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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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2008 Senate Candidate Questionnaire by the Business Industry Political Action Committee
Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from BIPAC 2008 Senate Candidate Questionnaire (number of quotes indicated):
- Jim Risch (13)
- Norm Coleman (6)
- Roger Wicker (5)
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BIPAC was founded in 1963 to enable more effective business participation in the political process. An independent, bipartisan organization, BIPAC provides a weekly e-mail newsletter of political intelligence and commentary.
The BIPAC Senate questionnaire includes numerous Senate candidates answering questions of interest to business readers. The BIPAC website is www.bipac.net.
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Corporations
Jim Risch: Reduce corporate tax; eliminate corporate capital gains tax.
Norm Coleman: Reduce corporate tax; eliminate corporate capital gains tax.
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Energy & Oil
Jim Risch: Yucca Mountain is the proper site for nuclear waste.
Jim Risch: Drill offshore; drill ANWR; drill for oil shale.
Jim Risch: No cap-&-trade; include India & China in carbon restrictions.
Norm Coleman: Speed up nuclear plant processing; send waste to Yucca.
Norm Coleman: Drill offshore; but don’t drill ANWR.
Roger Wicker: Speed up nuclear plant processing; send waste to Yucca.
Roger Wicker: Drill offshore; drill ANWR; drill for oil shale.
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Free Trade
Jim Risch: Re-establish Fast Track; re-negotiate NAFTA.
Norm Coleman: Supports Korea Trade; supports Fast Track.
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Government Reform
Jim Risch: Authored Idaho’s current tort reform law.
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Health Care
Jim Risch: Private sector is best suited to manage health care.
Roger Wicker: Private sector is best suited to manage health care.
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Immigration
Jim Risch: No comprehensive legislation; no amnesty.
Norm Coleman: I do not support a path to citizenship.
Roger Wicker: No comprehensive legislation; no amnesty.
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Jobs
Jim Risch: Keep secret ballot process for union elections.
Jim Risch: Stronger workforce education; overturn ergonomic standards.
Roger Wicker: Keep secret ballot process for union elections.
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Tax Reform
Jim Risch: High priority on keeping lower individual tax rates.
Jim Risch: Eliminate capital gains tax & estate tax.
Norm Coleman: Eliminate capital gains tax & estate tax.
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Technology
Jim Risch: Federally fund state infrastructure projects with no strings.
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The above quotations are from 2008 Senate Candidate Questionnaire by the Business Industry Political Action Committee.
Other 2008 Senate debates:
- Interviews with Senate candidates (OnTheIssues SenateMatch series)
- Senior Citizens League Guide (Senate questionnaire on retirement topics)
- Scientists and Engineers for America Guide (Senate questionnaire on science & technology topics)
- Business Industry Political Action Committee (Senate questionnaire on business topics)
- Political Courage Test (Senate questionnaire on general topics)
- Citizens for Global Solutions (Senate questionnaire on international topics)
- This Is Not Florida How Al Franken Won the Minnesota Senate Recount,by Jay Weiner
- The Truth (With Jokes), by Al Franken (2006)
State-by-state debates:
- AK: Sen. Ted Stevens (R, incumbent) vs. Mayor Mark Begich (D)
- AL: Sen. Jeff Sessions (R, incumbent) vs. State Sen. Vivian Figures (D)
- CO: Rep. Mark Udall (D) vs. Rep. Bob Schaeffer (R)
- GA: Georgia Democratic primary debate
- IA: Sen. Tom Harkin (D, incumbent) vs. Christopher Reed (R)
- ID: Gov. Jim Risch (R) vs. Rep. Larry LaRocco (D) vs. Rex Rammell (I)
- IL: Sen. Dick Durbin (D, incumbent) vs. Dr. Steven Sauerberg (R)
- KS: Sen. Pat Roberts (R, incumbent) vs. Rep. Jim Slattery (D)
- KY: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R, incumbent) vs. Bruce Lunsford (D)
- LA: Sen. Mary Landrieu (D, incumbent) vs. John Neely Kennedy (R)
- MA: Sen. John Kerry (D, incumbent) vs. Jeff Beatty (R)
- ME: Sen. Susan Collins (R, incumbent) vs. Rep. Tom Allen (D)
- MN: Sen. Norm Coleman (R, incumbent) vs. Al Franken (D) & Sen. Dean Barkley (I)
- MS: Sen. Roger Wicker (R, incumbent) vs. Gov. Ronnie Musgrove (D)
- NC: Sen. Liddy Dole (R) vs. State Sen. Kay Hagan (D)
- NE: Gov. Mike Johanns (R) vs. Scott Kleeb (D)
- NE: Nebraska's Brand of Change, by Scott Kleeb
- NH: Sen. John Sununu (R, incumbent) vs. Gov. Jeanne Shaheen
- NJ: Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D, incumbent) vs. Rep. Dick Zimmer (R)
- NM: Rep. Steve Pearce (R) vs. Rep. Tom Udall (D)
- OK: Sen. Jim Inhofe (R, incumbent) vs. State Sen. Andrew Rice (D)
- OR: Sen. Gordon Smith (R, incumbent) vs. State Rep. Jeff Merkley (D)
- SD: Sen. Tim Johnson (D, incumbent) vs. Joel Dykstra (R)
- TX: Sen. Jon Cornyn (R, incumbent) vs. Rick Noriega (D)
- VA: Gov. Jim Gilmore (R) and vs. Gov. Mark Warner (D)
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