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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 Utah Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage
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Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from 2024 UT Governor's race (number of quotes indicated):
- Brian King (19) Utah Democratic candidate for Governor
- Phil Lyman (14) Utah Republican Challenger
- Spencer Cox (11) Utah Republican Gubernatorial Challenger
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Utah 2024 Gubernatorial debates and race coverage:
- The Salt Lake Tribune, "'The governor is deceiving you': Rep. Brian King and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox spar over Amendment D", by Emily Anderson Stern, Sep. 11, 2024, (Link)
- The Salt Lake Tribune, "After losing GOP primary, Phil Lyman will run as a write-in candidate for Utah governor," by Emily Anderson Stern, Aug. 12, 2024, (Link)
- On 2024 Utah Gubernatorial race, "NORML Smoke the Vote" (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), downloaded Aug. 8, 2024, Spencer Cox (Link) vs. Brian King (Link)
- UT HB0482, "Utah Retirement Systems Appeals Amendments," 2024 General Session, downloaded 6/6/24, (Link)
- KSL-TV-5, "One-on-one interview with new gubernatorial candidate for Phil Lyman's campaign," May 4, 2024, (Link)
- Deseret News on 2024 Utah Governor race: "Dem candidate for governor of Utah Brian King picks librarian Rebekah Cummings as his running mate," by Gitanjali Poonia, April 29, 2024, (Link)
- Utah 2024 Governor campaign press release, "Rep. Brian King (D), Candidate for Governor, Statement on Anti-LGBTQ+ and Anti-DEI Legislation Being Signed Into Law," by Erin Cox, Jan 30, 2024, (Link)
- KUTV news, "Lyman called out for criticizing health insurance program despite voting for it," by Daniel Woodruff, January 10, 2024, (Link)
- Deseret News, "Utah Rep. Brian King announces he will challenge Gov. Spencer Cox," by Brigham Tomco, Dec 4, 2023, (Link)
- 2024_UT_Gov: Deseret News, "Utah Democrat resurrects bill for universal background checks on gun sales," by Katie McKellar, Dec 17, 2019, (Link)
- KPCW (NPR 91.7FM Park City), "Utah Democratic Rep. Brian King to challenge Gov. Spencer Cox in 2024," by Kristine Weller, December 7, 2023, (Link)
- Daily Utah Chronicle, "Utah Lawmakers Must Rein in the State Attorney General," by Isaac Reese, February 10, 2021, (Link)
- Breitbart.com, "Utah State Rep. Phil Lyman Announces Gubernatorial Exploratory Campaign," by Joshua Klein, 5 Sep 2023, (Link)
- Salt Lake Tribune, "Utah bill would grant some offenders access to guns after 3 years", by Kolbie Peterson, Feb. 24, 2023, (Link)
- FOX 13 Salt Lake City, "Cox signs bills offering millions in tax cuts," by Ben Winslow, Mar 22, 2023, (Link)
- The Hill e-zine, "GOP governor says Greene's call for 'a national divorce' is 'evil'," by Julia Mueller, 02/20/23, (Link)
- Salt Lake Tribune, "Utah Legislature overrides Gov. Cox's veto of transgender athletes sports ban," by Kim Bojorquez and Bryan Schott, March 25, 2022, (Link)
- KUER 90.1 FM, "Utah lawmaker wants to ban mail-in ballots and voter registration drives," by Sonja Hutson, February 11, 2022, (Link)
- The Salt Lake Tribune, "Utah Gov. Cox denounces voting misinformation during Politico summit in Washington," by Kim Bojorquez, Jan. 28, 2022, (Link)
- Salt Lake Tribune, "'Equity' isn't a dirty word to Gov. Spencer Cox. But is it a priority?," by Bethany Rodgers, Jan. 3, 2022, (Link)
- FOX13 Salt Lake City, "Lawmakers say medical cannabis should be treated like any other prescription drug in Utah," by Ben Winslow, Nov 17, 2021, (Link)
- KUTV, "Governor touts police reform in Utah, but is there more to be done?," by Daniel Woodruff, April 21, 2021, (Link)
- 2024_UT_Gov: Salt Lake Tribune, "President Donald Trump pardons Utah Rep. Phil Lyman and Weldon Angelos," by Bryan Schott and Dan Harrie, Dec. 22, 2020, (Link)
- Salt Lake Tribune, "LDS Church calls on Legislature to legalize medical pot this year--a move that some suspect is aimed at defeating ballot measure," by Lee Davidson, Sep. 17, 2018, (Link)
- NPR: All Things Considered, "'My Heart Has Changed': Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox Apologizes To LGBT Community," June 15, 2016, (Link)
- St. George News, "New Utah law prohibits dog discrimination," by Kimberly Scott, January 5, 2015, (Link)
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Brian King: Progressive mother's support for Roe v. Wade was influential.
