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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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CBS "Face the Nation" interviews during 2014
(Bob Schieffer interviewing candidates for 2014 and 2016 races)
Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from CBS "Face the Nation" interviews during 2014 (number of quotes indicated):
- Al Franken (1) Democrat/DFL Jr Senator (resigned 2017) Minnesota
- Bruce Braley (1) Democratic Challenger Iowa
- Greg Orman (1) Kansas Independent candidate for Governor
- Jack Reed (2) Democratic Sr Senator Rhode Island
- Jeff Sessions (1) Alabama Attorney General
- John Cornyn (2) Republican Sr Senator Texas
- Kay Hagan (2) Democratic Jr Senator North Carolina
- Lindsey Graham (4) South Carolina S.C. Senator; Republican Presidential candidate
- Marco Rubio (1) FL Senator; Republican Presidential candidate
- Mark Udall (1) Democratic Sr Senator; previously Representative Colorado
- Mark Warner (1) Virginia Former Democratic Governor (2002-2006); elected Senator 2008
- Mike McFadden (4) Republican Challenger Minnesota
- Mitch McConnell (2) Republican Sr Senator Kentucky
- Pat Roberts (1) Republican Sr Senator Kansas
- Paul LePage (1) Maine Republican Governor
- Rand Paul (1) Republican 2016 Primary Challenger
- Richard Durbin (2) Democratic Sr Senator Illinois
- Rick Perry (1) Texas Secretary of Energy
- Steve Daines (1) Republican Senate challenger Montana
- Thom Tillis (2) Republican Challenger North Carolina
- Tim Scott (3) Republican Senator-Appointee South Carolina
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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
Mark Warner: Sequester was stupidest way to cut; shutdown cost even more.
John Cornyn: We've had 17 federal shutdowns since 1976; Obama is AWOL.
Tim Scott: Address fiscal cliff with sequestration & tax cut extension.
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Drugs
Rick Perry: They're not "cartels", they're narcoterrorists.
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Energy & Oil
Steve Daines: War on American energy is part of war on middle class.
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Foreign Policy
Marco Rubio: Tough sanctions against Russia for Ukraine aggression.
Rand Paul: We don't need grandstanding tough talk against Russia.
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Government Reform
Bruce Braley: AdWatch: Opponent never made a peep about wasteful spending.
Mitch McConnell: Federal shutdown was just a 2-week paid vacation: bad policy.
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Gun Control
Mike McFadden: Expand background checks; close gun show loophole.
Tim Scott: Don't rush to judgment on gun control after school shootings.
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Health Care
Pat Roberts: Ebola: suspend air travel between the U.S. and West Africa.
Lindsey Graham: Let ObamaCare show itself as a continuing debacle.
Mitch McConnell: ObamaCare is a train wreck; do what we can to repeal it.
John Cornyn: End Congress' carve-out exemption from ObamaCare penalties.
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Homeland Security
Mark Udall: NSA should not collect bulk data; go through FISA court.
Richard Durbin: Benghazi was a tragedy, but not a cover-up.
Lindsey Graham: Cuts to military systems will leave us with a hollow force.
Jack Reed: Don't over-react to Benghazi; situation was confused.
Lindsey Graham: President did not do enough to protect Benghazi embassy.
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Immigration
Greg Orman: Tough, practical, fair policy: no amnesty but no deportation.
Kay Hagan: Inaction is not an option; comprehensive reform is best.
Thom Tillis: Bipartian failure to secure the border.
Mike McFadden: Secure the borders & then find way to grant citizenship.
Jeff Sessions: Opposes amnesty first; finish fencing and enforcement first.
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Jobs
Paul LePage: Vetoed incrementally raising the state's minimum wage.
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Principles & Values
Richard Durbin: Bipartisan dialogue instead of gridlock.
Tim Scott: Served in public office for 18 years, with 2 terms in House.
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Tax Reform
Mike McFadden: Wouldn't vote for tax increases.
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War & Peace
Kay Hagan: US should have more quickly armed the moderate Syrian rebels.
Thom Tillis: US should have more quickly armed the moderate Syrian rebels.
Jack Reed: Coalition to stop Syrian WMDs, but nothing more militarily.
Lindsey Graham: Get involved in Syria to protect against al Qaeda and Iran.
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Welfare & Poverty
Al Franken: Pay in full for school lunches instead of partly subsidizing.
Mike McFadden: Let states decide school lunch payments, not feds.
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The above quotations are from CBS "Face the Nation" interviews during 2014
(Bob Schieffer interviewing candidates for 2014 and 2016 races).
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