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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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State of New Hampshire Politicians: secondary Archives
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- ACLU (1)
- Alan Keyes (3) Republican
- Andru Volinsky (5) New Hampshire Democratic candidate for governor
- Andy Martin (15) Republican Senate Challenger New Hampshire
- Annie Kuster (1) Democrat U.S. Rep New Hampshire-2
- Bernie Sanders (33) Democratic Presidential candidate
- Bill O`Brien (6) Republican Senate Challenger New Hampshire
- Bill Weld (13) Massachusetts Republican presidential primary challenger
- Bob Smith (13) 2010 Challenger; lost FL GOP primary; previous NH Senator Florida
- Carol Shea-Porter (2) Democrat U.S. Rep New Hampshire-1
- Chris Pappas (1) Democrat U.S. Rep New Hampshire-1
- Chris Sununu (73) New Hampshire Republican Governor
- Chuck Morse (10) Republican Challenger for Senate New Hampshire
- Colin Van Ostern (16) New Hampshire Democratic candidate for Governor
- Corky Messner (23) Republican Challenger New Hampshire
- Cory Booker (1) New Jersey Mayor of Newark; N.J. Senator
- Dan Feltes (32) New Hampshire Democratic candidate for governor
- Don Bolduc (29) Republican Senate Challenger New Hampshire
- Gary Bauer (3)
- George W. Bush (2) Republican
- Gloria Bromell Tinubu (3) Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger South Carolina
- Herman Cain (1) Republican
- Hillary Clinton (22) Democratic Presidential candidate
- Jeanne Shaheen (37) New Hampshire Former Democratic Governor (1997-2000); elected Senator 2008
- Jilletta Jarvis (3) New Hampshire Libertarian candidate for governor of New Hampshire
- Jim Rubens (11) Republican Senate Challenger New Hampshire
- Joe Biden (7) Democratic President; former V.P.; former Senator
- John Lynch (2) New Hampshire Former Democratic Governor (2005-2013)
- Jon Huntsman (5) Utah Ambassador to China
- Jon Lavoie (3) New Hampshire Republican 2016 Gubernatorial candidate
- Karen Testerman (23) New Hampshire Republican Gubernatorial Challenger
- Kelly Ayotte (4) Republican Jr Senator New Hampshire
- Maggie Hassan (13) New Hampshire Democratic Governor
- Mark Connolly (3) New Hampshire Democratic 2016 Gubernatorial candidate
- Mitt Romney (8) Massachusetts Former GOP Governor (2003-2006); Pres. candidate (2008)
- Molly Kelly (19) New Hampshire Democratic candidate for governor of New Hampshire
- Newt Gingrich (3) Republican
- Orrin Hatch (2) Republican Sr Senator (retiring 2018) Utah
- Ray Metcalfe (5) Democratic candidate for Senate Alaska
- Rick Perry (3) Texas Former Secretary of Energy
- Rick Santorum (24) Republican Presidential candidate
- Ron Paul (7) Republican (Libertarian 1988)
- Scott Brown (16) Term ended 2004 U.S. Rep Ninth Norfolk-9
- Steve Forbes (2)
- Steve Marchand (16) New Hampshire Democratic candidate for Governor
- Tom Sherman (12) New Hampshire NH Governor challenger
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Abortion
Andy Martin: Committed to sanctity of life, within the rule of law.
Bill O`Brien: Led override of veto of partial-birth abortion ban.
Bill O`Brien: Would ban abortion in all cases, including rape and incest.
Bob Smith: Human life begins at conception.
Chris Sununu: Voted to restrict funding to local Planned Parenthood.
Chris Sununu: Take a pause in Planned Parenthood funding.
Chris Sununu: Disagrees with states having no exception abortion bans.
Chuck Morse: Backs restrictive abortion ban; I'm a pro-life Republican.
Colin Van Ostern: Restore funding for Planned Parenthood.
Colin Van Ostern: Restore Planned Parenthood funding; they had no wrongdoing.
Corky Messner: Ban abortion after 20 weeks; no government funding.
Dan Feltes: Supports Planned Parenthood; opposes parental notification.
Don Bolduc: Pro-life excepting rape, incest, life of mother.
Gloria Bromell Tinubu: Against funding Planned Parenthood.
Jeanne Shaheen: Opposed the Blunt Amendment: require birth control coverage.
Jeanne Shaheen: Shaheen amendment provides reproductive care in foreign aid.
Jim Rubens: Oppose partial birth abortion; support parental notification.
Jon Lavoie: Pro-choice because it's none of my business.
Karen Testerman: No taxpayer dollars to terminate human life in the womb.
Kelly Ayotte: Make birth control pills available without prescription.
Mitt Romney: States shouldn't ban contraception; and no state wants to.
Molly Kelly: Supports abortion rights and is backed by Planned Parenthood.
Ray Metcalfe: Supports reproductive rights & stem-cell research.
Rick Santorum: States have the right to ban contraception, but shouldn't.
Ron Paul: Right to privacy is explicit, but not for contraception.
