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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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FactCheck.org analysis of 2010 political speeches
(Click for external website)
Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from 2010 FactCheck.org (number of quotes indicated):
- Barack Obama (5) Democratic President (elected 2008)
- Bob McDonnell (3) Virginia Republican Governor
- Dwight Eisenhower (2)
- Harry S Truman (2)
- Martha Coakley (2) Massachusetts Democratic Challenger
- Scott Brown (5) Previously MA Republican Jr Senator New Hampshire
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EXPLANATORY NOTE by OnTheIssues.org:
FactCheck.org analyses the veracity of statements made during political races.
OnTheIssues.org summarizes two sets of analyses:
1. From debates and public speeches
2. From TV & radio advertisements
Following is the self-description of how FactCheck.org works:
[FactCheck.org is] a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.
The Annenberg Political Fact Check is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The APPC was established by publisher and philanthropist Walter Annenberg in 1994 to create a community of scholars within the University of Pennsylvania that would address public policy issues at the local, state, and federal levels.
The APPC accepts NO funding from business corporations, labor unions, political parties, lobbying organizations or individuals. It is funded primarily by the Annenberg Foundation.
-- Jesse Gordon, jesse@OnTheIssues.org, November 2010
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Abortion
Martha Coakley: AdWatch: Brown denied contraception to rape victims.
Scott Brown: 2005: Conscience-based opt out of post-rape contraception.
Scott Brown: Provide info about emergency contraception to rape victims.
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Budget & Economy
Barack Obama: FactCheck: Obama's estimate of $8T deficit is closer to $3T.
Bob McDonnell: FactCheck: No, Obama won't double debt; only 55% increase.
Bob McDonnell: FactCheck: Yes, federal debt is over $100,000 per household.
Scott Brown: AdWatch: $2 trillion spending spree puts us deeper in debt.
Scott Brown: No new regulation of the financial markets.
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Corporations
Barack Obama: FactCheck: Many steps until companies can bankroll elections.
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Government Reform
Barack Obama: FactCheck: Yes, set up first reverse-revolving door policy.
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Health Care
Barack Obama: FactCheck: Obama's estimate of $1T saved is closer to $132B.
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Immigration
Dwight Eisenhower: FactCheck: Operation Wetback deported 2.1M Mexicans, not 13M.
Dwight Eisenhower: 1955: Mexican border "secured" after Operation Wetback.
Harry S Truman: FactCheck: 3.4M "voluntarily" deported but not to make jobs.
Harry S Truman: Everyone suffers from the presence of illegal immigrants.
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Jobs
Barack Obama: FactCheck: Obama's estimate of 2M jobs saved is closer to 1M.
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Principles & Values
Bob McDonnell: FactCheck: No, Thomas Jefferson was a Democrat.
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Tax Reform
Martha Coakley: AdWatch: Get taxes up from more employment, not tax increase.
Scott Brown: 15 percent across the board tax cut.
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The above quotations are from FactCheck.org analysis of 2010 political speeches.
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