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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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2013 Massachusetts Special Senate Election Debates
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Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from 2013 MA Senate Special Election Debates (number of quotes indicated):
- Ed Markey (13) Democratic Challenger Massachusetts
- Gabriel Gomez (23) Republican Challenger Massachusetts
- Jack Robinson (1) Former Republican Special Election Challenger (2009) Massachusetts
- Steve Lynch (6) Democrat (Senate run 2013) U.S. Rep Massachusetts-8
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Ed Markey: Endorsed by Planned Parenthood; supports abortion rights.
Ed Markey: Litmus test for Supreme Court nominees on abortion.
Gabriel Gomez: I'm personally prolife but I'm not changing any abortion law.
Gabriel Gomez: 24-hour waiting period for a woman to get an abortion.
Steve Lynch: Protect Roe v. Wade; it keeps abortion in clinical setting.
Steve Lynch: Opposes abortion funding but funded Planned Parenthood.
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Budget & Economy
Ed Markey: Home mortgage deduction should not be on the table.
Gabriel Gomez: Deficit reduction might even include home mortgage deduction.
Ed Markey: Sequestration is another word for mindless cuts.
Steve Lynch: Voted for sequestration because debt default was worse.
Steve Lynch: Supported sequestration and opposed financial bailouts.
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Civil Rights
Gabriel Gomez: I support Paycheck Fairness Act's equal pay for women.
Ed Markey: History of voting for women's rights.
Gabriel Gomez: Repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.
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Drugs
Gabriel Gomez: Federal medical marijuana OK; leave the rest to states.
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Energy & Oil
Ed Markey: Simply unneeded to subsidize oil industry.
Gabriel Gomez: Keystone XL project brings jobs.
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Environment
Gabriel Gomez: I'm a "green Republican"; others in GOP deny science.
Steve Lynch: Help Massachusetts fishermen as working class.
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Government Reform
Ed Markey: Authored laws on Telecomm, insider trading, and Alzheimers.
Gabriel Gomez: No anti-ad pledge; my only pledge is to Constitution.
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Gun Control
Ed Markey: Expand background checks; ban assault weapons; fight NRA.
Gabriel Gomez: A lot of people in the GOP are wrong on gun control.
Ed Markey: Fight the NRA for broader gun control measures.
Gabriel Gomez: I oppose the NRA on expanded background checks.
Gabriel Gomez: In favor of closing the gun-show loophole.
Gabriel Gomez: Tie gun sales to mental health checks.
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Health Care
Gabriel Gomez: Repeal medical device tax in ObamaCare.
Gabriel Gomez: ObamaCare hurts the middle class & small business.
Gabriel Gomez: Universal affordable coverage, but repeal ObamaCare.
Ed Markey: Supported ObamaCare but would repeal aspects of it.
Steve Lynch: Opposed ObamaCare and would repeal aspects of it.
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Homeland Security
Ed Markey: Don't compromise innocent haystack looking for guilty needle.
Gabriel Gomez: Only traitors reveal harmful surveillance information.
Gabriel Gomez: Fight to preserve Western Massachusetts' military units.
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Immigration
Gabriel Gomez: Make the Senate "Gang of Eight" a "Gang of Nine".
Gabriel Gomez: Pathway to citizenship should include learning English.
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Jobs
Ed Markey: $10 an hour minimum wage is just a first step.
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Principles & Values
Gabriel Gomez: FactCheck: Markey authored successful bills over 22 years.
Jack Robinson: Ran as Republican in past; running as Independent in 2013.
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Tax Reform
Ed Markey: Higher-income people should pay their fair share of taxes.
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Technology
Gabriel Gomez: Let the people decide if rail needed to Western Mass.
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War & Peace
Gabriel Gomez: Align with right rebel group and impose no-fly zone in Syria.
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Click for quotations from other sources by:
- Ed Markey Democratic Challenger Massachusetts
- Gabriel Gomez Republican Challenger Massachusetts
- Jack Robinson Former Republican Special Election Challenger (2009) Massachusetts
- Steve Lynch Democrat (Senate run 2013) U.S. Rep Massachusetts-8
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The above quotations are from 2013 Massachusetts Special Senate Election Debates.
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