Brian King: Led the opposition to state's abortion prohibition.
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Budget & Economy
Brian King: Develop a strong workforce to strengthen our economy.
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Civil Rights
Spencer Cox: He promoted equity, diversity across state agencies.
Phil Lyman: Supports consenting adults, opposes gender indoctrination.
Brian King: Gender/sexual orientation not simply black and white.
Brian King: We deserve better than anti-DEI and anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
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Crime
Spencer Cox: Police reform part of an ongoing process as we gather data.
Phil Lyman: Pardoned by President Trump after conviction for ATV protest.
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Drugs
Phil Lyman: Protect legal users of medical cannabis from sanctions.
Brian King: Supports crafting a good medical marijuana statute.
Brian King: Rated D by NORML: restricted medical marijuana .
Spencer Cox: Rated B by NORML: supports medical marijuana.
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Education
Phil Lyman: Ensure parental rights on education choices and curriculum.
Phil Lyman: Protect conscience & religious belief in schools.
Brian King: Tax cuts hurt funding that would go for public education.
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Energy & Oil
Phil Lyman: Utah is already a leader in oil, gas, coal, and uranium.
Brian King: All-of-the-above policy provides reliable, affordable energy.
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Free Trade
Spencer Cox: Led trade mission to Israel & United Arab Emirates.
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Government Reform
Spencer Cox: False choice to secure elections by making it harder to vote.
Phil Lyman: Seen his best friends killed due to federal overreach.
Phil Lyman: Get real about bona fide attacks on our elections.
Phil Lyman: Ban voting by mail & voter registration drives.
Brian King: Bill overturned local bans of entire breeds of dogs.
Brian King: Limit state AG's ability to file amicus briefs outside Utah.
Brian King: Legislature should not overturn ballot initiatives .
Spencer Cox: Support the legislature overturning ballot initiatives .
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Gun Control
Phil Lyman: Give nonviolent offenders access to guns after three years.
Brian King: Sponsored bill calling for universal background checks.
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Health Care
Brian King: Important to make mental health treatment more accessible.
Phil Lyman: Criticizes health benefits expansion that he voted for.
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Homeland Security
Spencer Cox: Utah best state for military; will ensure it stays that way.
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Principles & Values
Spencer Cox: I don't like to rank sins; I just do the best I can.
Spencer Cox: American Exceptionalism means disagreeing better.
Phil Lyman: Supports Trump; Biden does not put America first.
Brian King: I believe that it is Christlike to challenge the status quo.
Brian King: Opposes restricting freedoms in the names of religion.
Brian King: Running-mate: librarian Rebekah Cummings for Lt.Gov.
Phil Lyman: Running-mate: adoption lawyer Natalie Clawson for Lt.Gov.
Phil Lyman: Running write-in campaign: won convention & lost primary.
Spencer Cox: I endorse Trump because most Utahns support Trump.
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Social Security
Spencer Cox: Reduced state tax on Social Security income.
Brian King: Easier judicial review of Retirement Board decisions.
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Tax Reform
Brian King: Critically important programs need to be funded.
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Click for quotations from other sources by:
- Brian King Utah Democratic candidate for Governor
- Phil Lyman Utah Republican Challenger
- Spencer Cox Utah Republican Gubernatorial Challenger
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The above quotations are from 2024 Utah Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage.
UT 2024 debates: Gov. Spencer Cox (R)
vs. State Rep. Phil Lyman (R)
Past UT gubernatorial races:
2020 Utah Gubernatorial debate
 Spencer Cox(R)
vs.Chris Peterson(D)
vs.Jon Huntsman(R)
vs.Jeff Burningham(R)
Former gubernatorial races:
2016 Utah Gubernatorial debates:
Gary Herbert
vs.Mike Weinholtz(D)
vs.CEO of Overstock.com Jonathan Johnson(R)
vs.Vaughn Cook(D)
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