Scott Brown: OpEd: Not a reliable vote on abortion rights.
Steve Marchand: Proudly pro-choice.
Tom Sherman: Supports a full range of reproductive health care services.
Don Bolduc: FactCheck: Claims NH is pro-life but voters 71% pro-choice.
Maggie Hassan: Right to abortion in jeopardy if GOP controls Congress.
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Budget & Economy
Bernie Sanders: I led the effort against deregulation, but we lost.
Bernie Sanders: We need a 21st-century Glass-Steagall legislation.
Bill Weld: Balance the Federal budget as states do.
Bill Weld: Top priority: zero-based budgeting; cut spending; cut taxes.
Bob Smith: Time to stop mortgaging our children's future.
Chris Sununu: Increase Rainy Day Fund to $100M; start Infrastructure Fund.
Chris Sununu: Money to cities and towns, local communities know best.
Chris Sununu: Reduce homelessness, 13,500 new units in next three years.
Chris Sununu: Can't add $5T to balance sheet and hope it goes away.
Colin Van Ostern: Fiscally responsible budget: no improperly-sourced contracts.
Corky Messner: Support a Balanced Budget Amendment.
Cory Booker: Replace spending with tax incentives to stimulate hiring.
Don Bolduc: Federal government should not pick winners and losers.
Hillary Clinton: Committed to reducing corporate power not only Wall St.
Jeanne Shaheen: Eliminate wasteful spending; reform broken budget system.
Karen Testerman: More government jobs threaten our economy & freedom.
Karen Testerman: Not necessarily a revenue problem but a spending problem.
Maggie Hassan: Restored $1B in cuts in state spending.
Rick Santorum: Spend-o-meter: track spending on all Senate amendments.
Ron Paul: We're reversing 100 years of bad policy; audit the Fed.
Tom Sherman: Invest in infrastructure to support building housing.
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Civil Rights
ACLU: Supported "no excuse" absentee voting bill.
Annie Kuster: Equal pay for equal work.
Bernie Sanders: What kind of response would happen if Flint MI were white?
Bill O`Brien: Opposed students voting in-state "with no life experience".
Bob Smith: Government shouldn't redefine marriage.
Chris Sununu: No personal opinion on equal transgender rights.
Chris Sununu: Gender identity non-discrimination in employment & housing.
Chris Sununu: Vetoed "no excuse" absentee voting bill.
Chuck Morse: Voted NO on "no excuse" absentee voting bill.
Chuck Morse: NO on gender identity protections in employment & housing.
Corky Messner: Black Lives Matter is revolutionary, don't defund police.
Corky Messner: Horrific that students learn about transgender.
Dan Feltes: Voted YES on "no excuse" absentee voting bill.
Dan Feltes: We work best when we embrace diversity and inclusion.
Don Bolduc: I don't look at color; I look at content of their character.
Don Bolduc: Solution to racism is not laws but education.
Don Bolduc: AdWatch: opposes marriage equality.
Don Bolduc: Shut down national media to stop spread of COVID fear.
Joe Biden: Reverse ban on transgender individuals serving in military.
Karen Testerman: Vocal opponent of same-sex civil unions.
Karen Testerman: Against banning of discredited gay conversion therapy.
Maggie Hassan: Ban discrimination against transgender individuals.
Mitt Romney: Gay community needs more support from the Republican Party.
Molly Kelly: One of the first legislators to vote for marriage equality.
Rick Santorum: Marriage is a federal issue; we need one definition, not 50.
Rick Santorum: I agree with hearing gay ideas but disagree with some.
Scott Brown: Next step in racial equality: stop glorifying violence.
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Corporations
Bernie Sanders: If we don't break up banks, we'll be bailing them out again.
Chris Sununu: New department of Business and Economic Affairs.
Chris Sununu: 3-phase deregulation to help business.
Chris Sununu: Lower business tax to accompany no income or sales tax.
Dan Feltes: Fight laws written behind closed doors for big corporations.
Dan Feltes: Raise business taxes; lower property taxes.
Dan Feltes: Close loopholes; NH 6th lowest in taxing business.
Hillary Clinton: Agrees that Wall Street and banks cannot get too powerful.
Hillary Clinton: I warned corporations about wrecking the economy.
Hillary Clinton: It's not just Wall Street; it's Big Pharma too.
Jim Rubens: Reduce corporate tax rates & repatriate overseas profits.
Molly Kelly: Cancel business tax breaks; but against sales or income tax.
Molly Kelly: Put an end to the tax breaks for wealthy corporations.
Rick Santorum: Companies run into a stiff headwind called government.
Scott Brown: AdWatch: Loosened financial reform regulations.
Steve Marchand: Cancel business tax breaks; but against sales or income tax.
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Crime
Andy Martin: Current crime system is ok, but open to improvements.
Bernie Sanders: Government should not be part of the death penalty.
Bernie Sanders: Create criminal records for corrupt white collar criminals.
Chris Sununu: Expedite critical resources to combat crime.
