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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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2007 NAACP Presidential Primary Forum: Eight Democrats plus one Republican at annual convention for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Civil Rights
Chris Dodd: Bury "N" word along with "neglect", "silence", "bigotry".
Dennis Kucinich: Supreme Court has forgotten 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendment.
Mike Gravel: Dems love blacks during elections, but nothing has improved.
Mike Gravel: Electoral-industrial complex steals African-American votes.
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Crime
Joe Biden: Separate juveniles from adults in jail.
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Drugs
Joe Biden: Most violent crime is related to drugs.
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Education
Barack Obama: Supreme Court was wrong on school anti-integration ruling.
Bill Richardson: Supreme Court backstabbed equality of Brown v. Board of Ed.
Chris Dodd: Tragedy that Supreme Court overturns Brown desegregation.
Hillary Clinton: Working families cannot participate in school between 9 & 3.
John Edwards: Appoint judges with backbone to desegregate schools.
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Foreign Policy
Bill Richardson: We always forget about Africa; I will care.
Chris Dodd: We neglect the Caribbean; I will pay attention.
John Edwards: Make primary school available to 100M kids in Africa.
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Free Trade
Joe Biden: No trade agreements without workers’ & environmental rights.
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Government Reform
Barack Obama: Registered 150,000 new minority voters in Chicago in 1992.
Bill Richardson: When all minorities can vote, Democrats win.
Chris Dodd: Proud to have introduced the “Help America Vote Act”.
Dennis Kucinich: Voted against certifying 2004 election because of Ohio fraud.
Hillary Clinton: Same-day voter registration; no oppressive ID requirements.
Joe Biden: Roberts & Alito have turned Supreme Court upside down.
Joe Biden: History of racism was keeping black Americans from voting.
John Edwards: Vigorously prosecute voter suppression efforts.
Mike Gravel: Without paper ballots, they’ll steal the next election too.
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Gun Control
Barack Obama: Stop unscrupulous gun dealers dumping guns in cities.
Bill Richardson: Attack poverty at the core of gun violence.
Dennis Kucinich: We have babies dying in the streets; ban handguns.
Hillary Clinton: Get assault weapons & guns off the street.
John Edwards: Don’t need AK-47 to hunt; renew assault weapons ban.
Mike Gravel: Military culture causes more gun violence.
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Immigration
Tom Tancredo: Illegal immigrants especially hurt African-American workers.
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Principles & Values
John Edwards: Doing something about the two Americas is cause of my life.
Tom Tancredo: Only Republican to appear at NAACP annual convention.
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War & Peace
Bill Richardson: African-American community has disproportionate war pain.
Dennis Kucinich: Same thinking that took us into Iraq will take us into Iran.
Joe Biden: Never de-fund a single soldier in Iraq.
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The above quotations are from 2007 NAACP Presidential Primary Forum: Eight Democrats plus one Republican at annual convention for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
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