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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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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Angela Alsobrooks: Women's Health Protection Act: protect abortion access.
Angela Alsobrooks: Oppose efforts to defund Planned Parenthood.
Larry Hogan: Restore Roe as the law of the land.
Larry Hogan: Restore Roe as the law of the land.
Bernie Moreno: Absolutely pro-life; no exception.
Bob Casey: Overturning Roe v. Wade is dangerous.
Colin Allred: Protect the freedoms and rights of women.
David McCormick: Opposes national abortion ban: states should decide.
Jacky Rosen: Support women's right to make health care decisions.
Sam Brown: I am pro-life: protect the lives of unborn babies.
Sherrod Brown: Restore Roe v. Wade abortion protection.
Ted Cruz: Reversing Roe was a massive victory for life.
Josh Stein: Defend women's rights to contraception, IVF or abortion.
Angus King: Overturning Roe robs millions of women of fundamental right.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Guarantee abortion rights in the Florida constitution.
Demi Kouzounas: No national ban; abortion should come back to the states.
Eric Hovde: Supported overturning Roe v. Wade.
Jon Tester: Woman and her doctor & family should decide.
Tim Sheehy: Proudly pro-life: don't murder our unborn children.
Mark Robinson: Make N.C. the most pro-life state .
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Budget & Economy
Angela Alsobrooks: Invest in humans AND invest in our future economy .
Bernie Moreno: Cut government spending and end inflation.
Demi Kouzounas: ARPA is a $2 trillion tax hike proposal.
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Civil Rights
Angela Alsobrooks: Supports same-sex marriage rights.
Larry Hogan: Ban gay conversion therapy for minors.
Bernie Moreno: 2014: Gay Games are a chance to celebrate diversity.
Colin Allred: Guarantee civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ Americans .
Jacky Rosen: Fight until every member of our community is free and equal.
Sherrod Brown: Ban discrimination on sexual orientation & gender identity.
Josh Stein: Treat children fairly; unfairness based on race reverberates.
Demi Kouzounas: Adults can be with whoever they want.
Tim Sheehy: Boys are boys; girls are girls no drag queen story time .
Brandon Presley: Trust parents on gender-affirming care for their kids.
Tate Reeves: Ban gender-affirming care for minors.
Mark Robinson: Don't indoctrinate kids about transgenderism & race.
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Corporations
Angela Alsobrooks: Make big corporations pay their fair share.
Larry Hogan: Eliminated thousands of job-killing regulations.
Ruben Gallego: Opposed Trump's largest corporate cuts in US history.
Bob Casey: Make biggest corporations pay their fair share .
Bob Casey: Regulate banking hidden fees & crack down on shrinkflation.
Colin Allred: Voted for a 15% corporate minimum tax.
David McCormick: Cut the red tape; let firms innovate.
Jacky Rosen: Make billion-dollar corporations pay their fair share .
Sam Brown: Make the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent.
Sherrod Brown: Invest in our small businesses and American manufacturing.
Ted Cruz: Voted against a 15% corporate minimum tax.
Angus King: Close corporate tax loopholes: 15% corporate tax minimum.
Eric Hovde: Economic sanity: private-sector-driven pro-growth business.
Eric Hovde: Low corporate tax rate, but set a minimum tax rate.
Jon Tester: Supported a 15% minimum corporate tax.
Tammy Baldwin: Small businesses are the backbone of our economy.
Tim Sheehy: Less government oversight: empower businesses to succeed.
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Crime
Sherrod Brown: Provide police with de-escalation training.
Angela Alsobrooks: Enhance police accountability with comprehensive changes .
Angela Alsobrooks: Reforms for police accountability and comprehensive equity .
Larry Hogan: Re-fund the police; vetoed police reform bills.
Larry Hogan: Re-fund the police: vetoed police reform bills.
Bernie Moreno: Demoralizing the police is the goal of the radical left.
Bob Casey: Defund localities that defund the police.