Chris Sununu: Supports capital punishment, to support crime victims.
Chris Sununu: Banned choke holds, require police misconduct reporting.
Chris Sununu: Committed to bring greater accountability to our system.
Chris Sununu: Ensure violent criminals don't automatically go free on bail.
Corky Messner: Criminal investigation requested of Messner Foundation.
Corky Messner: Arrested for DUI in 1995, pled guilty to lesser charge.
Corky Messner: We need law and order; get bad cops out of the system.
Dan Feltes: Enhanced penalties for prior DUI convictions.
Dan Feltes: Ban choke holds, improve training on bias and de-escalation.
Hillary Clinton: Death penalty appropriate for Oklahoma City bombing.
Jeanne Shaheen: Ban choke holds; address police reform.
Jeanne Shaheen: Vetoed bill to abolish death penalty.
John Lynch: Parole violators go to jail, for all released convicts.
Kelly Ayotte: Supports capital punishment for police killers.
Maggie Hassan: Parole violators go to jail, for all released convicts.
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Drugs
Andy Martin: We need more Safe Stations, for opioid users.
Bill Weld: Accept benefits of cannabis; allow vets and seniors to use.
Chris Sununu: Given NH's opioid epidemic, a drug czar is a necessity.
Chris Sununu: Recovery Friendly Workplaces: help in fighting drugs.
Colin Van Ostern: Health Protection Plan for addiction treatment services.
Colin Van Ostern: Legalize medical marijuana for chronic pain.
Dan Feltes: Regulate kratom and synthetic alkaloids.
Dan Feltes: Voted for legalized marijuana.
Jeanne Shaheen: Allow medical marijuana; but no recreational marijuana.
Jim Rubens: War on drugs is a flagrant $1 trillion policy failure.
Jim Rubens: Legalize marijuana; drug-assisted treatment for opioids.
Jon Lavoie: Fund heroin interdiction, but fund treatment too.
Jon Lavoie: Learn from Colorado and collect marijuana tax dollars.
Molly Kelly: Help opioid users recover & rebuild.
Ray Metcalfe: End the war on drugs.
Scott Brown: Restrict medical marijuana; and no recreational marijuana.
Steve Marchand: Suite of services to those in midst of opioid recovery.
Steve Marchand: Legalize marijuana; tax it and regulate it.
Steve Marchand: Fully fund drug courts & rehab instead of incarceration.
Steve Marchand: Marijuana is not a gateway drug to other drugs.
Tom Sherman: Ensure full range of services for substance use disorder.
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Education
Andru Volinsky: Won case that state-funded public education is a right.
Andru Volinsky: Shameful that schools may lack science teachers.
Andy Martin: Ensure college access for everyone.
Andy Martin: Taxpayers shouldn't help pay off existing student loans.
Bernie Sanders: Student debt is crushing young graduates.
Bill Weld: Control of education by states and parents, more choice.
Bob Smith: Oppose nationwide Common Core standards.
Chris Sununu: More funding for charter schools; less power to bureaucrats.
Chris Sununu: Increase operating budget $10M of Community College System.
Chris Sununu: Give parents choice instead of one-size-fits-all system.
Chris Sununu: NH Career Academies: Opportunities for high school students.
Chris Sununu: $30 million in one-time grants for school capital projects.
Chris Sununu: Student debt relief for graduates staying & working in state.
Chris Sununu: Unified and merged state college and university system.
Chris Sununu: Education Freedom Savings Accounts provides options.
Chuck Morse: Teach ABC's in school, not Critical Race Theory.
Colin Van Ostern: College for America: students into workforce with no debt.
Colin Van Ostern: College for America: students into workforce with no debt.
Colin Van Ostern: Universal full-day kindergarten; more PACE; more local aid.
Corky Messner: No restrictions on education dollars including homeschooling.
Dan Feltes: Support existing charter schools, not fund new ones.
Dan Feltes: No community college salary increase when there are layoffs.
Dan Feltes: Urge employers to pay off part of employees' student debt.
Don Bolduc: Reduced tuition benefits through public service.
Hillary Clinton: Experts vetted my college plan, and it works.
Jeanne Shaheen: Must resolve permanent school funding this year.
Jeanne Shaheen: Standards for teachers; kindergarten for kids.
Jeanne Shaheen: Tax-free college tuition savings plan.
Jim Rubens: Unconstitutional for federal government to control K-12.
Karen Testerman: Put parents back in charge, not Department of Education.
Karen Testerman: Stop the "common core" federal education standards.
Kelly Ayotte: Cut Pell Grants; use private student loan financing.
Maggie Hassan: As governor, I froze college tuition.
Molly Kelly: Freeze college tuition and lower it as well.
Molly Kelly: Veto any effort to take money away from public schools.
Steve Marchand: $5M for debt-free college in needed programs.
Steve Marchand: Prioritize public school districts and we will see results.
Steve Marchand: NH should offer state funding for pre-K, like most states.
Tom Sherman: Fully support our public schools, not private schools.
