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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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2008 Democratic debate in Los Angeles, California, on on Jan. 31, 2008, the eve of Super Tuesday
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from 2008 Democratic debate on the eve of Super Tuesday (number of quotes indicated):
- Barack Obama (13)
- Hillary Clinton (20)
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Families & Children
Barack Obama: Parents should control what’s coming over the airwaves.
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Government Reform
Hillary Clinton: It took a Clinton to clean up after the first Bush.
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Health Care
Barack Obama: Against enforcement mechanism for mandating insurance.
Hillary Clinton: Taxpayers pay for drug R&D, not drug companies.
Hillary Clinton: Mandate insurance AND make it affordable for all.
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Immigration
Barack Obama: Solve the driver’s license issue with immigration reform.
Barack Obama: Immigrants are scapegoats for high unemployment rates.
Barack Obama: Support the DREAM Act for the children of illegal immigrants.
Hillary Clinton: Deporting all illegal immigrants is unrealistic.
Hillary Clinton: Illegal immigrants with driver’s licenses puts them at risk.
Hillary Clinton: Exploitation of undocumented workers drives down wages.
Hillary Clinton: Co-sponsored comprehensive immigration reform in 2004.
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Principles & Values
Barack Obama: The Clinton years were undeniably better than the Bush years.
Hillary Clinton: Being the president is much more than being a CEO.
Hillary Clinton: The next president faces a stack of problems on day one.
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Tax Reform
Barack Obama: I’m not bashful about it: wealthy will pay more taxes.
Hillary Clinton: Wealthy should go back to paying pre-Bush tax rates.
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War & Peace
Barack Obama: The Iraq war has undermined our security.
Barack Obama: Iraq is distracting us from a host of global threats.
Barack Obama: End the war, and end the mindset that got us into war.
Barack Obama: We have set the bar so low in Iraq.
Barack Obama: The Iraq war was conceptually flawed from the start.
Barack Obama: Title of Iraq war authorization bill stated its intent.
Hillary Clinton: Leaving 130,000 troops in Iraq is irresponsible abdication.
Hillary Clinton: Have nearly all combat troops out in a year.
Hillary Clinton: Withdraw one to two brigades in Iraq each month.
Hillary Clinton: Can’t leave Iraq safely without a plan.
Hillary Clinton: Can’t let the Iraqis think the US will be there forever.
Hillary Clinton: Voted against precedent of US subordinate to UN in Iraq.
Hillary Clinton: Iraq war authorization was not authority for preemption.
Hillary Clinton: Told by the White House how the war resolution would be used.
Hillary Clinton: Iraq war vote was meant to be used as coercive diplomacy.
Hillary Clinton: Would have never diverted attention from Afghanistan.
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The above quotations are from 2008 Democratic debate in Los Angeles, California, on on Jan. 31, 2008, the eve of Super Tuesday.
Other 2008 Democratic primary debates:
- Facebook debate, Jan. 5
- Las Vegas debate, Jan. 15
- CBC debate, Jan. 21
- Super Tuesday debate, Jan. 31
- Politico debate, Feb. 11
- Austin TX debate, Feb. 21
- Cleveland debate, Feb. 26
- Messiah College interviews, April 13
- Philadelphia debate, April 16
2008 Republican primary debates:
- Facebook debate, Jan. 5
- New Hampshire debate, Jan. 6
- South Carolina debate, Jan. 10
- Florida debate, Jan. 24
- Super Tuesday debate, Jan. 30
2008 presidential race:
- Presidential election books and debates
- Election interviews and fact-checking
- Presidential primary books and interviews
- 2008 Senate debates
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