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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
Dean Heller: Ban all abortions after 20 weeks.
Jacky Rosen: Co-sponsored bill to require contraceptives in insurance.
Danny Tarkanian: Life starts at conception.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Endorsed by EMILY's List.
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Budget & Economy
Dean Heller: Control wasteful spending and shrink the size of government.
Danny Tarkanian: Cut entitlements to reduce trillions of debt.
Joe Heck: Eliminate our debt, spurring economic growth.
Bob Beers: Common sense: borrow in tough times, but then pay it back.
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Civil Rights
Joe Heck: Accepts Supreme Court ruling on transgendered bathrooms.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Let Nevada ban same-sex marriage; it's will of the people.
Catherine Cortez Masto: States ban bigamy & incest, so why not same-sex marriage?
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Corporations
Jacky Rosen: Trump tax cut is fraudulent handout to corporations.
Dean Heller: Against bank bailout; against Dodd-Frank bank regulation.
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Crime
Jacky Rosen: Fund law enforcement as robustly as necessary.
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Drugs
Dean Heller: Let each states' voters decide on marijuana.
Jacky Rosen: Regulate marijuana federally, like we do for alcohol.
Jacky Rosen: Legalize medical marijuana and recreational marijuana.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Legalize medical marijuana, and eventually recreational use.
Joe Heck: Legalize medical marijuana, but not recreational use.
Catherine Cortez Masto: I do not see a benefit in our state in legalizing marijuana.
Joe Heck: Protect state cannabis laws from federal interference.
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Education
Dean Heller: Tax savings plan to help parents pay for private schools.
Dean Heller: Counseling on financial aid but no refinancing student loans.
Jacky Rosen: Public money should go to public schools.
Jacky Rosen: Refinance student loans, and cancel if student goes bankrupt.
Danny Tarkanian: Real choice, not just choice between government schools.
Danny Tarkanian: I support vouchers for private school tuition.
Jacky Rosen: $50K for STEM curriculum grant for UNLV.
Brian Sandoval: Supports Education Savings Accounts and school choice.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Opposes Education Savings Accounts and school choice.
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Energy & Oil
Dean Heller: Impact from humans on climate change is up for debate.
Jacky Rosen: Climate change threatens environment & national security.
Danny Tarkanian: Energy independence by drawing from all energy sources.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Yucca Mountain is dead; fight so it continues to be.
Bob Beers: Consider safety risks & surroundings of Yucca Mountain.
Cresent Hardy: Talk about pro's and con's of Yucca Mountain.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Fight making Yucca Mountain a high-level nuclear waste dump.
Harry Reid: BP and oil companies need regulation.
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Environment
Dean Heller: $230M for Public Land Management around Las Vegas.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Endorsed by Sierra Club for protecting Nevada's public lands.
Bob Beers: Require voter approval for $200M soccer stadium.
Shelley Berkley: Supports land transfer for Yerington mines.
Jack Carter: Ensign’s failing environment grade is significant deficiency.
John Ensign: Fought Yucca Mountain so it might never become reality.
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Families & Children
Dean Heller: I respect traditional marriage but respect Supreme Court.
Jacky Rosen: Supports gay marriage.
Dean Heller: Catch up on the backlog of untested sexual assault kits.
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Foreign Policy
Catherine Cortez Masto: Supports US-Iran nuclear treaty.
Joe Heck: Opposes US-Iran nuclear treaty.
Jack Carter: On Axis of Evil: Are you better off today than 4 years ago?
John Ensign: Kim Jong Il is a dangerous lunatic.
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Government Reform
Dean Heller: Don't require disclosure of political campaign donors.
Jacky Rosen: More campaign disclosure; overturn Citizens United.
Jacky Rosen: AdWatch: Passed zero bills? But co-sponsored eight bills.
Danny Tarkanian: Drain the swamp by imposing term limits on Congress.
Shelley Berkley: Free Nevada: No out-of-state donations for Senate race.
Sharron Angle: In state legislature, sole No vote called "41 to Angle".
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Gun Control
Dean Heller: Opposed banning high-capacity magazines.
Jacky Rosen: Ban high-capacity magazines & military-style assault rifles.
