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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 Tennessee Senatorial race: debates and news coverage
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from 2024 TN Senate race (number of quotes indicated):
- Gloria Johnson (16) Democratic Challenger Tennessee
- Marquita Bradshaw (2) Democratic Senate Challenger Tennessee
- Marsha Blackburn (2) Republican U.S. Rep Tennessee-7
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2024 Tennessee Senate debates and race coverage:
- Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, "Candidate Gloria Johnson on Climate & Energy," by Carynton Howard, September 26, 2024, (Link)
- On 2024 Tennessee Senate race, "NORML Smoke the Vote" (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), downloaded Aug. 8, 2024, Marsha Blackburn (Link) vs. Gloria Johnson (Link)
- Nashville Tennessean, "Gloria Johnson wins Democratic primary, will face incumbent Marsha Blackburn in November," by Melissa Brown and Neil Strebig, 8/1/24, (Link)
- Nashville Tennessean, "Meet Gloria Johnson, candidate for Senate," by David Plazas, July 1, 2024, (Link)
- Memphis Flyer, "A Visit from Gloria," by Jackson Baker, May 29, 2024, (Link)
- Ernst.Senate.Gov press release: "Letter to Secretary of Education," [from ten Senators regarding Supreme Court ruling overtuning college affirmative action] Sept. 12, 2023, (Link)
- WATE News ABC-6-TV, "Knoxville Rep. Gloria Johnson details platform for US Senate run against Marsha Blackburn," by Kristen Gallant, Sep 5, 2023, (Link)
- WBIR News NBC-10-TV, "Knoxville Rep. Gloria Johnson announces she's running for U.S. Senate in 2024," September 5, 2023, (Link)
- Nashville Scene, "Former Nominee Marquita Bradshaw Running for Senate Again," by Stephen Elliott Jul 20, 2023, (Link)
- The Advocate, "Tennessee Worse Than Texas? Rep. Gloria Johnson on Her State's Spiral," by John Casey, April 24, 2023, (Link)
- Knoxville News Sentinel, "State Rep. Gloria Johnson on Tennessee Three fight: 'I want people to know what's going on'," by Angela Dennis, April 13, 2023, (Link)
- Ballotpedia Candidate Connection: "Marquita Bradshaw", Nov. 2019, (Link)
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Gloria Johnson: Women should be trusted to make their own medical decisions.
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Civil Rights
Gloria Johnson: Disgusted with anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Tennessee.
Marsha Blackburn: Enforce Court decision ending college affirmative action.
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Crime
Gloria Johnson: FBI agent Dad investigated wickedness of Ku Klux Klan.
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Drugs
Gloria Johnson: 81% want cannabis reform, but state GOP won't allow a vote.
Gloria Johnson: Rated A by NORML: legalize marijuana, and tax it.
Marsha Blackburn: Rated D+ by NORM: rescheduling cannabis is irresponsible.
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Education
Gloria Johnson: Fed up with pols attacking public school students & teachers.
Marquita Bradshaw: High quality public education pre-k-12.
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Energy & Oil
Gloria Johnson: Opposes repeal of law driving investment in clean energy.
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Environment
Gloria Johnson: Criticized Supreme Court for limiting EPA and Clean Air Act.
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Foreign Policy
Gloria Johnson: Supports aid to Ukraine & ceasefire in Gaza.
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Free Trade
Gloria Johnson: Strengthen trade partnerships in the Asia-Pacific region .
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Government Reform
Gloria Johnson: Gerrymandering limits number of Democrats in legislature.
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Gun Control
Gloria Johnson: Demanded gun safety measures after mass school shooting.
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Health Care
Gloria Johnson: Every family should have access to affordable health care.
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Immigration
Gloria Johnson: Approach reform in a compassionate, humanitarian way.
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Principles & Values
Marquita Bradshaw: Native of Tennessee; graduate of University of Memphis .
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Social Security
Gloria Johnson: We need to keep Social Security intact and solvent.
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Tax Reform
Gloria Johnson: Tax cuts need to be for working families & middle class.
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The above quotations are from 2024 Tennessee Senatorial race: debates and news coverage.
Sen. Blackburn up for re-election in 2024; contenders:
TN:
Marsha Blackburn(R,incumbent)
vs.Gloria Johnson(D)
vs.Marquita Bradshaw(D)
Former Senators & Senate races:
2020 Tennessee Senate debates:
Lamar Alexander(R,retiring)
vs. Bill Hagerty(R)
vs.Marquita Bradshaw(D)
vs.James Mackler(D)
vs.Manny Sethi(R)
2018 Tennessee Senate debates:
Corker(R)
vs.Mackler(D)
vs.Crim(D)
vs.Blackburn(R)
vs.Fincher(R)
vs.Bredesen(D)
2014 Tennessee Senate debates, Alexander vs. Ball
2006 Tennessee Senate debate, Corker vs. Ford
Former Sen. Al Gore authored: An Inconvenient Truth
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