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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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Mitt Romney vs. Newt Gingrich On The Issues:
Side-by-side stances on the issues
by Jesse Gordon of OnTheIssues.org
(Click for Amazon book review)
Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from Mitt vs. Newt On the Issues, by Jesse Gordon (number of quotes indicated):
- Mitt Romney (2)
- Newt Gingrich (2)
OR click on an issue category below for a subset. |
BOOK SUMMARY by OnTheIssues.org:
This book puts OnTheIssues' web content into book form -- a direct comparison of issue stances -- not personal biographies, not political horserace analysis, not scandal histories.
Each headline below is backed up with a referenced citation, in context, so you can compare for yourself what each candidate says.
The comparisons are made convenient in a side-by-side layout, with book reviews and a VoteMatch issue summary at the end.
Domestic Issues | Mitt Romney | Newt Gingrich |
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| Gun Rights: | Ok to ban lethal weapons that threaten police | Don't redefine Constitution with no individual right to arms |
| Alternative Sentencing: | One Strike, You're Ours: lifetime GPS tracking | 3-strike laws are constitutional; enforce courts compliance |
| Death Penalty: | Supports death penalty in heinous murders | NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment |
| Drugs in Society: | Combat the ruthless narco-terrorists in Colombia | Drug-free society focuses on both drug supply & demand |
| Marijuana Legalization: | Opposes legalization of recreational or medical marijuana | Marijuana legalization would tear America apart |
| Environmental Philosophy: | Clean environment will be a campaign theme | Combine healthy environment and a healthy economy |
| Nuclear Waste: | Compensate Nevada for nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain | Put nuclear waste in deep storage for 10,000 years |
| EPA Regulations: | States should be able to have their own emissions standards | Replace EPA with new Environmental Solutions Agency |
| Infrastructure Investment: | Invest in infrastructure from growing economy by lower taxes | We can't compete with China with an inferior infrastructure |
| Transportation Policy: | $20 billion package for energy research & new car technology | Establish three high-speed rail corridors; NY-MA; FL; & CA |
| Outer Space Policy: | Focus manned space program on commercial products | Get an American on the moon before the Chinese get there |
| R&D Spending: | National R&D spending OK; picking winners not OK | Create tax incentives that encourage R&D |
| Internet Policy: | SOPA, as written, restricts the Internet & free speech | I favor Internet freedom, even though SOPA favors Hollywood |
| Health Mandate: | Personal responsibility instead of employer mandates | If you mandate healthcare, you mandate everything in life |
| Medicare: | Reform Medicare, but don't cancel prescription program | Block grant Medicaid; create individual incentives & bonuses |
| ObamaCare: | I stand by what I did in Massachusetts; but not ObamaCare | Repeal ObamaCare; sign tort reform instead |
Economic Issues | Mitt Romney | Newt Gingrich |
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| Corporation Policy: | Corporations are people | Businesses focus on customers; apply Lean Six Sigma to gov't |
| Wall Street Reform: | I was CEO at mainstream businesses, not Wall St. | Dodd-Frank kills small business & small banks |
| Automaker Bailout: | TARP should not be used for auto company bailouts | Bailout combines bad policy with worst of Detroit's decay |
| Financial Bailout: | Bailout program wasted money; let companies go bankrupt | Insure banks rather than pass out checks |
| Economic Stimulus: | Key to economic stimulus: get companies to buy more stuff | No sequel to failed stimulus & job-killing policies |
| Mortgage Crisis: | Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were source of housing bubble | Don't bail out Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae; break them up |
| National Debt: | The "Party of No" is ok when it comes to spending | Democrats say they oppose earmarks, but proposed 8,000 |
| Balanced Budget: | Cap how much government can spend as a percentage of GDP | Demand a Balanced Budget amendment |
| Campaign Finance Reform: | McCain-Feingold hurt our party and hurt the First Amendment | Increase federal limits on individual campaign contributions |
| Growth of Government: | Make government simpler, smaller, and smarter | Bigger government lead to more food stamps, not more jobs |
| Union Policy: | "Card check" is a massive imposition on worker freedom | Defund National Labor Relations Board; favor right-to-work |
| Unemployment: | Replace jobless benefits with unemployment savings accounts | Go to college instead of 99 weeks of unemployment |
| Social Security Privatization: | Favors private accounts; prepared to be entirely bold | Take Social Security off federal budget; give young a choice |
| Death Tax: | Death tax just doesn't make sense | Death tax is a direct assault on civil society |
| Income Tax: | Reduce the tax burden on middle-income families | Adopt a single-rate tax system |
Social Issues | Mitt Romney | Newt Gingrich |
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| Federal Abortion Laws: | Would be delighted to sign federal ban on all Abortions | Stop forcing pro-choice morality on religious organizations |
| Stem Cells: | Stem cell research lofty goals don't justify destroying life | Embryonic stem-cell research desensitizes us to killing babies |
| Judicial Activism: | Firmly pro-life; including Court nominations | Impeach judges who don't abide by Constitution as written |
| Welfare State: | Opportunity is in our DNA; dependency is death to initiative | When free welfare is provided, people choose not to work |
| Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell: | Don't ask, don't tell sounds silly, but it's effective | Army & Marines wanted Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell |
| Defense of Marriage Act: | MA Constitution, by John Adams, has no same-sex marriage | I helped author DOMA; if it fails, amend Constitution |
