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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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2022 Oklahoma Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage
Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations from 2022 OK Governor's race (number of quotes indicated):
- Ervin Yen (8) Oklahoma Republican challenger for Governor
- Joy Hofmeister (18) Oklahoma Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger
- Kevin Stitt (6) Oklahoma Republican Governor of Oklahoma
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2022 Oklahoma Gubernatorial debates and race coverage:
- The Frontier, "We fact-checked the Oklahoma governor's debate between Kevin Stitt and Joy Hofmeister," by Clifton Adcock & Reese Gorman, October 21, 2022, (Link)
- The 74 (America's Education News Source), "As Oklahoma Governor's Race Tightens, Voucher Debate Takes Center Stage," by Linda Jacobson, October 14, 2022, (Link)
- The Journal-Record, "Sparks fly as Stitt, Hofmeister make their case," by Janice Francis-Smith, October 12, 2022 , (Link)
- Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, "Oklahoma Providers Increase After Anti-Christian Regs Blocked," by Ray Carter, June 28, 2022
- Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, "Hofmeister Sends Mixed Messages on Bathroom Policy," by Ray Carter, April 25, 2022
- Tahlequah Daily Press, "Hofmeister disagrees with Stitt on tribal issues," by James Beaty McAlester, Dec 14, 2021
- Tulsa World, "Oklahoma tribes might be more active in 2022 governor's race," by Bob Doucette, Nov 22, 2021
- KFOR-4-TV Oklahoma's News, "Reactions to State of Oklahoma's execution of John Grant by lethal injection," by Hicham Raache, Oct 28, 2021
- The Frontier, "Hofmeister is running as a Democrat. Would she govern like one?," by Ben Felder, October 22, 2021
- The Oklahoman, "Second Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate changes political affiliation, abandons GOP," by Carmen Forman, Oct 19, 2021
- The Black Wall Street Times, "Education Superintendent Switches from R to Dem to Run for Oklahoma Governor," by Erika Stone, October 7, 2021
- Tulsa World, "Joy Hofmeister to flip parties, challenge Kevin Stitt for governor in 2022," by Andrea Eger & Randy Krehbiel, Oct 7, 2021
- The Journal Record, "Hamilton: The show is underway--candidates starting 2022 campaigns," by Arnold Hamilton, November 12, 2020
- KOCO-5 ABC News, "Former state Sen. Ervin Yen officially announces campaign for Oklahoma governor," Nov 8, 2020
- OKC Friday, "Yen Cites Stance on Pot, Immunizations For Primary Loss," by Mike W. Ray, Jul 06, 2018
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OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Joy Hofmeister: Personally pro-life; against extremism on both sides.
Joy Hofmeister: Personal decision between woman, her doctor and her faith.
Kevin Stitt: FactCheck: Less than 1% of abortions are after 21 weeks.
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Civil Rights
Joy Hofmeister: Listen to perspective and priorities of tribal nations.
Joy Hofmeister: Transgender bathroom policy: let local schools decide.
Kevin Stitt: Oppose bathrooms that match their gender identity.
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Crime
Joy Hofmeister: Suspend death penalty until it be properly carried out.
Joy Hofmeister: FactCheck: Yes, OK has higher crime rate than NY and CA.
Kevin Stitt: FactCheck: OK has higher violent crime rate than NY and CA.
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Drugs
Ervin Yen: Opposes medical marijuana without qualifying conditions.
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Education
Joy Hofmeister: My focus will be on education, particularly public schools.
Joy Hofmeister: Vouchers are "rural schools killers" that pull funding.
Kevin Stitt: Fund students not systems, including vouchers.
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Energy & Oil
Joy Hofmeister: Support Oklahoma business, including oil and gas industry.
Joy Hofmeister: Work with oil & gas industry to craft policies suited to OK.
Kevin Stitt: EPA is weaponized to restrict drilling on federal lands.
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Families & Children
Ervin Yen: Has pressed for increasing vaccinations of school children.
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Gun Control
Ervin Yen: Opposed permitless carry bill.
Joy Hofmeister: I'm an Oklahoman; I have a conceal and carry permit.
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Health Care
Ervin Yen: Mandate masks and mandate vaccines for coronavirus.
Ervin Yen: COVID: Oklahoma desperately needs a mask mandate.
Ervin Yen: Privatizing Medicaid is simply a bad idea.
Joy Hofmeister: COVID: I'd have listened to experts instead of changing them.
Joy Hofmeister: Supported Medicaid expansion under Obamacare.
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Principles & Values
Ervin Yen: Reason for running: state's lack of response to COVID.
Ervin Yen: I have not changed; the Republican Party has.
Joy Hofmeister: Lifelong Republican became Democrat to challenge incumbent.
Joy Hofmeister: Throughout my life, I've valued hard work and perseverance.
Joy Hofmeister: Tried to bar religious discrimination in scholarship program.
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Tax Reform
Joy Hofmeister: Fiscally conservative but praised tax boosting teacher pay.
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Click for quotations from other sources by:
- Ervin Yen Oklahoma Republican challenger for Governor
- Joy Hofmeister Oklahoma Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger
- Kevin Stitt Oklahoma Republican Governor of Oklahoma
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The above quotations are from 2022 Oklahoma Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage.
2018-22 Governors' book excerpts:
- American Crisis, by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D,NY)
- Can't Is Not an Option, by Gov. Nikki Haley (R,SC)
- Crossroads, by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D,NY)
- Dialogues, by Governor Jerry Brown (D,CA)
- From Power to Purpose, by Gov. Sam Brownback (R,KS)
- Governor`s Travels, by Gov. Angus King (I,ME)
- Leadership and Crisis, by Gov. Bobby Jindal (R,LA)
- The Opposite of Woe, by Gov. John Hickenlooper (D,CO)
- A Reason to Believe, by Gov. Deval Patrick (D,MA)
- Romney: An Inside Look, about Gov. Mitt Romney (R,MA)
- Scorpions for Breakfast, by Gov. Jan Brewer (R,AZ)
- Stand For Something, by Gov. John Kasich (R,OH)
- Unintimidated, by Governor Scott Walker (R,WI)
- What A Party!, by Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D,VA)
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