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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
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) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
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) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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Books by and about the 2016 presidential election |
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What Happened ,
by Hillary Clinton (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Hard Choices,
by Hillary Clinton (2014) |
Becoming ,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
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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First Bush-Gore debate
Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from Presidential debate, Boston Mass. (number of quotes indicated):
- Al Gore (25)
- George W. Bush (27)
OR click on an issue category below for a subset. |
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Al Gore: Ban partial-birth abortions, except for maternal health.
Al Gore: No litmus test; but appointees would uphold Roe v. Wade.
George W. Bush: Ban partial-birth abortions, and reduce abortions overall.
George W. Bush: No litmus test; just strict constructionist interpretation.
George W. Bush: Accepts FDA approval of RU-486 but concerned about overuse.
George W. Bush: Find common ground where good people disagree.
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Budget & Economy
George W. Bush: Claim of Gore’s 20,000 new bureaucrats is unlikely.
George W. Bush: Claim of 1/4 for important projects is overestimate.
Al Gore: Surest way to bust economy is Bush’s tax cuts.
Al Gore: After 8 years of prosperity, “you ain’t seen nothing yet.”.
Al Gore: Prosperity results from current policy plus entrepreneurship.
George W. Bush: Prosperity results from entrepreneurship & ingenuity.
George W. Bush: Surest way to bust economy is Gore’s enlarged government.
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Education
Al Gore: Investment in public education; with testing & local control.
Al Gore: Vouchers cause public schools to have 9:30 lunch & no desks.
George W. Bush: Federal role is funding & accountability; local innovation.
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Energy & Oil
Al Gore: Drilling ANWR too high a price for a few months of oil.
Al Gore: Tax incentives for development of renewable energy.
George W. Bush: Replenish energy supplies with new domestic coal & pipelines.
George W. Bush: Better to drill ANWR than import oil from Saddam Hussein.
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Foreign Policy
George W. Bush: Vital interests: US or allies threatened; we can win & exit.
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Government Reform
Al Gore: Supreme Court should interpret Constitution.
Al Gore: McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform will be first bill.
Al Gore: Decreased fed workforce by 300,000; won’t increase by 20,000.
Al Gore: Use historic surplus to balance budget and help middle class.
George W. Bush: Gore plan will lead to massive government and bureaucracy.
George W. Bush: Strict constructionists on Supreme Court; not activists.
George W. Bush: Ban soft money, but no public financing of elections.
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Health Care
Al Gore: Claims of Bush’s choices & benefits are underestimated.
George W. Bush: Claims of immediate help are only true for poorer families.
Al Gore: Medicare Rx plan: you choose, Medicare pays.
Al Gore: Put Medicare in lockbox so seniors can afford prescriptions.
George W. Bush: Gore’s plan is “Mediscare”; hasn’t helped for 8 years.
George W. Bush: Medicare Rx plan: immediate help, then senior choice.
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Homeland Security
Al Gore: US military is best in history of the world.
George W. Bush: Be world’s peacemaker instead of world’s policeman.
George W. Bush: Rebuild military so it can fulfill mission to prevent war.
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Principles & Values
Al Gore: Judge me on my experience and platform.
George W. Bush: Leads by building consensus, not by following polls.
George W. Bush: End irresponsibility like ‘No controlling legal authority’.
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Social Security
Al Gore: Bush’s “Social Security Minus” diverts $1 from every $6.
George W. Bush: Young workers want to invest some Social Security money.
George W. Bush: Gore’s plan requires taxes: “Social Security Plus Huge Debt”.
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Tax Reform
Al Gore: Claim that every family is eligible for tax cut is unlikely.
Al Gore: Claim that Bush benefits “top 1%” only true with estate tax.
Al Gore: Cut taxes for 99% of middle class, not the wealthiest 1%.
George W. Bush: Clinton/Gore couldn’t deliver on 1992 tax cuts.
George W. Bush: All Americans deserve tax relief; no more “fuzzy numbers”.
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War & Peace
Al Gore: Russians won’t ask Milosevic to step down.
Al Gore: Will decide about Milosevic based on 24 years of experience.
Al Gore: US must support Serbia in kicking out Milosevic.
George W. Bush: Let Russians convince Milosevic to step down.
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The above quotations are from First Bush-Gore debate.
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