
Diane Black: Get government off the backs of job creators.
Karl Dean: Economic development statewide instead of just Nashville.
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Civil Rights
Bill Haslam: Remove Confederate statues from state capitol.
Diane Black: Confederate statues are part of history.
Karl Dean: First in Tennessee to join Mayors for the Freedom to Marry.
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Corporations
Bill Lee: Get government out of the way; give jobs chance to flourish.
Karl Dean: Used tax incentives to lure companies to Nashville.
Mark Green: Reapportion corporate excise tax to favor businesses in TN.
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Crime
Bill Lee: Sentences should be upheld and violent offenders prioritized.
Bill Lee: Men of Valor: re-entry program for former offenders.
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Drugs
Bill Lee: Raise penalties on drug traffickers, aid non-violent addicts.
Karl Dean: Provide treatment for opioids while stepping up prosecution.
Karl Dean: Medical marijuana ok, but opposes recreational use.
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Education
Bill Lee: Education, including vocational, is key to a bright future.
Karl Dean: Expand access to vocational training programs.
Karl Dean: Increase teacher pay; more resources for schools.
Karl Dean: Supports charters; opposes vouchers.
Diane Black: Supports tax dollars for private schools.
Karl Dean: Small city property tax increase to directed to education.
Bill Lee: Charter schools change lives of at-risk youth.
Karl Dean: Supports publicly financed, privately led charter schools.
Karl Dean: Expand school choice teacher accountability.
Karl Dean: Charters ok if non-profit, but vouchers not ok.
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Energy & Oil
Diane Black: Rejects Paris climate change agreement.
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Environment
Karl Dean: Cuts to the EPA are unthinkable.
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Families & Children
Bill Lee: Historical evidence: marriage is between a man and a woman.
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Foreign Policy
Diane Black: Must stand up to North Korea's missile tests.
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Government Reform
Bill Lee: Term limits would bring in new leaders with new ideas.
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Gun Control
Bill Lee: Law-abiding citizens have a right to guns; don't punish them.
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Health Care
Bill Lee: Out-of-box approach to healthcare: create your own system.
Karl Dean: Expand Medicaid for low-income families.
Diane Black: Patients should respect their doctors' religious beliefs.
Diane Black: Repeal ObamaCare;need market-based solution.
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Homeland Security
Bill Lee: Adjust budget to include benefits, services veterans earned.
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Immigration
Bill Lee: Build the border wall built and forbid sanctuary cities.
Bill Haslam: College tuition break for in-state undocumented immigrants.
Karl Dean: Immigrants are part of community; college tuition break ok.
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Principles & Values
Bill Lee: Religious liberty is guaranteed to us by the constitution.
Bill Lee: We accomplished my vision at granddad's company.
Bill Lee: Former chairman of the Tennessee Prayer Breakfast.
Bill Lee: Faith would influence my decisions as governor.
Karl Dean: Pro-business centrist: good things happen in the middle.
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Tax Reform
Diane Black: Flatter, simpler tax needed.
Karl Dean: Raised city property taxes, but after Great Recession.
Mark Green: Eliminate Hall tax: 6% on unearned interest and dividends.
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Technology
Bill Lee: Infrastructure needs repairs, stop kicking can down the road.
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War & Peace
Mark Green: Don't forget soldiers who made capturing Saddam possible.
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