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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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AdWatch: transcripts from 2024 presidential, gubernatorial, and Senate campaigns
Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from 2024 AdWatch (number of quotes indicated):
- Bill Eigel (1) Missouri Republican Challenger
- Bob Ferguson (1) Washington Democratic Challenger
- Crystal Quade (1) Missouri Democratic Challenger
- Donald Trump (1) Republican former President
- Doug Burgum (1) North Dakota 2024 Presidential contender; Republican ND Governor
- Jay Ashcroft (1) Missouri Republican Challenger
- John Bolton (1) National Security Advisor
- Josh Hawley (1) Republican Sr Senator Missouri
- Kamala Harris (2) California Democratic nominee;Vice President; former California Senator
- Mark Mullet (1) Washington Democratic Challenger
- Mike Kehoe (1) Missouri Republican Challenger
- Mike Pence (1) Indiana Former Republican Vice President (withdrew Oct.2023)
- Tim Walz (1) Minnesota DFL Governor & V.P. nominee
- Vivek Ramaswamy (1) District of Columbia CEO & Republican Challenger
OR click on an issue category below for a subset. |
EXPLANATORY NOTE by OnTheIssues.org:
Starting well before each election, candidates produce and air politicial advertisements. Since Citizens United took effect, PACs have produced many campaign ads too.
In modern campaigns, ads might be on TV, but also might be via email, web video, Tweets, or other social media.
Political pundit publications, such as The Hill and Rollcall, analyze campaign advertisements as well as campaign events
(although at OnTheIssues we ignore their relentless coverage of polls; since we consider them irrelevant to normal voters and relevant only to pundits!)
OnTheIssues.org reviews those ads and analyses for relevant issue content, including opponents' responses when available. Sometimes we transcribe the ads from video or audio; sometimes we include commentary; all the time, we urge paying attention to the opponent of each advertiser too, to get the full story!
Citation list (for transcriptions and analyses other than those by OnTheissues):
- CBS News, "Trump campaign has spent millions on anti-trans ads," by Caitlin Yilek, 10/16/2024, (Link)
- Santa Fe New Mexican, "Heinrich, Domenici ramp up attacks in advertisements as election draws nearer," by Daniel J. Chacon, Sep 4, 2024, (Link)
- Presidential AdWatch: "Full House," Harris-Walz 2024, transcribed from YouTube by OnTheIssues, 8/27/24, (Link)
- Kansas City Star, "Josh Hawley says Lucas Kunce wants to ban gas and diesel pick up trucks. Does he?, by Daniel Desrochers, August 21, 2024, (Link)
- Presidential AdWatch: "Tougher", by Harris for President, Aug. 2024, (Link)
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch AdWatch: "GOP candidates for governor fight over who's most opposed to China owning Missouri farmland, by Jack Suntrup, May 31, 2024, (Link)
- Washington State Standard, "Mullet goes after Ferguson for once backing drug decriminalization," by Bill Lucia, April 26, 2024, (Link)
- The Daily Beast, "Vivek Ramaswamy Drops Unhinged Ad to Air During Iowa Debate," by Jake Lahut, Jan. 10, 2024; [TV ad downloaded and transcribed by OnTheIssues 1/11/2024]; (Link)
- AdWatch: "Governor Noem Launches Bright Side Ad," 8/18/23, by the South Dakota Governor's Office, (Link)
- Iowa Capital Dispatch, "ND Gov. Doug Burgum launches campaign ads in Iowa, New Hampshire," by Robin Opsahl, June 12, 2023, (Link)
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Budget & Economy
Doug Burgum: Balanced the budget every year and passed record tax cuts.
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Civil Rights
Donald Trump: AdWatch: Kamala is for they/them; Trump is for you.
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Drugs
Bob Ferguson: Accountability for those who deal or supply drugs illegally .
Mark Mullet: Criminal penalties for possessing illegal drugs .
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Energy & Oil
Josh Hawley: AdWatch: Don't ban gas and diesel trucks.
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Foreign Policy
Bill Eigel: The ONLY candidate who'll ban China owning Missouri land.
Crystal Quade: Democrats have long opposed China owning Missouri ag land.
Jay Ashcroft: AdWatch:I don't authorize Chinese ownership of Missouri land.
Mike Kehoe: AdWatch: My opponent allows China owning Missouri ag land.
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Homeland Security
Kamala Harris: AdWatch: Trump is a a danger to our troops & our democracy.
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Immigration
Kamala Harris: Hire thousands more border agents: fix the border.
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Principles & Values
John Bolton: AdWatch: The only thing Trump cares about is Donald Trump.
Mike Pence: AdWatch: Trump puts himself over the Constitution.
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Technology
Vivek Ramaswamy: AdWatch: mainstream media favors corporate candidates .
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Welfare & Poverty
Tim Walz: End housing crisis: Build 3 million new housing units .
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The above quotations are from AdWatch: transcripts from 2024 presidential, gubernatorial, and Senate campaigns.
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