Colin Allred: Supports common-sense police reforms like de-escalation.
David McCormick: Fewer police means less safe communities.
Jacky Rosen: Justice in Policing Act: address systemic racism.
Sam Brown: Pursue justice against anyone who disregards public safety.
Ted Cruz: Police are under attack BLM are terrorists.
Josh Stein: Make justice system fair, no matter the person's race.
Angus King: Defund localities that defund police .
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Require police reforms; address systemic racism in policing.
Demi Kouzounas: We've lost respect for those that protect us.
Jon Tester: Support rehabilitative programming and fix sentencing laws.
Tim Sheehy: Cops are good; criminals are bad.
Mark Robinson: Ensure police are trained, equipped, and highest standards.
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Drugs
Angela Alsobrooks: Blame rising crime rates on decriminalized marijuana.
Kari Lake: Apologized for claiming teachers pushed legal pot.
Larry Hogan: 2016: vetoed decriminalization of marijuana paraphernalia.
Ruben Gallego: Legalize marijuana, and allow banking services.
Bernie Moreno: Marijuana leads to schizophrenia: a gateway drug.
Colin Allred: Decriminalize pot nationally; pardon marijuana possession.
David McCormick: Marijuana is a gateway to harder drugs.
Brandon Presley: Legalize medical marijuana.
Tate Reeves: Medical marijuana tolerable, but not recreational.
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Education
Angela Alsobrooks: Improve access to low interest student loans.
Kari Lake: Opposes Biden's student loan forgiveness.
Larry Hogan: Biden student loan forgiveness: bad idea at worst time.
Ruben Gallego: Debt relief from soaring costs of higher education.
JD Vance: Climate is changing; solution is nuclear power.
Bernie Moreno: Stop bailout for rich kids (no student loan forgiveness).
Bob Casey: Fund African American history in schools.
Colin Allred: Reduce and forgive student loan debt .
David McCormick: Patriotic education instead of liberal wokeness .
David McCormick: No transgender students in women's sports.
David McCormick: Loan forgiveness forces us to pay someone else's debt.
Jacky Rosen: Supports Biden's student debt relief program.
Jacky Rosen: Dismantle systemic racism through education.
Sam Brown: Critical race theory poisons our children's minds.
Sam Brown: Opposes $300B spent to forgive student loans.
Sherrod Brown: Cancel student debt: NOW is the time.
Ted Cruz: Cancelling student loan debt is illegal.
Josh Stein: Voucher programs suck money out of the public schools.
Josh Stein: Student loan forgiveness in exchange for serving the public.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Opposes Florida's "Stop WOKE Act" in schools.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Cancel student debt, or at least cancel interest.
Demi Kouzounas: Forgiving student loans costs money & inflation.
Eric Hovde: Student debt forgiveness is unfair at every single level.
Rick Scott: It's time for schools to stop pushing these woke ideologies.
Rick Scott: Student loan bailout is a socialist handout.
Tim Sheehy: End the woke social agenda infecting our schools.
Tim Sheehy: Take a loan, pay it back: no loan forgiveness.
Brandon Presley: Expand access to teacher loan repayment programs.
Tate Reeves: Opposes federal loans forgiveness programs.
Mark Robinson: Public school teachers are wicked; make your own school.
Mark Robinson: I'll pay your student loan if you pay my mortgage.
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Energy & Oil
Angela Alsobrooks: Urgent action on existential threat of climate change.
Angela Alsobrooks: Supports $369 billion in clean energy spending .
Larry Hogan: Clean Energy Jobs Act ok, but should include nuclear energy.
Bernie Moreno: Yes coal, gas, and oil; no solar and wind.
Bob Casey: Invest in meaningful climate action now.
David McCormick: Unleash oil & gas production; halt clean energy subsidies.
Jacky Rosen: Climate crisis has very real impacts in Nevada.
Josh Stein: Support rooftop solar; dramatically reduce carbon emissions .