Chris Sununu: Student loan forgiveness will lead to higher taxes.
Chris Sununu: Government getting involved in education doesn't go well.
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Energy & Oil
Andru Volinsky: Grave mistake to build new fossil fuel infrastructure.
Andru Volinsky: Making schools efficient would create jobs & save energy.
Bill Weld: Climate change dangers are real; rejoin Paris Accords.
Bob Smith: No subsidies for wind and solar.
Chris Sununu: Increase availability of baseload power; reduce energy rates.
Chris Sununu: Veto solar/hydropower bill; they cost ratepayers too much.
Chris Sununu: Fund the Office of Offshore Wind Industry Development.
Colin Van Ostern: Expand solar energy by hike in renewable 'net metering' cap.
Corky Messner: Climate changes just part of earth's life cycle.
Dan Feltes: Committed to cut pollution while protecting our pocketbooks.
Dan Feltes: Transition off fossil fuels by 50% by 2030, fully by 2050.
Hillary Clinton: Half a billion solar panels in first 4 years.
Joe Biden: Day One: rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement.
Karen Testerman: End the war on coal: keep electrical generating plants.
Karen Testerman: Carbon dioxide causes plants to thrive, not global warming.
Maggie Hassan: Reduce energy costs for families and businesses.
Mark Connolly: Move away from fossil fuels; oppose Northern Pass line.
Molly Kelly: For solar and hydropower; they create jobs & save money.
Rick Santorum: Out of office, I stayed in the fray to defeat cap-and-trade.
Scott Brown: Keystone XL should be included in energy efficiency bill.
Steve Marchand: Gas tax isn't ideal, but use it for infrastructure.
Tom Sherman: Expand our investments in renewable energy sources.
Chris Sununu: Renewables don't lower energy costs; look at your bill.
Tom Sherman: Aggressively embrace renewable energy & lower energy costs.
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Environment
Andy Martin: You can count on me to be an environmentalist.
Chris Sununu: Fund asbestos cleanup, and clean water infrastructure.
Chris Sununu: Be smart about environmental policy: look at economics.
Chris Sununu: $150M to address PFAS contamination in our water systems.
Corky Messner: Against overreach of environmental regulations.
Dan Feltes: Ban wanton waste of animals; ban hunting contests.
Dan Feltes: Would join lawsuits taking on our polluters.
Hillary Clinton: Federal takeover of Flint water supply if state can't fix it.
Jeanne Shaheen: Supports Land and Community Heritage Investment Program.
Jeanne Shaheen: Manage growth & avoid sprawl.
Jeanne Shaheen: Protect NH clean air from upwind polluters.
Jeanne Shaheen: Coastal New Hampshire at risk from climate change.
Jeanne Shaheen: Coastal New Hampshire at risk from climate change.
Karen Testerman: Declaring national monuments to benefit donors is an abuse.
Mitt Romney: Cross-border pollution matters; so build natural gas system.
Molly Kelly: Make fishing & tourism industries safe from oil spills.
Newt Gingrich: EPA should not regulate dust storms in Iowa.
Tom Sherman: Helped set some of the country's toughest water standards.
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Families & Children
Chris Sununu: More home-care funding ultimately lowers the cost of care.
Chris Sununu: Focus on kids in foster care, instead of paperwork.
Chris Sununu: Paid medical leave can be done without an income tax.
Colin Van Ostern: Include respite care for family caregivers.
Dan Feltes: Public-private partnership for paid family and medical leave.
Dan Feltes: Hire more DCYF caseworkers for family services.
Dan Feltes: Stop any effort to backslide on marriage equality.
Jilletta Jarvis: Family & medical leave is insolvent even when mandatory.
Maggie Hassan: Fought for right to education for son with cerebral palsy.
Maggie Hassan: Joshua's Law:easier to prosecute domestic violence attackers.
Maggie Hassan: Hassan bill preventing child abuse passes Senate.
Molly Kelly: Supports and will sign for paid family and medical leave.
Rick Santorum: Gay adoption is a state issue; no federal ban.
Rick Santorum: Address breakdown of American family from bully pulpit.
Steve Marchand: Make NH the best state to start a family & start a business.
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Foreign Policy
Alan Keyes: Clarifying commitment to Taiwan avoids Chinese attack.
Alan Keyes: Military intervention to ensure Taiwan’s self-determination.
Andy Martin: Be tough on China, but talk to China.
Bernie Sanders: Key doctrine: We can't do it alone; must work in coalition.
Bernie Sanders: Encourage Saudis and Iran to work together, despite distrust.
Bernie Sanders: Move forward with Iran with relations the long-term goal.
Bernie Sanders: North Korea is run by nuclear-armed paranoid dictator.
Bernie Sanders: I worry about Putin in Crimea but worry more about N. Korea.
Bob Smith: America is in trouble; we need leadership out of this mess.
George W. Bush: Texas governorship provides foreign policy experience.
Hillary Clinton: Address arc of instability from North Africa to South Asia.
