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Books by and about 2024 presidential candidates |
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Hillbilly Elegy,
by JD Vance (2017) |
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) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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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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2024 Arizona Senatorial race: debates and news coverage
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Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from 2024 AZ Senate race (number of quotes indicated):
- Kari Lake (17) Arizona Republican Challenger
- Kyrsten Sinema (2) Democrat U.S. Rep Arizona-9
- Mark Lamb (15) Republican Challenger Arizona
- Ruben Gallego (17) Democratic House Member U.S. Rep Arizona-7
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2024 Arizona Senate debates and race coverage:
- C-Span transcript, "Arizona U.S. Senate Debate," October 9, 2024, (Link)
- Arizona Republic, "Senate IVF 'show vote' says a lot about Ruben Gallego and Kari Lake," by EJ Montini, 9/18/24, (Link)
- Guides.vote: "Ruben Gallego vs. Kari Lake: candidate survey on 2024 Arizona Senate race", downloaded Sept. 2024, (Link)
- On 2024 Arizona Senate race, Ruben Gallego, "NORML Smoke the Vote" (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), downloaded Aug. 8, 2024, (Link)
- Arizona Mirror, "Kari Lake, who insists she won in 2022, enters the U.S. Senate race with Donald Trump's endorsement," by Caitlin Sievers, October 10, 2023, (Link)
- The Hill, "Kari Lake announces run for Arizona Senate seat," by Caroline Vakil, 10/10/23, (Link)
- Arizona Republic, "Prescription drug law highlights differences between Kyrsten Sinema and Ruben Gallego," by Ronald J. Hansen, 9/25/23, (Link)
- Newsweek, "Kari Lake Slams Companies' LGBTQ+ Marketing Being 'Thrown in Our Faces'," by Matthew Impelli, 6/6/23, (Link)
- Newsweek, "Kari Lake Demands Ukraine Peace Talks to Avoid 'World War III'," by Ewan Palmer, 5/3/23, (Link)
- Salon.com, "'QAnon sheriff' Mark Lamb goes deep into far-right fringe in Arizona Senate race," by Areeba Shah, April 22, 2023, (Link)
- Ballotpedia Candidate Connection: "Kari Lake", Nov. 2022, (Link)
- Politico: "He Calls Himself the 'American Sheriff.' Whose Law Is He Following?," by Jessica Pishko, 10/15/2021, (Link)
- Cronkite News, "Catholic lawmakers talk about balancing private faith, public life," by Charles McConnell, Sept. 23, 2015, (Link)
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Kari Lake: Does not support a federal ban, issue for states to decide.
Mark Lamb: Ensure that every life is protected from conception onward.
Kari Lake: Leave it to the states; my opponent wants to remove choice.
Ruben Gallego: Would codify Roe; my opponent was thrilled it was overturned.
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Budget & Economy
Kari Lake: Cut spending, reduce bureaucracy, and free American workers.
Mark Lamb: Federal government continues to spend money we don't have.
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Corporations
Ruben Gallego: Opposed Trump's largest corporate cuts in US history.
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Crime
Ruben Gallego: Invest in public safety, fund violence intervention programs.
Mark Lamb: Leftist policies are emboldening criminals; Americans suffer.
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Drugs
Kari Lake: End federal support for so-called "harm reduction" policies.
Mark Lamb: We must declare the drug cartels as terrorist organizations.
Kari Lake: Apologized for claiming teachers pushed legal pot.
Ruben Gallego: End decades of failed drug policy.
Ruben Gallego: Legalize marijuana, and allow banking services.
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Education
Kari Lake: Cut back federal interference in our local schools.
Mark Lamb: Woke ideologies run rampant and indoctrinate our youth.
Kari Lake: Opposes Biden's student loan forgiveness.
Ruben Gallego: Debt relief from soaring costs of higher education.
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Energy & Oil
Kari Lake: War on clean-burning oil & natural gas is counterproductive.
Kari Lake: Everything should be on the table to use, cheap and reliable.
Ruben Gallego: We need more energy; it will have to be nuclear.
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Environment
Kari Lake: Exempt western water projects from environmental review.
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Foreign Policy
Mark Lamb: We must forcefully stand up to the Chinese Communist Party.
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Free Trade
Mark Lamb: United States must decouple our economy from China.
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Government Reform
Mark Lamb: Helped found Protect America Now against "liberal takeover".
Mark Lamb: Protect our elections with staunch Voter ID laws.
Kari Lake: Vote only on Election Day, on paper.
Ruben Gallego: Freedom to Vote Act: same-day voter registration.
Kari Lake: Count every legal vote, and not illegals.
Ruben Gallego: I'm not for illegals voting, but keep vote by mail.
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Gun Control
Mark Lamb: The Second Amendment is a God-given right.
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Health Care
Ruben Gallego: Supports Medicaid and Medicare expansion.
Kyrsten Sinema: Shaped $35 insulin cap; lower prescription drug cost.
Kyrsten Sinema: Supported $35 insulin cap; cut prescription drug cost.
Mark Lamb: Calls vaccine mandates garbage, spoke at anti-vax rally.
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Homeland Security
Mark Lamb: Supporting our military means supporting military families.
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Immigration
Kari Lake: Deport & ban anyone entering outside official port of entry.
Mark Lamb: We need to return to Trump-era policies, finish the Wall.
Kari Lake: Border wall keeps us safe from a potential terrorist attack.
Ruben Gallego: Border wall works with technology and proper manpower.
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Jobs
Ruben Gallego: Raise minimum wage to at least $15/hour.
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Principles & Values
Ruben Gallego: America can be a responsible leader on the world stage.
Ruben Gallego: Catholicism taught him to help the poor and disadvantaged.
Mark Lamb: Living abroad gave him a deep appreciation for America.
Kari Lake: I want kids to dream big, make American dream a reality.
Ruben Gallego: I am lucky to be born in the best country in this world.
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Tax Reform
Ruben Gallego: End tax loopholes and exorbitant giveaways for the rich.
Kari Lake: Extend the 2017 Trump tax cuts.
Kari Lake: Extend the Trump tax cuts; no taxes on tips and overtime.
Ruben Gallego: Keep middle-class tax cuts, no to increased corporate cuts.
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The above quotations are from 2024 Arizona Senatorial race: debates and news coverage.
Sen. Sinema up for re-election in 2024; Senate debates:
AZ:
Kyrsten Sinema(I,incumbent)
vs.Ruben Gallego(D)
vs.Kari Lake(R)
Former Senators & Senate races:
Sen. Kelly (special election in 2020) up for re-election in 2022:
2022 AZ Senate debates:
 Incumbent Mark Kelly(D)
vs.Challenger Blake Masters(R,nominee)
vs.Justin Olson (R)
vs.CEO Jim Lamon(R)
vs.A.G. Mark Brnovich(R)
vs.Mick McGuire(R)
Former Senators & Senate races:
2020 Arizona Senate debate,
Martha McSally(R)
vs.Mark Kelly(D)
2018 Arizona Senate debate,
Ward(R)
vs.Sinema(D)
vs.Arpaio(R)
vs.McSally(R)
vs.Abboud(D)
vs.Marks(L)
2016 Arizona Senate debates, McCain vs.Kirkpatrick
McCain authored: Why Courage Matters
2012 Arizona Senate debates, Carmona vs. Flake
2010 Arizona Senate debates, Hayworth vs. McCain
2006 Arizona Senate debate, Kyl vs. Pederson
2004 Arizona Senate debate, McCain vs. Starky
Sen. Jon Kyl (R, retired 2012)
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