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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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2026 South Dakota Senatorial race: debates and news coverage
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Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from 2026 SD Senatorial race (number of quotes indicated):
- Brian Bengs (5) Independent Challenger for Senate South Dakota
- Julian Beaudion (7) Democratic Challenger South Dakota
- Mike Rounds (8) South Dakota Former Republican Governor (2002-2010)
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South Dakota 2026 Senatorial debates and race coverage:
- U.S. Term Limits endorsement, "Julian Beaudion Pledges to Support Term Limits on Congress," by Donna Velasco, June 10, 2026, (Link)
- KELO, "Housing, healthcare among Beaudion's top issues," by Dan Santella, Jun 9, 2026, (Link)
- Dakota Free Press, "Congress Must Impeach Trump to Save World from Peevish, Lawless America," by Cory Allen Heidelberger, 2026-01-06, (Link)
- The Dakota Scout, "Leadership isn't measured in talking points. It's measured by real relief," by Julian Beaudion, Dec 30, 2025, (Link)
- The Aberdeen Insider, "South Dakotans deserve the full story," by Julian Beaudion, December 13, 2025, (Link)
- WKRN Tennessee Politics, "Sen. Blackburn, Republicans ask DOJ to investigate abortion pill," by Tori Gessner, Aug 20, 2025, (Link)
- South Dakota Public Broadcasting, "Rounds confident in effectiveness and legality of recent Iran strike," by C.J. Keene, July 3, 2025, (Link)
- WZTV News Channel 9, "Blackburn introduces bill to criminalize doxxing federal law enforcement officials," June 4, 2025, (Link)
- Black Enterprise, "South Dakota Never Elected A Black Senator, Julian Beaudion Wants To Change That," by Mitti Hicks, April 30, 2025, (Link)
- The Presidential Prayer Team, "Senator Proposes Legislation to Strengthen Social Security," April 21, 2025, (Link)
- KOTA-TV, "Rounds details his support for Trump Tax Cut extensions," by Blake Troli, Apr. 15, 2025, (Link)
- AuntMinnie.com, "Senators introduce medical AI reimbursement bill," by Amerigo Allegretto, Apr 10, 2025, (Link)
- KOTA-TV, "Senator Rounds, Rep. Johnson weigh in on Trump tariff plan," by Blake Troli, Apr. 4, 2025, (Link)
- CNN State of the Union on 2026 South Dakota Senate race: Interview With Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD), March 16, 2025, (Link)
- WBBJ ABC-7 Eyewitness News, "Senator Blackburn weighs in on Trump's priorities, talks new legislation," by Emily Goodwin, February 13, 2025, (Link)
- Christian Broadcasting Network, "Sen. Mike Rounds Reflects on Personal Loss, Faith, and Fixing America in CBN News Interview," by Michelle London, 02-11-2025, (Link)
- National Religious Broadcasters, "Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Dr. Sebastian Gorka Speak at the NRB 2024 Media Leadership Dinner," March 13, 2024, (Link)
- Politico, "GOP senator: 'Vast majority' want 'a different direction' than Rick Scott on Social Security," by Olivia Olander, 02/12/2023, (Link)
- South Dakota Public Broadcasting (PBS), "Thune backs 15-week federal ban, Bengs supports Roe," by Lee Strubinger, September 15, 2022, (Link)
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Brian Bengs: Position on abortion mirrors what's found in Roe v. Wade.
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Budget & Economy
Mike Rounds: Keep Trump tax cuts; slow down mandatory spending.
Julian Beaudion: State's economic success due to federal investments.
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Civil Rights
Brian Bengs: I support you loving whomever you want.
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Corporations
Julian Beaudion: Don't prioritize corporate profits over families.
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Foreign Policy
Mike Rounds: Iran bombing stopped conversion to weapons-grade uranium.
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Free Trade
Mike Rounds: Tariffs are a way to open negotiations on trade agreements.
Mike Rounds: Hopefully Trump tariffs will lead to negotiating trade deals.
Julian Beaudion: One reason prices are climbing is Trump's tariffs.
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Government Reform
Julian Beaudion: Signed pledge to support Congressional term limits.
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Health Care
Julian Beaudion: We're going to fight for universal health care.
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Immigration
Brian Bengs: Strong border security and increased legal immigration.
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Jobs
Julian Beaudion: DEI, for my election, stands for "Definitely Earned It".
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Principles & Values
Mike Rounds: All of us Christians should be asking for wisdom.
Brian Bengs: Religion is both deeply personal and intensely social.
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Social Security
Mike Rounds: Don't "sunset" Social Security; make it better.
Brian Bengs: Keeping these programs strong is a moral obligation.
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Technology
Mike Rounds: Allow Medicare to pay for AI-enabled clinical devices.
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War & Peace
Mike Rounds: Putin could have had peace a long time ago if he wanted it.
Julian Beaudion: Congress has the sole authority to declare war.
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Click for quotations from other sources by:
- Brian Bengs Independent Challenger for Senate South Dakota
- Julian Beaudion Democratic Challenger South Dakota
- Mike Rounds South Dakota Former Republican Governor (2002-2010)
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The above quotations are from 2026 South Dakota Senatorial race: debates and news coverage.
South Dakota Senate race 2026:
Mike Rounds(R,incumbent)
vs.Julian Beaudion(D nominee)
vs.Brian Bengs(Independent)
Former Senators & Senate races:
Sen. Thune up for re-election: 2022 SC debates:
 Incumbent John Thune(R)
vs.Brian Bengs(D nominee)
Former Senators & Senate races:
2020 South Dakota Senate debates:
Mike Rounds(R)
vs.Daniel Ahlers(D)
vs.Scyller Borglum(R)
2016 South Dakota Senate debates, Thune vs.Williams
2014 South Dakota Senate debates, Rounds vs. Weiland vs. Pressler
2008 S.D. Senate debate, Dykstra vs. Johnson
2004 S.D. Senate debate, Daschle vs. Thune
Daschle authored: Like No Other Time
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