Hillary Clinton: Obama trusted my judgment; I'll be ready on Day One.
Hillary Clinton: Need more European contribution to defending against Russia.
Jeanne Shaheen: Diplomacy is the preferred resolution to potential conflicts.
Jeanne Shaheen: Public cares about rights of women & girls in Afghanistan.
Joe Biden: Meet advancing authoritarianism, including China & Russia.
Jon Huntsman: China is our most important relationship of the 21st century.
Rick Santorum: Iran's theocracy encourages use of nuclear weapons.
Ron Paul: We don't even accept elections from overseas.
Scott Brown: Our allies don't trust us, our foes don't fear us.
Scott Brown: Restore American leadership; we have none now.
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Free Trade
Bernie Sanders: Don't believe that unfettered trade creates U.S. jobs.
Bernie Sanders: I disagree with Obama on TPP, but he's done a great job.
Bernie Sanders: I will take on corporations that take their jobs to China.
Bill Weld: Return to free trade; tariffs counterproductive.
Chris Sununu: Opposes tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
Chris Sununu: Congress should pass USMCA trade deal.
Corky Messner: Incentives to move labor from rogue countries like China.
Don Bolduc: Bring manufacturing back instead of paying other countries.
Hillary Clinton: I oppose CAFTA & TPP, but global economy needs trade.
Jeanne Shaheen: Expand opportunities to export to markets around the globe.
Jeanne Shaheen: Opposes tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
Mitt Romney: We have to open up markets to America's goods.
Ray Metcalfe: Fair trade as opposed to free trade.
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Government Reform
Bob Smith: Photo ID for voting.
Andy Martin: End partisan bickering and gridlock in Congress.
Bernie Sanders: Establishment candidates are beholden to big money.
Bernie Sanders: Congress represents the wealthy; they donate to ensure that.
Bernie Sanders: Litmus test for Supreme Court on Citizens United.
Bernie Sanders: Overturn Citizens United: America is one person, one vote.
Bernie Sanders: Presidency isn't winnable with public financing.
Bernie Sanders: GOP loves voter suppression because it lets them win.
Chris Pappas: Opposed Photo ID for Voting.
Chris Sununu: End expansive government that stifles economic growth.
Chris Sununu: Vetoed advocacy groups having to report receipts.
Chris Sununu: Vetoed automatic registration, no-excuse absentee voting.
Chuck Morse: Favored Photo ID for Voting.
Chuck Morse: New Hampshire runs the best elections in the country.
Corky Messner: Eliminate unnecessary rules and regulations.
Dan Feltes: Fundamental right to vote.
Don Bolduc: Overturn Citizens United decision; prevent dark money.
Jeanne Shaheen: People's Pledge: Let's limit outside PAC contributions.
Jeanne Shaheen: Introduced legislation to put a woman on the $20 bill.
Jim Rubens: Voluntary small dollar vouchers to fund federal elections.
Jim Rubens: Congress is addicted to spending to pay for pork.
John Lynch: Vetoed Photo ID for Voting.
Karen Testerman: State vaccine mandate was government overreach.
Maggie Hassan: Opposed Photo ID for Voting.
Molly Kelly: End voter suppression; end corporate campaign contributions.
Molly Kelly: Wants real campaign finance reform; no corporate donations.
Orrin Hatch: Real campaign finance reform is disclosure & more disclosure.
Ron Paul: All spending should be designated by earmarks.
Ron Paul: Preach the gospel of liberty.
Scott Brown: No pledge to limit outside PAC contributions.
Steve Marchand: Public funding of elections.
Tom Sherman: Worked on making elections safe during pandemic.
Tom Sherman: Voted YES on "no excuse" absentee voting bill.
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Gun Control
Andy Martin: Changes at the margins to the Second Amendment.
Bob Smith: Opposes more gun restrictions.
Chris Sununu: Protect schools with security infrastructure.
Chuck Morse: New Hampshire is among safest states due to 2nd Amendment.
Corky Messner: Against erosion of First & Second Amendment Rights.
Dan Feltes: Supports background checks, waiting period, red flag laws.
Don Bolduc: Key to reducing violence isn't legislation, but communities.
Don Bolduc: Endorsed by eight NH gun shop owners.
Herman Cain: Let each state pass a concealed weapon bill.
Jeanne Shaheen: Semi-automatic rifles are weapons of war.
Karen Testerman: Second Amendment is about protection, not hunting.
Kelly Ayotte: No gun restrictions except terrorist watch lists.
Molly Kelly: Advocates universal background checks and more gun controls.
Scott Brown: Ok'd federal ban on assault weapons after Newtown shootings.
Steve Marchand: Supports permits, background checks, and no big changes.
Tom Sherman: Colleges should be able to ban firearms on campus.
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Health Care
Andru Volinsky: We need to create statewide health care infrastructure.
Andy Martin: ObamaCare blew up in Democrats' faces.
Bernie Sanders: Other countries cover everyone; why can't we?
Bernie Sanders: Health care for 29 million more uninsured.
