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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) |
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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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Debbie Lesko: Life begins at conception and must be protected.
Frank Riggs: Conscience clause for businesses: don't mandate abortion.
Frank Riggs: I believe in the sanctity of life.
Jim Lamon: I will support our unalienable Right to Life.
Kari Lake: I am pro-life; always have and always will be.
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Budget & Economy
Frank Riggs: No one-time gimmicks; we need truth in budgeting.
Kari Lake: In a public health crisis let citizens decide for themselves.
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Civil Rights
Frank Riggs: Ok for private businesses to decline services to gays.
Mark Brnovich: Opposed marriage equality, allow business to discriminate.
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Crime
Kari Lake: Instead of defunding police, I will fully fund police.
Steve Gaynor: Oppose efforts to defund, delegitimize law enforcement.
Stuart Starky: Support the use of the death penalty.
Stuart Starky: End parole for repeat violent offenders.
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Drugs
Stuart Starky: Decriminalize medical marijuana.
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Education
Jim Lamon: I will sponsor a nationwide Right to School Choice.
Kari Lake: The "woke" curriculum is racism; keep it out of our schools.
Kari Lake: We're going to fund students not systems.
Steve Gaynor: Given parents choice over school mask and vaccine policies.
Stuart Starky: Additional funding for Master Teachers.
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Energy & Oil
Jim Lamon: Against Green New Deal, for natural gas and solar.
John F. Kennedy: Supplement oil resources with atomic energy.
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Environment
Frank Riggs: Oppose job-killing EPA regulatory mandates.
Kari Lake: We must develop new, sustainable sources of water.
Stuart Starky: Focus on new water resources.
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Free Trade
Debbie Lesko: Free trade needs to be fair trade.
Debbie Lesko: Investment in education should be done locally.
Jim Lamon: Level the playing field, no goods from cheap slave labor.
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Government Reform
Jim Lamon: Excessive regulations stifles American innovation.
Kari Lake: Require voter ID on all ballots.
Kari Lake: COVID: Pass law forbidding closing churches.
Ruben Gallego: Get Washington working again by taking money out of politics.
Steve Gaynor: Demand voter ID, election audits should be routine.
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Gun Control
Debbie Lesko: The second amendment provides an essential right.
Kari Lake: Second Amendment shall not be infringed.
Stuart Starky: Concealed carry ok; require background checks.
Steve Gaynor: I will defend Arizona's Second Amendment Sanctuary law.
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Health Care
Frank Riggs: Stop the "Obamanization" of Arizona.
Jan Brewer: Expand Medicaid to 133% of the federal poverty level.
Kari Lake: I will seek to ban vaccine mandates across the board.
Stuart Starky: Ensure access to basic health care.
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Homeland Security
Debbie Lesko: The military should have the best equipment around.
Jim Lamon: Congress should stay out of micro-managing the military.
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Immigration
Debbie Lesko: The border needs to be secure like Trump says.
Frank Riggs: No "parole in place" amnesty.
Jim Pederson: Give illegals incentive to come out of the shadows.
Kari Lake: I am committed to finishing the wall.
Phil Gordon: Reform needed, but based on looks is unconstitutional.
Steve Gaynor: If Feds won't do it, state should finish the border wall.
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Principles & Values
Jim Lamon: An industry leader in pursuing "Made in America" policy.
Jim Lamon: Will donate salary; refuse pension; limit to two terms.
Kari Lake: Can't allow liberal policies to California our Arizona.
Steve Gaynor: Arizona: where God, Country, Family and Freedom come first.
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Tax Reform
Debbie Lesko: I have never seen a tax I didn't want to cut.
Jim Lamon: I will oppose any new or higher tax on Americans.
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War & Peace
Jim Lamon: Refocus military mission on China, our predominate adversary.
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Welfare & Poverty
Frank Riggs: Entitlement society encourages dependency on government.
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