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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) |
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 |
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(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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2012 Values Voters Summit
The Values Voter Summit
is an annual political conference for American social conservative activists and elected officials from across the United States.
Values Voter Summit is hosted by the Family Research Council with numerous conservative organizations sponsoring or otherwise participating in the conference. In the most recent summit, 38 organizations participated and 2,000 people were in attendance.[1] The summit is usually held in September or October of each year.
Their website self-description:
Since 1983, Family Research Council (FRC) has advanced faith, family and freedom in public policy and the culture from a Christian worldview.
FRC is the leading voice for the family in our nation's halls of power.
FRC is a non-profit organization whose vision is a culture in which human life is valued, families flourish and religious liberty thrives.
OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Eric Cantor: Never use taxpayer dollars to kill innocent life.
Paul Ryan: Don't make Catholic Charities do things the ObamaCare way.
Paul Ryan: Then: safe, legal & rare; now: unqualified right to abortion.
Rand Paul: Coarsening of our culture led to 50 million unborn deaths.
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Budget & Economy
Paul Ryan: The Obama stimulus wasted $831B and the agenda failed.
Paul Ryan: Get America creating wealth again, not dividing up wealth.
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Civil Rights
Eric Cantor: Traditional marriage is formula for pursuit of happiness.
Jim DeMint: Redefining marriage disallows freedom to live out our faith.
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Education
Eric Cantor: Stand tall against teachers' unions and for school choice.
Jim DeMint: Don't use education system to force my values on others.
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Families & Children
Jim DeMint: Biblical values create work ethic and family responsibility.
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Foreign Policy
Michele Bachmann: Jerusalem is the eternal capital of Israel.
Michele Bachmann: Islamic radicals persecute Christians across Africa & Asia.
Michele Bachmann: Org. for Islamic Cooperation calls for worldwide Shariah.
Paul Ryan: Confident exercise of US leadership keeps peace in Mideast.
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Government Reform
Paul Ryan: We don't belong to government; the people are sovereign.
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Health Care
Eric Cantor: ObamaCare forces lawsuits to practice our faith.
Paul Ryan: Regulators don't want your opinion on ObamaCare mandates.
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Homeland Security
Michele Bachmann: Defend our embassies against Islamists; defend free speech.
Michele Bachmann: Muslim radicals are dedicated to destruction of America.
Michele Bachmann: US historical policy is strength, not appeasement.
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Immigration
Michele Bachmann: No visas for members of designated terrorist organizations.
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Principles & Values
Rand Paul: I am a Christian but not always a good one.
Rand Paul: Sometimes evil people win, and saintly heroes are martyred.
Rand Paul: America's crisis is not fiscal, but moral & spiritual.
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War & Peace
Rand Paul: It is unacceptable not to hate war.
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Welfare & Poverty
Paul Ryan: Civil society means we give of ourselves without government.
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The above quotations are from 2012 Values Voters Summit.
2012 Presidential General Election:
- Third and final Obama-Romney debate, Oct. 22, 2012
- Second Obama-Romney debate, Oct. 16, 2012
- Biden-Ryan V.P. debate, Oct. 11, 2012
- First Obama-Romney debate, Oct. 3, 2012
- Obama-Romney Univision Interviews, Sept. 19, 2012
- Obama-Romney Science Debate, Sept. 4, 2012
- 2012 Presidential General Election Archives
- 2011 Presidential Primary Archives
- GOP Primary Debates, 2011-2012
- Presidential website excerpts
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