Bill O`Brien: ACA like Fugitive Slave Act: destructive of liberty.
Bill Weld: More consumer choice instead of single-payer.
Bob Smith: Repeal ObamaCare; it's not a government responsibility.
Carol Shea-Porter: Negotiate prices for prescription drugs with manufacturers.
Chris Sununu: Voted against funding Planned Parenthood state contracts.
Chris Sununu: Push for a true accounting of our Medicaid program.
Chris Sununu: State must invest in mental healthcare system.
Chris Sununu: Medicaid compromise has worked for 50,000 citizens.
Chris Sununu: Import Canadian prescription drugs.
Chris Sununu: Our 10-Year Mental-Health Plan continues to be fully funded.
Chris Sununu: We stopped the federal vaccine mandates, for personal choice.
Colin Van Ostern: Medicaid Expansion brought coverage to 44,000 N.H. citizens.
Colin Van Ostern: Worked to expand Medicaid.
Corky Messner: Reduce regulations, provide waivers for Medicare, Medicaid.
Corky Messner: COVID: Supports wearing a mask, against mandatory mask order.
Corky Messner: We need tort reform, allow market forces to work.
Dan Feltes: Protect people with pre-existing conditions.
Dan Feltes: Import Canadian prescription drugs.
Dan Feltes: Medicaid expansion & protect pre-existing conditions.
Don Bolduc: Go from disease management to health management.
Don Bolduc: ObamaCare is going to collapse under its own weight.
Don Bolduc: Replace ACA with free market principle.
Don Bolduc: COVID: Against mask mandate; they collect bacteria.
Don Bolduc: Keep some of ObamaCare but get the government out of it.
Don Bolduc: We need to put an emphasis on dental care & oral health.
Don Bolduc: COVID: Claims Bill Gates wans microchips in vaccine.
Hillary Clinton: Go from 90% coverage under ObamaCare to 100% coverage.
Jeanne Shaheen: AdWatch: Targeted by RNC robocalls for support of ObamaCare.
Jeanne Shaheen: No apologies for helping people get affordable insurance.
Jeanne Shaheen: AdWatch: Falsely promised all people could keep insurance.
Jeanne Shaheen: Ebola: No fear-mongering; maybe a travel ban.
Karen Testerman: ObamaCare is unaffordable and unworkable.
Karen Testerman: Vaccine mandate unconstitutional; violates Geneva Convention.
Maggie Hassan: Broaden enforcement of law against surprise medical bills.
Molly Kelly: Backed Medicaid expansion; opposes efforts to limit access.
Ray Metcalfe: Supports universal health care.
Rick Santorum: Give Medicare same options and opt-out as Congress.
Rick Santorum: Promote Health Savings Accounts as market-based solution.
Scott Brown: Supported RomneyCare in 2006; it's different than ObamaCare.
Scott Brown: ObamaCare's mandate means higher costs and fewer jobs.
Scott Brown: Ebola: travel ban to West Africa.
Tom Sherman: Helped expand health coverage to more than 50,000 people.
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Homeland Security
Alan Keyes: Missile defense umbrella including Taiwan.
Bernie Sanders: Strengthen the V.A.; don't privatize the V.A.
Bernie Sanders: It does us no good to NOT talk to adversaries.
Bernie Sanders: Promise to never privatize V.A.
Bob Smith: Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal.
Chris Sununu: Transgendered people in military ok.
Chris Sununu: Create Veterans Campus for veterans, active military.
Corky Messner: Invest in a strong national defense, latest technology.
Corky Messner: Build up defense but spend money wisely.
Dan Feltes: Ensure veterans get access to basic benefits and housing.
Don Bolduc: Green Alert: find post-traumatic stressed veterans.
Hillary Clinton: Fight the idea of privatizing the V.A.
Hillary Clinton: Promise to never privatize V.A.
Jeanne Shaheen: Tireless advocate for keeping our commitment to veterans.
Jeanne Shaheen: Fight to stop sexual assault in the military.
Jeanne Shaheen: No more base closures; protect Pease & KC-46A tanker.
Jeanne Shaheen: Support military spending, but don't undercut diplomacy.
Jim Rubens: NSA infringes Constitution and causes citizen distrust.
Jim Rubens: The surveillance state is not OK: limit the NSA.
Joe Biden: Extend the New START Treaty for five years with Russia.
Karen Testerman: Rebuild our forces for adversaries like Chinese & Russians.
Molly Kelly: Take care of the veterans and meet their needs.
Rick Santorum: Privacy is in 4th amendment, but Patriot Act is ok.
Rick Santorum: Confront virulent threat of radical Islam.
Ron Paul: Getting bin Laden OK; Iranian nukes not OK.
Scott Brown: Strip US citizenship from terrorists who fight overseas.
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Immigration
Bernie Sanders: Supports path to citizenship for illegals.
Bill Weld: Guest worker program rather than path to citizenship.
Bob Smith: Securing our borders is matter of economic stability.
