|
|
Books by and about 2024 presidential candidates |
|
Hillbilly Elegy,
by JD Vance (2017) |
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) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
|
|
Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
|
2026 Minnesota Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage
(Click for external website)
Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from 2026 MN Governor's race (number of quotes indicated):
- Jeff Johnson 2026 (11) Minnesota Republican Challenger
- Lisa Demuth (11) Minnesota Republican Challenger
- Mike Lindell (10) Minnesota Republican Challenger
- Scott Jensen (3) Minnesota Republican challenger for Governor
- Tim Walz (8) Minnesota DFL Governor & V.P. nominee
OR click on an issue category below for a subset. |
Minnesota 2026 Gubernatorial debates and race coverage:
- Waseca County News, "Governor forum hones in on fraud, test scores," by Lauren Viska, Dec 15, 2025, Link
- The Christian Post, "MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell announces run for Minnesota governor: 'I'm still standing'," by Jon Brown, December 12, 2025, Link
- FOX News, "Minnesota's botched legal weed rollout reeks of DEI, corruption and Tim Walz," by David Marcus, December 11, 2025, Link
- Meet the Press - November 30, 2025, "Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.)", interview by Kristen Welker, (Link)
- WJON, "House Speaker Lisa Demuth Sets Her Sights On The Governor's Mansion," by Jim Maurice, November 5, 2025, Link
- Red Lake Nation News, Nov 03, 2025, Link
- AP News, "After others departed, Pentagon announces 'new' press corps filled with conservative news outlets," by Dave Bauder, October 22, 2025, Link
- Minnesota Public Radio, "Walz counters federal vaccine moves with state-level order to maintain broad access," by Peter Cox, September 8, 2025, Link
- KARE, "Republican Scott Jensen announces he's running again for Minnesota governor," by Bill Strande & Danny Spewak, July 17, 2025, Link
- WZFG, "Scott Jensen asks for more independent-thinking Republicans in 2nd run for MN governor," by Ken Duffy, July 17, 2025, Link
- KTTC, "One-on-one interview with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz," by Brock Bergey, May 22, 2025, Link
- CNN State of the Union on 2026 Minnesota Governor race: Interview With Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), April 06, 2025, (Link)
- St. Cloud Times, "Crime, fraud and drag queens: Former St. Cloud City Council member runs for governor," by Corey Schmidt, March 25, 2025, Link
- KNSI, "Former St. Cloud City Council Member, Gubernatorial Candidate Jeff Johnson, Blasts Walz Administration's Failures," by Jake Judd, Mar 26, 2025, Link
- Minnesota Reformer, "Gov. Tim Walz condemns Trump's tariffs: 'This is totally avoidable'," by Michelle Griffith, March 4, 2025, Link
- ABC7 Los Angeles, "MyPillow CEO helped pay for suspected Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse's $2M bail, attorney says," by Brad Parks and Artemis Moshtaghian, November 21, 2020, Link
- Twin Cities Pioneer Press, "MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell attends preview of pro-life movie he helped finance," by Maddie DeBilzan, March 20, 2019, Link
|
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
|
Abortion
Jeff Johnson 2026: 100% unapologetically pro life starting at conception.
Lisa Demuth: Chief author of a bill to ban abortion in 2023.
Mike Lindell: Appeared in and helped finance a pro-life movie.
Scott Jensen: Abortion is settled law in Minnesota, won't relitigate it.
|
Budget & Economy
Lisa Demuth: Passed commonsense budget reducing state spending.
Mike Lindell: Control the wasteful spending at all levels.
Jeff Johnson 2026: Walz's solution to fraud is we just need to raise taxes.
|
Civil Rights
Jeff Johnson 2026: Eliminate biological males in female bathrooms & sports.
Jeff Johnson 2026: Will immediately end taxpayer funded DEI programs.
|
Crime
Jeff Johnson 2026: Criminal rioters should forfeit any government assistance.
Lisa Demuth: I will strengthen sentences for repeat offenders.
|
Drugs
Mike Lindell: Support programs that successfully address addition issues.
Scott Jensen: Legalization rollout involved picking winners and losers.
|
Education
Jeff Johnson 2026: Schools have become intolerant indoctrination centers.
Lisa Demuth: Keep woke gender and racial ideology out of our classrooms.
Mike Lindell: Empower parents to take control of children's education.
|
Energy & Oil
Tim Walz: Supports nuclear power as part of clean energy plan.
Lisa Demuth: Minnesota needs a true all-of-the-above approach.
|
Foreign Policy
Lisa Demuth: Our precious metals means not relying on Russia & China.
|
Free Trade
Tim Walz: In trade wars, agriculture gets hit the hardest.
Tim Walz: Trump's tariffs will hurt farmers, businesses and consumers.
|
Government Reform
Lisa Demuth: End the culture of fraud and corruption in state government.
Lisa Demuth: Will order cutting permitting timelines by at least 25%.
Mike Lindell: Rid us of machines used to steal elections.
|
Gun Control
Jeff Johnson 2026: Provide additional training for Minnesota permit holders.
Jeff Johnson 2026: Provide additional gun training for permit holders.
Mike Lindell: Helped raise bail for teen accused of protestor shootings.
|
Health Care
Tim Walz: Retain broad access to vaccines for all Minnesotans.
|
Homeland Security
Mike Lindell: Proud to accept Pentagon restrictions on news coverage.
|
Immigration
Tim Walz: We need to have comprehensive immigration reform.
Tim Walz: For a bipartisan policy that strengthens immigration control.
Jeff Johnson 2026: Support ICE in removing dangerous illegals from Minnesota.
Mike Lindell: Work to send illegals back where they came from.
Lisa Demuth: Securing our borders delivers more safety.
|
Principles & Values
Lisa Demuth: Built lives around faith, family, and community.
Jeff Johnson 2026: Got to appoint Godly men and women in the Executive Branch.
Mike Lindell: Decided to run for governor after prayerful consideration.
Scott Jensen: Did a lot of soul-searching and praying after election loss.
|
Tax Reform
Mike Lindell: Reduce income and business taxes, cut sales taxes.
Jeff Johnson 2026: Raising taxes on "the rich" will hurt the middle class.
Lisa Demuth: End taxes on social security benefits for our seniors.
Tim Walz: Invested surplus instead of giving tax cuts to the wealthy.
|
Welfare & Poverty
Tim Walz: COVID fraud: jail the criminals; don't target the community.
|
The above quotations are from 2026 Minnesota Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage.
Incumbent retiring in 2026:
MN 2026 Gubernatorial debate:
vs.Jeff Johnson 2026(R)
vs.Lisa Demuth(R)
vs.Mike Lindell(R)
vs.Scott Jensen(R)
vs.Amy Klobuchar(D)
Past gubernatorial races:
MN 2022 Gubernatorial debate:
 Incumbent Tim Walz(DFL)
vs.State Sen.Scott Jensen(R)
vs.Mayor Mike Murphy(R,withdrew)
vs.Michelle Benson(R,withdrew)
vs.Paul Gazelka(R,withdrew)
2018 Minnesota gubernatorial debate,
Tina Liebling (DFL)
Tim Walz (DFL)
Matt Dean (R)
Rebecca Otto (DFL)
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman (DFL)
House Majority Leader Erin Murphy (DFL)
vs.Pawlenty(R)
vs.Johnson(R)
|
