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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
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) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
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) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
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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2018 Texas Senate race: debates and news coverage
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from 2018 TX Senate race (number of quotes indicated):
- Beto O`Rourke (24) Texas Democratic candidate for President; U.S. Rep from TX
- Ted Cruz (20) Republican 2016 Primary Challenger
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Texas 2018 Senatorial debates and race coverage:
- Medium.com, Official blog of the US Representative for El Paso, Nov 16 2017
- Slate.com, "The Crazy Republican-Endorsed Logic Behind 'If Trump Loses, I'm Grabbing My Musket'." by Mark Joseph Stern, Oct 26, 2016
- El Paso Inc. (business newspaper), "Beto O'Rourke," by David Crowder Jul 18, 2016
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Beto O`Rourke: Trust women to make their own decisions.
Ted Cruz: No exceptions for rape or incest; de-fund Planned Parenthood.
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Budget & Economy
Ted Cruz: Choose individual liberty over more & more spending.
Beto O`Rourke: Promote antitrust & regulations that promote competition.
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Corporations
Beto O`Rourke: Protect consumers from predatory financial behavior.
Ted Cruz: Free businesses from the CFPB's regulatory blockades.
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Drugs
Beto O`Rourke: Long-time advocate for marijuana legalization.
Ted Cruz: Opposed to marijuana legalization, but let states choose.
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Education
Beto O`Rourke: Vouchers funnel public school $ into private schools.
Ted Cruz: Private school vouchers is civil rights issue of our time.
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Energy & Oil
Beto O`Rourke: Unprecedented action to build clean energy economy.
Ted Cruz: Paris Accord destroys $3 trillion in American GDP by 2040.
Beto O`Rourke: Incentivize renewable energy.
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Environment
Beto O`Rourke: Ensure EPA's funding & independence.
Ted Cruz: EPA ran amok under Obama.
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Families & Children
Ted Cruz: Amendment to define marriage as between man & a woman.
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Foreign Policy
Beto O`Rourke: Invest in improving Northern Triangle of Central America.
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Free Trade
Beto O`Rourke: Tariffs on China will devastate our economy.
Ted Cruz: Supports tariffs; opposes bailouts to those hurt by them.
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Government Reform
Beto O`Rourke: End secret spending flooding American elections.
Beto O`Rourke: Empower communities by ending gerrymandering.
Ted Cruz: Disclosing campaign spending violates free speech.
Ted Cruz: Political gerrymandering is legitimate, unless racial.
Beto O`Rourke: Committed to personal term limit for serving in Congress.
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Gun Control
Beto O`Rourke: Universal background checks; ban assault weapons.
Ted Cruz: Led fight not to ban assault weapons.
Ted Cruz: Purpose of Second Amendment is protection against tyranny.
Beto O`Rourke: Supports common sense gun laws.
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Health Care
Beto O`Rourke: Improve ObamaCare, including public option.
Ted Cruz: ObamaCare caused millions to lose their jobs.
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Immigration
Ted Cruz: Enforce the law but also keep families together.
Beto O`Rourke: DREAMers are as American as my kids.
Ted Cruz: No path to citizenship to DREAMers or anyone else.
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Jobs
Beto O`Rourke: Raise minimum wage from $7.25/hr to $15.
Ted Cruz: Raising minimum wage costs jobs for the most vulnerable.
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Principles & Values
Beto O`Rourke: Supports Congress term limits; leaving House after 6 years.
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Tax Reform
Beto O`Rourke: GOP tax plan helps rich & hurts middle class.
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Technology
Beto O`Rourke: Stimulus spending invests in areas like infrastructure.
Beto O`Rourke: Rolling back net neutrality hurts democracy.
Ted Cruz: Net neutrality puts government in charge of internet.
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War & Peace
Beto O`Rourke: Nuclear treaty was best path to prevent Iranian nukes.
Ted Cruz: Nuke treaty didn't sufficiently rein in Iran's nuke program.
Ted Cruz: SWIFT: commit to maintain ongoing sanctions against Iran.
Beto O`Rourke: We need to think before acting in Mideast.
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Click for quotations from other sources by:
- Beto O`Rourke Texas Democratic candidate for President; U.S. Rep from TX
- Ted Cruz Republican 2016 Primary Challenger
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The above quotations are from 2018 Texas Senate race: debates and news coverage.
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