Carol Shea-Porter: Allow administrative amnesty to some illegal aliens.
Chris Sununu: The US should halt admitting Syrian refugees.
Chris Sununu: Don't block all immigration; do block 10,000 Syrian refugees.
Chris Sununu: Supports DREAMers; reform immigration laws.
Chuck Morse: Secure & defend border against crime, drugs, terror threats.
Colin Van Ostern: Make sure new immigrants learn English & civics.
Corky Messner: For border wall to stop flow of illegal immigrants & drugs.
Dan Feltes: Protect DREAMers, opposed funding border wall.
Don Bolduc: Effectively secure our borders, including a wall.
Don Bolduc: Citizenship off the table for those entering illegally.
Jeanne Shaheen: We need to fix our broken immigration system.
Jim Rubens: No amnesty; no birthright citizenship; no sanctuary cities.
Karen Testerman: Illegal immigrants are stealing from our country.
Karen Testerman: Illegal immigrants over burden our public schools.
Mark Connolly: Immigration is key to the state's economic growth.
Molly Kelly: Strongly opposes Trump's immigration and border law changes.
Scott Brown: It's wrong that illegals can just walk across the border.
Scott Brown: The border is secure when people don't come across it.
Steve Marchand: Aggressively pursue pro-immigration policies.
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Jobs
Andy Martin: Minimum wage but NOT intended as living wage.
Bill Weld: In-state training for displaced workers, including on-line.
Chris Sununu: A supporter of right to work, supported proposed bills.
Chris Sununu: Vetoed minimum wage bill.
Corky Messner: There should be no federal minimum wage; leave to states.
Dan Feltes: Raise minimum wage to $15 over time.
Dan Feltes: Voted to kill right to work bill in NH Senate.
Don Bolduc: I will never support raising the minimum wage.
Jeanne Shaheen: Extend unemployment benefits & childcare tax credit.
Jeanne Shaheen: Supported Raise the Wage Act to improve economy.
Jilletta Jarvis: Reduce occupational license requirements.
Jim Rubens: Enforce that all employers use E-Verify system.
Maggie Hassan: Restore and improve the state's minimum wage.
Mitt Romney: Tie government union wages to private sector wages.
Molly Kelly: Recognize and value the contributions of older workers.
Molly Kelly: Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Rick Perry: Repeal national right-to-work law; let states decide.
Rick Santorum: Unions are good community members but we need right-to-work.
Scott Brown: My job is to let businesses create jobs.
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Principles & Values
Andy Martin: King of the Birthers: Obama is hiding something.
Andy Martin: Government restraint when acting on religious institutions.
Bernie Sanders: It is not unrealistic to fight for middle class.
Bernie Sanders: I walk the walk of progressivism, with no Super PAC.
Bernie Sanders: I am longest serving Independent but caucus with Dems.
Bernie Sanders: Too late for establishment politics: we need a revolution.
Bill O`Brien: Endorsed by Ted Cruz.
Bill O`Brien: I want to make sure we preserve the genius of our founders.
Bill Weld: Government leaders should inspire and unite, not divide.
Bob Smith: Too many in Washington have no vision to restore the nation.
Bob Smith: Judeo-Christian values established our government framework.
Chris Sununu: Served three terms on the Executive Council.
Chris Sununu: Granite State is ranked as the Freest State in the Nation.
Chris Sununu: Put Suicide Prevention phone number on every student ID card.
Chuck Morse: Family, hard work and community have defined me as a person.
Corky Messner: Against vandalism, but take down Confederate statues.
Corky Messner: Millennials aren't supporters of government socialism.
Don Bolduc: Leadership mantra: People, Family, Mission.
Don Bolduc: Lost to GOP establishment; building grassroots organization.
Don Bolduc: Not for Black Lives Matter, but Everyone's Lives.
Don Bolduc: Forts named for Confederates a "symbol of hope".
Gary Bauer: Better off than 4 years ago financially, but not culturally.
Gloria Bromell Tinubu: Leadership by serving others & personal responsibility.
Hillary Clinton: I am a progressive who gets things done.
Hillary Clinton: A woman president does not exemplify the establishment.
Hillary Clinton: Speaking fees & donations do not equal political corruption.
Hillary Clinton: Before it was emails, it was Benghazi; it's all a ploy.
Jeanne Shaheen: On 99% vote with Obama: Find ways to appeal to independents.
Jeanne Shaheen: Women's experiences different not better or worse than men's.
Jon Huntsman: We need a unifying leader, not vilifying different groups.
Karen Testerman: Slogan: Together We Can Make New Hampshire Great Again.
Karen Testerman: We've got to put God back in our country again.
Karen Testerman: BSA changing sexual orientation policy leads to atheism.
Karen Testerman: Signed letter declaring state government illegitimate.
Mitt Romney: Obama's policies have made the recession deeper.
Mitt Romney: Business entrepreneurialism is leadership experience.
Orrin Hatch: Legislative record of bipartisan accomplishment.
Rick Perry: Obama's a socialist; Founding Fathers didn't want socialists.