| Affirmative Action: | Failure to educate minorities is a civil rights issue | Affirmative action OK individually, but not by group |
| College Loans: | China & India graduate more science & engineering PhDs | College students should work and graduate with no debt |
| School Vouchers: | Supported means-tested vouchers for public & private schools | Voucherize inner-city programs from schools to groceries |
| Department of Education: | Changed from closing Education Dept. to supporting NCLB | Dramatically shrink the federal Department of Education |
| School Prayer: | Schools can teach family values, but not religion or prayer | Voluntary school prayer creates bond between you and Creator |
| the Fathers In Families: | Child development enhanced by having a mother & father | Responsibility for child's education resides with parents |
| the Tea Party: | Me & Tea Party are both for small government & low spending | Tea Party prevents mistake of electing conservative Democrats |
| Religious Values: | Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom | Declaration of Independence assumes God created man |
| American Exceptionalism: | American Exceptionalism means America need not decline | Five habits of liberty sustain American Exceptionalism |
| Liberals exploit weakness; conservatives offer strength | | |
International Issues | Mitt Romney | Newt Gingrich |
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| Climate Change: | They don't call it "America warming" but "global warming" | Kyoto treaty is bad for the environment and bad for America |
| Oil Drilling: | Develop alternative energy but also drill in ANWR | 2008 book: Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less |
| China Trade: | China doesn't want to have a trade war; so push hard | Protectionism helps China & India challenge US supremacy |
| Self-Deportation: | Enforce employment and illegal immigrants will self-deport | Romney's "self-deportation" is an Obama-level fantasy |
| Immigrant Policy: | Turn off the magnet that attracts immigrants | Review all illegal aliens & if you have no ties, go home |
| Guest Workers: | I like legal immigration; let business determine visas | I voted for Reagan's legal guest worker program |
| Official English: | English should be the official language of the US | Require official English plus American history |
| Cuba Policy: | Free Cuba and eliminate threat of people like Hugo Chavez | I supported Helms-Burton to isolate the Castro regime |
| Iranian Sanctions: | Unacceptable for Iran to become a nuclear nation | Sabotage Iran's oil refinery |
| Israel/Palestine: | Disagree with Israelis in private; stand with them in public | Tell the truth: Palestinians are an "invented people" |
| International Diplomacy: | Encourage others to welcome democracy, without military | We need a dramatically expanded use of statecraft |
| the Patriot Act: | No Miranda rights for suicide bombers | Defend America & allies with information policies |
| Defense Spending: | Increase defense spending to at least 4% of GDP | Defense as percentage of GDP is lowest since WWII |
| Sources of Terrorism: | To win the war on jihad, we need friends in Muslim world | The "Irreconcilable Wing of Islam" threatens our way of life |
| Afghanistan War: | Stay in Afghanistan until our generals say to leave | We have mismanaged region-wide crisis in Middle East |
| America vs. Socialism: | Critical time for American century vs. European socialism | Many newspaper editorial boards contain socialists |
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Corporations
Newt Gingrich: Mitt Romney's economic stances compared to Newt's.
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Families & Children
Mitt Romney: Newt Gingrich's Family Values compared to Mitt's.
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Free Trade
Newt Gingrich: Mitt Romney's trade & immigration stances compared to Newt's.
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Gun Control
Mitt Romney: Newt Gingrich's gun, crime & drug issues compared to Mitt's.
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The above quotations are from Mitt Romney vs. Newt Gingrich On The Issues:
Side-by-side stances on the issues
by Jesse Gordon of OnTheIssues.org.
VoteMatch Social Issues |
Mitt Romney |
vs. |
Newt Gingrich |
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| Abortion is a woman’s right | opposes | | strongly opposes |
| Require companies to hire more women & minorities | strongly favors | | strongly opposes |
| Same-sex domestic partnership benefits | opposes | | opposes |
| Teacher-led prayer in public schools | strongly favors | | strongly favors |
| Parents choose schools via vouchers | strongly favors | | strongly favors |
VoteMatch Domestic Issues |
Mitt Romney |
vs. |
Newt Gingrich |
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| More federal funding for health coverage | neutral | | strongly opposes |
| Death Penalty | strongly favors | | strongly favors |
| Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws | strongly favors | | favors |
| Absolute right to gun ownership | opposes | | favors |
| Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it | strongly favors | | strongly favors |
VoteMatch Economic Issues |
Mitt Romney |
vs. |
Newt Gingrich |
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| Privatize Social Security | strongly favors | | strongly favors |
| Make taxes more progressive | strongly opposes | | opposes |
| Stricter limits on political campaign funds | opposes | | strongly opposes |
| Allow churches to provide welfare services | favors | | favors |
| Replace coal & oil with alternatives | opposes | | strongly opposes |
VoteMatch International Issues |
Mitt Romney |
vs. |
Newt Gingrich |
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| Illegal immigrants earn citizenship | opposes | | Neutral |
| Support & expand free trade | neutral | | favors |
| The Patriot Act harms civil liberties | strongly opposes | | strongly opposes |
| Expand the armed forces | strongly favors | | strongly favors |
| US out of Iraq & Afghanistan | strongly opposes | | favors |
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