Danny Tarkanian: Self-defense is a constitutional right & a God-given right.
Danny Tarkanian: What good is a handgun if a bad guy has an assault rifle?
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Health Care
Dean Heller: Block grants to the states instead of ObamaCare.
Jacky Rosen: Add public option and Medicaid buy-in to ObamaCare.
Jacky Rosen: Stabilize ObamaCare so premiums are reduced.
Danny Tarkanian: ObamaCare MUST be repealed; I guarantee I'll vote to do so.
Bob Beers: Repeal ObamaCare; it's not working and we can't afford it.
Catherine Cortez Masto: As A.G., refused to join lawsuit against ObamaCare.
Shelley Berkley: Kidney transplant center helps Nevada but helps husband too.
Shelley Berkley: Stop cuts to Medicare; no privatization for younger workers.
Harry Reid: Insurers' profit motive almost destroyed our economy.
Harry Reid: ObamaCare improved healthcare and also improved economy.
Sharron Angle: No medical conditions where coverage should be mandated.
Sharron Angle: We're a country of choice; don't force people into insurance.
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Homeland Security
Danny Tarkanian: Rebuild our military; it was severely weakened under Obama.
Joe Heck: Supported $607 billion national defense bill.
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Immigration
Dean Heller: DREAM Act is a backdoor amnesty program.
Jacky Rosen: Supports DREAMers & earned path to citizenship.
Danny Tarkanian: Reform legal immigration; but BLOCK illegal immigration.
Danny Tarkanian: Oppose sanctuary cities; support official English.
Joe Heck: No blanket amnesty but earned citizenship ok.
Bob Beers: Secure the borders before changing immigration policy.
Dean Heller: Pathway to citizenship for illegals in army or college.
Dean Heller: Overhaul 14th Amendment against immigrant citizenship.
Harry Reid: We need comprehensive reform.
Sharron Angle: Solution is simple: secure the borders, enforce the laws.
Jack Carter: Get a pathway to citizenship and end political football.
John Ensign: Don’t forgive illegals of felonies nor pay them benefits.
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Jobs
Dean Heller: Opposed raising minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.25/hour.
Jacky Rosen: Raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $15/hour.
Dean Heller: Get bipartisan bill passed for online poker.
Dean Heller: Denied 2010 reports that unemployed were "hobos".
Shelley Berkley: Online poker could mean up to 1,200 jobs in Nevada.
Sharron Angle: It's not a Senator's job to create jobs.
Sharron Angle: No, I don't think the unemployed are spoiled.
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Principles & Values
Catherine Cortez Masto: Served as Assistant County Manager & criminal prosecutor.
Joe Heck: Small business owner and emergency-room physician.
Harry Reid: Son of a miner; mother took in wash from brothels.
Sharron Angle: I live in middle-class Reno; Reid lives in DC's Ritz-Carlton.
Jack Carter: I’m fed up with this administration & my opponent.
Jack Carter: Campaign funding source doesn’t matter; “we the people” do.
John Ensign: Carter gets more campaign money from California than Nevada.
John Ensign: Nevadans need Nevada leaders with Nevada roots.
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Social Security
Jacky Rosen: Don't privatize Social Security or VA.
Harry Reid: What would have happened if Trust Fund were in stock market?
Sharron Angle: Personalize Social Security; not privatize.
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Tax Reform
Dean Heller: Trump tax cut boosts job creation.
Harry Reid: I am not in favor of giving billionaires tax cuts.
Sharron Angle: Extend the Bush-era tax cuts, or it's a tax increase.
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Technology
Dean Heller: More competition on internet, instead of Net Neutrality.
Jacky Rosen: Invest in transportation infrastructure & high-tech research.
Jacky Rosen: Supports Net Neutrality protections for broadband consumers.
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War & Peace
Dean Heller: Withdraw from Iran nuclear treaty.
Jacky Rosen: Supports multinational Iran nuclear treaty.
Danny Tarkanian: Stronger response to ISIS, North Korea, and Russia.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Declare war on ISIS; arm and train the Iraqi Kurds.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Declare war on ISIS before innocent lives are taken.
Harry Reid: OpEd: saying Iraq war was lost emboldened our enemies.
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