Rick Santorum: We need command leadership; not business experience.
Rick Santorum: I'm a conservative but not a libertarian; some government OK.
Rick Santorum: I appeal to blue-collar voters, not Wall Street.
Steve Marchand: Socially very progressive and fiscally very responsible.
Don Bolduc: 2021: Trump won; 2022: Biden is legitimate president.
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Social Security
Chris Sununu: Flexible retirement savings, and ensure Soc. Sec. solvency.
Colin Van Ostern: Focus on good jobs so people can save for retirement.
Gary Bauer: Relieve tax burden via smaller retirement benefits.
Gary Bauer: Preserve social security by reform without privatization.
George W. Bush: Keep promise to retirees but consider raising retirement age.
Rick Santorum: Means testing: reduce benefits for wealthy seniors.
Steve Forbes: Raising retirement age betrays promise to American retirees.
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Tax Reform
Bernie Sanders: End loophole that allows zero taxes via Cayman Islands.
Bill Weld: Cut capital gains tax; look at flat tax on income.
Chris Sununu: Pledge to veto state sales tax and income tax.
Chris Sununu: No sales tax; no income tax; not on my watch.
Chris Sununu: Managed to mitigate worst of pandemic without raising taxes.
Chris Sununu: If your town isn't lowering taxes, go out and make it happen.
Chris Sununu: Tax cuts work, so let's do it again!
Chuck Morse: I'll take New Hampshire record of lower taxes to Washington.
Corky Messner: Reduce taxes on small business; accelerated depreciation.
Dan Feltes: Property tax relief for working families.
Dan Feltes: Provide tax relief for working families, not corporations.
Jon Huntsman: Rip out $1.1T in loopholes from the corrupt tax code.
Karen Testerman: Supports flat tax & abolishing the IRS.
Maggie Hassan: Wealthy should pay their fair share.
Mark Connolly: N.H. needs more revenue, but not via a broad-based tax.
Ray Metcalfe: Tax cuts for the rich threw surplus into the toilet.
Rick Santorum: Simplify tax code: just 5 deductions; everything else goes.
Steve Marchand: No sales tax; no income tax; reduce property tax.
Tom Sherman: Never voted for any income tax or sales tax; would veto.
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Technology
Andy Martin: Massively invest in cybersecurity & critical infrastructure.
Chris Sununu: Opposed commuter rail from Boston to central New Hampshire.
Chris Sununu: Double infrastructure grants to towns for roads and bridges.
Colin Van Ostern: Bring passenger rail from Boston to central N.H.
Colin Van Ostern: Build commuter rail line between Manchester and Boston.
Hillary Clinton: Retroactive classification can make any email problematic.
Jeanne Shaheen: Focus on brainpower, not horsepower, via more education.
Jeanne Shaheen: Secured funds for Berlin prison & Portsmouth Memorial Bridge.
Jilletta Jarvis: Private commuter rail ok, but not state-funded.
Joe Biden: Appoint National Security Advisor for Cyber Technology.
Molly Kelly: Supports raising gas tax to fund infrastructure repairs.
Newt Gingrich: We can't compete with China with an inferior infrastructure.
Steve Forbes: Drop Microsoft case; new tech makes it obsolete.
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War & Peace
Andy Martin: Keep America talking, not shooting.
Bernie Sanders: Iraq war led to ISIS creation, as I predicted would happen.
Bill Weld: Don't use military for regime change.
Don Bolduc: New Hampshire needs a full-service VA hospital.
Gloria Bromell Tinubu: Problem in the VA is leadership; need bottom up solution.
Hillary Clinton: Don't normalize relations with Iran; we need leverage.
Hillary Clinton: 4,000 U.S. trainers & special forces in Iraq & Syria.
Jeanne Shaheen: Address ISIS without fearmongering.
Joe Biden: Burmese military should relinquish power they have seized.
Joe Biden: Support UN-imposed ceasefire in Yemen.
Jon Huntsman: Draw down to 10,000 troops in Afghanistan by 2013.
Jon Huntsman: We listened to generals in Vietnam; don't repeat our mistake.
Mitt Romney: Leave Afghanistan when generals on the ground say so.
Newt Gingrich: We have mismanaged region-wide crisis in Middle East.
Rick Perry: I would send troops back into Iraq, to exclude Iran.
Rick Santorum: Stay in Afghanistan until security of our country is secure.
Rick Santorum: Iranian people admire us; Iranian leaders are evil.
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Welfare & Poverty
Bill Weld: Have private sector take over social services.
Dan Feltes: Address discrimination in housing as a civil right.
Karen Testerman: Not always government's responsibility to care for the poor.
Rick Santorum: I authored the only bill to remove an entitlement.
Rick Santorum: Block grant Medicaid, housing, & food stamps to states.
Rick Santorum: Poverty is not a disability; believe in ability to work.
Ron Paul: Entitlements are not rights; only big guys get entitlements.
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The above quotations are from State of New Hampshire Politicians: secondary Archives.
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