Sam Brown: Opposes stricter emission standards for trucks.
Sherrod Brown: Aggressive action to combat climate change.
Angus King: We are fiddling while the planet burns.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Climate change is real; act to upgrade infrastructure.
Demi Kouzounas: Opposes wind energy; opposes carbon reduction.
Demi Kouzounas: Radical Democrats support the Green New Deal.
Eric Hovde: Delusional to end fossil fuel use.
Eric Hovde: Roll back regulations to expand energy production .
Jon Tester: $369 billion in climate and clean energy initiatives.
Rick Scott: Address climate change impact without killing the economy.
Tim Sheehy: Stand strong against the radical climate cult agenda.
Mark Robinson: Keep the climate change cabal out of this state.
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Environment
Angela Alsobrooks: Protect Chesapeake Bay, including additional funding.
JD Vance: Environmental justice policies ship jobs to China.
Tim Ryan: Protect streams from the impact of coal mining.
Bernie Moreno: Loosen environmental regulations.
Bob Casey: Regulating auto emissions; conserve at-risk wildlife species.
Jacky Rosen: Protect Lake Tahoe for generations to come.
Sam Brown: 2022: Supported Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site.
Sherrod Brown: Environmental stewardship is an ongoing responsibility.
Angus King: Phase out single-use plastic and foam .
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Our environment is at the heart of everything.
Rick Scott: Cut budgets of state environmental agencies.
Tammy Baldwin: Community projects to clean up the Mississippi River.
Brandon Presley: Major public works project to fix Jackson's water.
Tate Reeves: 2020: Vetoed water-billing system; delayed bond funding.
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Families & Children
Josh Stein: Protections for gender identity or sexual orientation.
Demi Kouzounas: It's child sexual abuse to teach kids multiple genders.
Eric Hovde: Restrictions on gender-affirming treatments for minors .
Mark Robinson: Straight couples are superior to gay couples.
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Free Trade
Angela Alsobrooks: Invest in future economy to compete around the globe.
JD Vance: Raise taxes on companies that ship jobs overseas.
Demi Kouzounas: Bring jobs back by adding a little bit more tariffs.
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Government Reform
Kari Lake: Vote only on Election Day, on paper.
Ruben Gallego: Freedom to Vote Act: same-day voter registration.
Bernie Moreno: Support voter ID laws: Easy to vote, hard to cheat.
Jacky Rosen: Protect the sacred right to vote.
Sam Brown: Voter ID is effective way to secure our elections.
Sherrod Brown: Expand early voting & voting by mail.
Ted Cruz: Supports voter integrity law; opposes ballot harvesting.
Josh Stein: Voting Rights Act protects against racial discrimination .
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Require independent, nonpartisan redistricting.
Demi Kouzounas: Declare electronic voting machines unconstitutional.
Eric Hovde: Tighten up voting process; clean up voting system.
Rick Scott: Shrink government work force by 25% in 5 years .
Brandon Presley: Voting is as much a privilege as a right.
Tate Reeves: Restrict absentee ballots; ban mail-in voting.
Mark Robinson: Just one day to vote, with Voter ID.
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Gun Control
Larry Hogan: Vetoed tougher background checks but signed red flag law.
Angela Alsobrooks: Current gun laws are inadequate: support background checks.
Bernie Moreno: I'm an absolutist on the Second Amendment.
Bob Casey: Ban weapons of war like AR-15 rifles.
Colin Allred: Supports red flag laws & assault weapons ban .
David McCormick: Opposes red flag laws; supports background checks.
Sherrod Brown: Funding for crisis intervention; disarm domestic abusers.
Angus King: Implement red flag laws; expand background checks.
Demi Kouzounas: Very concerned with gun rights.
Eric Hovde: Right to keep and bear arms: no exception.
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Health Care
Tammy Baldwin: Address racial disparities in health care system.
Angela Alsobrooks: Healthcare is a fundamental right: build upon ObamaCare.
