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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) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
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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2024 Maine Senatorial race: debates and news coverage
(Click for external website)
Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from 2024 ME Senate race (number of quotes indicated):
- David Costello (31) Democratic Challenger Maine
- Demi Kouzounas (9) Republican Challenger Maine
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2024 Maine Senate debates and race coverage:
- NewsCenterMaine, "Former GOP chair Kouzounas announces bid to challenge King for Senate," by David Guildford, February 19, 2024, (Link)
- Maine Beacon, "King's Republican challenger has a history of pushing election, COVID conspiracies," by Dan Neumann, January 22, 2024, (Link)
- News from the States, "U.S. Senate candidate Kouzounas has record of spreading false information about COVID, elections," by Evan Popp, Jan 22, 2024, (Link)
- Maine Public Politics, "Coaxed by Susan Collins, Former GOP Chair to Challenge Angus King," 1/22/2024, (Link)
- Portland Press Herald, "Opinion: It's time to fix Washington," by David Costello, January 17, 2024, (Link)
- Sun-Journal, "Brunswick Democrat is first to enter the 2024 U.S. Senate race in Maine," by Steve Collins, April 12, 2023, (Link)
- Bangor Daily News, "Maine GOP's 1st ad against Janet Mills attacks school lesson on LGBTQ issues," by Jessica Piper, May 18, 2022, (Link)
- Lewiston Sun Journal on Yahoo Finance, "In wake of Texas law, abortion again becomes a hot topic in Maine," by Steve Collins, September 3, 2021, (Link)
- Maine GOP Press Release, "Janet Mills Needs to Listen to Southern Border Governors," June 11, 2021, (Link)
- Kennebec Journal, "Maine Republican Party chooses Saco dentist as new chairman," January 28, 2017, (Link)
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
David Costello: Protect the reproductive rights of women.
David Costello: Support efforts to protect the reproductive rights of women.
Demi Kouzounas: The Maine GOP is fighting to protect the lives of the unborn.
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Civil Rights
David Costello: Protect reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights and freedoms.
Demi Kouzounas: Wants state party to be a little more inclusive and diverse.
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Crime
David Costello: Focus increased resources on violent offenses.
David Costello: Focus increased prosecutorial resources on violent offenses.
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Education
David Costello: Provide universal pre-kindergarten and aftercare.
Demi Kouzounas: Concerned about transgender identity video for children.
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Energy & Oil
David Costello: An aggressive national, science-based climate action plan.
David Costello: Reallocate fossil fuel subsidies to clean energy initiatives.
David Costello: Funding to mitigate the growing impacts of climate change.
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Environment
David Costello: Enact more stringent air and water quality regulations.
David Costello: Enact more stringent air and water quality regulations.
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Families & Children
David Costello: Provide universal pre-kindergarten and aftercare.
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Foreign Policy
David Costello: Expand military and intelligence gathering alliances.
David Costello: Engage more fully and responsibly in world affairs.
Demi Kouzounas: China planned pandemic to harm Trump's re-election.
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Free Trade
David Costello: Strengthen trade and foreign policy agencies and agreements.
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Government Reform
David Costello: Mandate automatic voter registration, early and mail voting.
David Costello: Automatic voter registration; abolish Electoral College.
David Costello: U.S. Senate is obscenely undemocratic.
Demi Kouzounas: Deeply concerned about possibility of election fraud.
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Gun Control
David Costello: Strengthen our nation's gun safety laws and regulations.
David Costello: Strengthen our nation's gun safety laws and regulations.
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Health Care
David Costello: Offer expanded Medicare to all who want it.
David Costello: Offer Medicare, including dental/vision, to all who want it.
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Immigration
David Costello: Comprehensive reform, resolve nation's worker shortages.
David Costello: Facilitate legal immigration, resolve worker shortages.
Demi Kouzounas: Illegal immigrants, drugs, and guns are crossing our border.
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Jobs
David Costello: Increase federal Child and Earned Income Tax Credits.
Demi Kouzounas: Keep bureaucrats off our lobster boats & fishing waters.
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Principles & Values
Demi Kouzounas: Donated time for dental care for children, needy, elderly.
Demi Kouzounas: Former chair of Maine GOP.
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Social Security
David Costello: Raise FICA tax cap, increase benefits to low-income retirees.
David Costello: Raise payroll tax cap; increase benefits for low-income .
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Tax Reform
David Costello: Ensure tax fairness via progressive tax reforms.
David Costello: Establish a global minimum corporate tax.
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Technology
David Costello: Require social media to adhere to strict privacy rules.
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The above quotations are from 2024 Maine Senatorial race: debates and news coverage.
Sen. King up for re-election in 2024;
2024 ME Senate debates:
Angus King(I,incumbent)
vs.Demi Kouzounas(R)
vs.David Costello(D)
Former Senators & Senate races:
2020 Maine Senate debates:
 Susan Collins(R)
vs.Betsy Sweet(D)
vs.Sara Gideon(D)
vs.Susan Rice(D)
2018 Maine Senate debates,
King(I)
vs.Brakey(R)
vs.Lyons(L)
vs.Ringelstein(D)
2012 Maine Senate debates, King vs. Summers vs. Matt Dunlap
2008 Maine Senate debate, Collins vs. Allen
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