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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 |  
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2024 Vice Presidential debate: Senator JD Vance vs. Governor Tim Walz
  
  	
    
    Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations  from 2024 Vice Presidential debate: Gov. Tim Walz vs. Sen. JD Vance (number of quotes indicated):
    - Donald Trump (2) 
    
 - JD Vance (15) 
    
 - Tim Walz (16) 
    
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Citations for the vice-presidential debate, Oct. 1, 2024:
- Huffington Post, "Donald Trump Had An ALL-CAPS Meltdown On Truth Social During The Debate," by S.V. Date, Oct 2, 2024, (Link)
 - CBS News, "Full VP debate transcript from the Walz-Vance showdown," by Stefan Becket, October 2, 2024, (Link)
 - (coming soon, with more excerpts)
  
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|  OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)
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    Abortion    
    Donald Trump:  I would veto a national abortion ban.
        
    JD Vance:  Democracy is messy; let voters decide in each state.
        
    Tim Walz:  No registry of pregnancies; that's nobody else's business.
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    Energy & Oil    
    JD Vance:  We should produce as much energy as possible in the USA.
        
    JD Vance:  Build more clean energy, like nukes and natural gas.
        
    Tim Walz:  Let's harvest wind and produce more clean energy.
        
    Tim Walz:  Reducing our impact is absolutely critical on climate change.
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    Families & Children    
    JD Vance:  Promote choice, like neighborhood childcare.
        
    Tim Walz:  Paid medical leave will enhance our families and workplaces.
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    Foreign Policy    
    Tim Walz:  I am sometimes a knucklehead; I misspoke on Tiananmen.
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    Free Trade    
    JD Vance:  Cut taxes; we'll take a lot of money with tariffs on imports.
        
    JD Vance:  Experts lied about cheaper goods from offshoring.
        
    Tim Walz:  We need fair trading partners for soybeans and corn.
        
    Tim Walz:  Tariffs will add another $4000 in costs to families.
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    Government Reform    
    JD Vance:  Higher housing prices are due to government regulations.
        
    Tim Walz:  People think we can get rid of regulations; some are needed.
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    Gun Control    
    JD Vance:  Unfortunately, we have to increase security in our schools.
        
    Tim Walz:  Do you want your schools hardened to look like a fort?
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    Health Care    
    JD Vance:  Donald Trump salvaged ObamaCare in a bipartisan way.
        
    Tim Walz:  Trump repeatedly tried and failed to repeal ObamaCare.
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    Immigration    
    JD Vance:  Illegal migrants use CBP One app to apply for asylum .
        
    Tim Walz:  Matthew 25:40 applies to Haitian immigrants.
        
    JD Vance:  Make it harder for illegal aliens to undercut wages.
        
    Tim Walz:  Congress must enact immigration reform; Trump said "No".
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    Principles & Values    
    Donald Trump:  News media lying about 2020 election & Hunter Biden laptop.
        
    JD Vance:  The real threat to democracy is censorship, not Jan. 6.
        
    Tim Walz:  Jan 6 was not Facebook ads: it was overturning an election.
        
    JD Vance:  Censorship is bigger threat to democracy than Donald Trump.
        
    Tim Walz:  Democracy is bigger than winning an election.
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    War & Peace    
    JD Vance:  Trump deterred Iran; Biden-Harris unfroze $100B.
        
    Tim Walz:  Build coalition against Iranian nuclear weapons.
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    Welfare & Poverty    
    JD Vance:  Biden/Harris plan drove cost of housing higher by 60%.
        
    Tim Walz:  3 million new houses proposed, under the Harris plan.
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 The above quotations are from 2024 Vice Presidential debate: Senator JD Vance vs. Governor Tim Walz. 
 
2023-24 Presidential primary debates:
- Fifth GOP primary debate, Jan. 10, 2024
 - Fourth GOP primary debate, Dec. 6, 2023
 - Third GOP primary debate, Nov. 8, 2023
 - Second GOP primary debate, Sept. 27, 2023
 - First GOP primary debate, Aug. 23, 2023
 - 2023 Presidential primary Hopefuls early excerpts
 - 2024 Presidential primary Hopefuls by OnTheIssues.org
  
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