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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 |
(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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2022 Kentucky Senate race: debates and news coverage
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from 2022 KY Senate race (number of quotes indicated):
- Charles Booker (22) Democratic Senate Challenger Kentucky
- Herschel Walker (1) Republican Senate Challenger Georgia
- Rand Paul (1) Republican 2016 Primary Challenger
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2022 Kentucky Senate debates and race coverage:
- WKYT CBS/CW-TV, "Booker starts Senate bid on promise to help all Kentuckians," Nov. 3, 2021
- MSNBC, "Transcript: The ReidOut," interview of 2022 KY Senate candidate Charles Booker, 7/7/21
- Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC.org), "2020 Voter Guide," 3/16/21
- Truthout.org, "Charles Booker Eyes Running Against Rand Paul by Building Urban-Rural Coalition," by Mike Ludwig, March 16, 2021
- CNN.com, "Charles Booker 'strongly considering' 2022 Senate bid against Rand Paul," by Alex Rogers, March 15, 2021
- NewsMax, "Sen. Paul Blasts Dr. Fauci After Flip on School Closings," by Sandy Fitzgerald, 01 December 2020
- WFPL (NPR) 89.3 FM, "Louisville's 'Black Lives Matter' Demonstrations Continue A Long Quest For Environmental Justice," by James Bruggers, June 24, 2020
- Lexington Herald-Leader, "Another progressive Democrat is exploring a Senate bid," by Daniel Desrochers, November 22, 2019
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Charles Booker: Microphone cut off during speech against anti-abortion bill.
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Budget & Economy
Charles Booker: Supports Universal Basic Income; poverty is immoral.
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Civil Rights
Charles Booker: Have to tackle structural racism and inequity head-on.
Charles Booker: Ban conversion therapy and sex/gender discrimination.
Charles Booker: Rand Paul believes that racism is a winning strategy.
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Crime
Charles Booker: Need criminal justice reform & ending mass incarceration.
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Drugs
Charles Booker: Legalize cannabis, commute sentences, expunge records.
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Education
Charles Booker: Teachers want to fully and equitably fund public schools.
Rand Paul: COVID: Opening schools doesn't lead to a surge.
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Energy & Oil
Charles Booker: Refers to Green New Deal as "Kentucky New Deal".
Charles Booker: Climate crisis is great economic opportunity for Kentucky.
Charles Booker: Reclaim old coal land; black lung benefits for miners.
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Environment
Charles Booker: Marginalized communities harmed by pollution must be heard.
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Government Reform
Charles Booker: Remove barriers to democratic participation.
Charles Booker: Restore voting rights to those who paid for their crimes.
Herschel Walker: Congress has no power to overturn state-certified elections.
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Health Care
Charles Booker: Supports Medicare for All & Green New Deal.
Charles Booker: Expanding Medicaid under ACA led to economic boom.
Charles Booker: As diabetic knows reality of rationing insulin due to cost.
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Immigration
Charles Booker: Create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
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Jobs
Charles Booker: We are going to stand up for organized labor.
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Principles & Values
Charles Booker: Launched "Hood to the Holler" to bridge urban-rural divide.
Charles Booker: Build broad coalitions; break down barriers of race & class.
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Tax Reform
Charles Booker: Close loopholes for wealthy, ease burden on working families.
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Click for quotations from other sources by:
- Charles Booker Democratic Senate Challenger Kentucky
- Herschel Walker Republican Senate Challenger Georgia
- Rand Paul Republican 2016 Primary Challenger
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The above quotations are from 2022 Kentucky Senate race: debates and news coverage.
Sen. Paul up for re-election in 2022:
Former Senators & Senate races:
KY:
Incumbent Rand Paul(R)
vs.State Rep Charles Booker(D,nominee)
2020 Kentucky Senate debates:
 Mitch McConnell(R)
vs.Amy McGrath(D)
vs.Mary Ann Tobin(D)
vs.C. Wesley Morgan(R)
vs.Steven Cox(D)
Former Senators & Senate races:
2016 Kentucky Senate debates, Paul vs.Gray
2014 Kentucky Senate debates, McConnell vs. Grimes
2010 Kentucky Senate debate, Paul vs. Conway
2008 Kentucky Senate debate, McConnell vs. Lunsford
2004 Kentucky Senate debate, Mongiardo vs. Bunning
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