Larry Hogan: Don't repeal ObamaCare, but no paid medical leave.
Bernie Moreno: Obamacare had zero to do with affordability.
Bob Casey: Cap insulin at $35; negotiate drug costs for Medicare .
David McCormick: Oppose ObamaCare; support veterans' health care.
Sherrod Brown: Cap insulin at $35; reduce drug costs for Medicare .
Angus King: Resources to LGBTQ youth for mental health/ prevent suicide.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Expand Affordable Care Act and include a public option.
Demi Kouzounas: ObamaCare will bring rationing of healthcare.
Eric Hovde: ObamaCare is stupid to keep 26-yr-olds on parents' insurance.
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Immigration
Angela Alsobrooks: Permanent residence for DACA participants (DREAMers).
Larry Hogan: Open southern border is a humanitarian catastrophe.
Bernie Moreno: Deport those who illegally invaded our border.
Sherrod Brown: Resources for Border Patrol agents; expedite asylum process.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Path to permanent residence for DACA (support DREAMers).
Demi Kouzounas: DACA is unconstitutional executive action (oppose DREAMers).
Jon Tester: Tighten asylum laws; hire more border guards.
Rick Scott: Urged Trump to not end DACA (support DREAMers).
Tim Sheehy: Secure our border; finish the wall.
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Jobs
Josh Stein: Raise the minimum wage.
Angela Alsobrooks: Strengthen collective bargaining rights.
Larry Hogan: 2016: called teachers' union leaders "thugs".
Ruben Gallego: Raise minimum wage to at least $15/hour.
JD Vance: Raising minimum wage to $15 is solution from the 1960s.
Bernie Moreno: UAW is holding car companies hostage.
Bernie Moreno: Minimum wage is never intended to be a livable wage.
Colin Allred: Endorsed by the Texas AFL-CIO.
Colin Allred: Raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.
David McCormick: Don't change nor raise the minimum wage.
Jacky Rosen: Unions are important to lift up working families.
Sam Brown: Don't prop up union interests, including teachers' unions.
Sherrod Brown: Introduced PRO Act: protect workers' right to unionize.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Supports PRO Act: fight to defend labor rights.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Raise minimum wage gradually to $15.
Demi Kouzounas: Supports right-to-work laws.
Eric Hovde: Minimum wage was never supposed to be a living wage.
Rick Scott: Supports the National Right-to-Work Act.
Brandon Presley: Protect workers from pay discrimination.
Tate Reeves: No union role in official COVID recovery.
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Principles & Values
Sam Brown: Chair of the Nevada Faith & Freedom Coalition.
Eric Hovde: We've collapsed patriotism; our country is redeemable.
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Social Security
Jacky Rosen: Social Security & Medicare are lifelines for seniors.
Sam Brown: Will not cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.
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Tax Reform
Kari Lake: Extend the 2017 Trump tax cuts.
Bernie Moreno: Pledged never to raise taxes.
David McCormick: Make 2017 Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent.
Sherrod Brown: Billionaires need to start paying their fair share.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Our country suffers when wealthy get extreme tax cuts.
Tim Sheehy: Pledged not raise any income taxes.
Brandon Presley: Cut car tag fees in half.
Tate Reeves: Open to cutting taxes of any sort, including grocery tax.
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Technology
JD Vance: Infrastructure bill spends billions on bad priorities.
Tim Ryan: Support infrastructure bill and Build Back Better Act.
Colin Allred: Voted for bipartisan bill for funding infrastructure.
Sam Brown: Eliminate DOT; opposed 2021 infrastructure law.
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Welfare & Poverty
Jacky Rosen: Increase federal funds for affordable housing.
Angus King: increase government investment in the economy.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Expand child tax credit for lower-income families.
Brandon Presley: Declare war on corruption in welfare fraud scandal.
Tate Reeves: Recover stolen funds in welfare fraud scandal.
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