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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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ABC This Week interviews during 2014
(George Stephanopoulous interviewing candidates for 2014 and 2016 races)
Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from ABC This Week interviews during 2014 (number of quotes indicated):
- Brian Schweitzer (2) Montana Previously Democratic Governor
- Chris Christie (1) New Jersey N.J. Governor; Republican Presidential candidate
- Elizabeth Warren (2) Massachusetts Senator; considered 2016 presidential run
- Hillary Clinton (2) Democratic Presidential candidate
- Jack Reed (4) Democratic Sr Senator Rhode Island
- Marco Rubio (2) FL Senator; Republican Presidential candidate
- Paul Ryan (5) Republican
- Peter King (1) Republican 2016 Primary Challenger
- Rand Paul (9) Republican 2016 Primary Challenger
- Rick Perry (1) Texas Secretary of Energy
- Rick Santorum (1) Republican Presidential candidate
- Ted Cruz (6) Republican 2016 Primary Challenger
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A long-standing political tradition is the Sunday morning talk show,
beginning with "Meet the Press" in 1947.
Currently, five separate "talking head" programs appear on five different TV stations every Sunday morning.
Making an appearance on all five talk shows on one Sunday is known as a Full Ginsburg,
because it was first accomplished by William Ginsburg (Monica Lewinsky's attorney) in 1998.
In 2013, both Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio accomplished a Full Ginsburg,
fueling speculation that both are planning a presidential run in 2016.
In 2014, John Kerry was the only person to accomplish a Full Ginsburg,
but no one thinks he is planning a presidential run in 2016.
In 2015 so far, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough accomplished a Full Ginsburg in the follow-up to the
January 2015 State of the Union speech.
OnTheIssues.org excerpts all five of the shows, listed below, with their respective interviewing pundits and each pundit's political affiliation:
- ABC This Week: (George Stephanopoulos; liberal; from Bill Clinton's staff)
- CNN "State of the Union": (Candy Crowley; moderate liberal)
- Fox News Sunday: (Chris Wallace; conservative)
- Meet the Press: (Chuck Todd; moderate)
- CBS Face the Nation: (Bob Schieffer; moderate; ran briefly as Democrat for governor of Texas in 2009)
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Budget & Economy
Paul Ryan: Attach policies to debt limit increase which decrease debt.
Jack Reed: Address the sequester & debt ceiling without any new taxes.
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Corporations
Elizabeth Warren: In 1980s, cops were taken off the beat in financial services.
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Energy & Oil
Marco Rubio: Human activity is not causing climate change.
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Foreign Policy
Ted Cruz: America is indispensable; our allies need our leadership.
Ted Cruz: Sanctions on Putin for Ukraine: tyrants respond to weakness.
Ted Cruz: US has a responsibility to defend our values abroad.
Paul Ryan: Argentina has crony capitalism, based on exploitation.
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Government Reform
Paul Ryan: Making law with executive orders circumvents Constitution.
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Health Care
Ted Cruz: To repeal ObamaCare, show Dems they'd lose by supporting it.
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Homeland Security
Hillary Clinton: More Benghazi hearings ok only to learn what to do better.
Marco Rubio: No one has been held accountable for Benghazi.
Rand Paul: Don't let people who make money off weapons define policy.
Rand Paul: National defense is important, but no blank check.
Peter King: US FBI should investigate when planes disappear abroad.
Jack Reed: No Benghazi cover-up; had 11 hearings & 25,000 documents.
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Immigration
Rick Perry: Obama administration either inept or conspiring on illegals.
Rand Paul: Illegals are not bad people, but we have to control border.
Paul Ryan: Immigration reform possible after the border is secure.
Paul Ryan: Not "trust but verify"; need "verify then trust" approach.
Rick Santorum: Comprehensive bill is easier than consensus on components.
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Jobs
Rand Paul: Unemployment insurance ok if fully paid for & short-term.
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Principles & Values
Hillary Clinton: No lingering effects of concussion; will release records.
Elizabeth Warren: Registered Independent & Republican in Pennsylvania in 1990s.
Chris Christie: Cleared of Bridgegate blame, but more investigations coming.
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Technology
Rand Paul: Generalized warrants for all cellphones is unconstitutional.
Rand Paul: Snowden revealed NSA abuses, but a fair prison term is ok.
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War & Peace
Ted Cruz: Bomb ISIS back into the Stone Age, with Congress' approval.
Ted Cruz: Install Eastern European ABMs; stand up to Russia in Ukraine.
Rand Paul: Keep all options on the table, but don't declare war on Iran.
Brian Schweitzer: No reason to stay in Afghanistan after 12 years of war.
Brian Schweitzer: Attacking Iraq was a mistake that empowered al Qaeda.
Jack Reed: Red line in Syria if chemical weapons used against people.
Jack Reed: More pressure on Iran; keep all options on the table.
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Welfare & Poverty
Rand Paul: Tax cuts help the poor because local businesses will hire.
Rand Paul: Economic freedom zones: low taxes in high unemployment areas.
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The above quotations are from ABC This Week interviews during 2014
(George Stephanopoulous interviewing candidates for 2014 and 2016 races).
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