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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 |
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Media coverage of nationwide 2020s political races in The Washington Post
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Articles in The Washington Post on races in the 2020s:
- Trump Research Book: JD Vance citations from Washington Post , 7/16/24, (Link)
- Washington Post, "Black donors, power brokers take note of Alsobrooks's historic Senate run," by Lateshia Beachum, August 15, 2023, (Link)
- 2024_VA_Senate: Washington Post, "Ex-DeSantis adviser launches GOP Senate bid to challenge Tim Kaine," by Meagan Flynn, April 3, 2023, (Link)
- Washington Post, "A quick guide to Ketanji Brown Jackson's health-related rulings," by Rachel Roubein, February 28, 2022
- Washington Post, "Possible Supreme Court nominee, former defender, saw impact of harsh drug sentence firsthand," by Ann E. Marimow and Aaron C. Davis, January 30, 2022
- On Foreign Influences: "China seeks to reduce abortions, as Beijing pushes for more children," by Eva Dou, September 27, 2021
- On 2022_SD_Senate, "As daughter sought state license, Noem summoned agency head," by Stephen Groves, September 27, 2021
- On 2021 VA Governor: "Glenn Youngkin, GOP nominee for Virginia governor, goes mum on guns and abortion," by Laura Vozzella, May 26, 2021
- On State Dept. Confirmation Hearings, "In today's Republican Party, there is no greater offense than honesty," by Jeff Flake, May 11, 2021
- On 2022_WI_Senate: "Wall Street roots. NBA owner's son. Wisconsin's next Democratic senator?," by Candace Buckner, May 10, 2021
- (On 2022 Maryland Governor's race): "John B. King, former Obama education secretary, running for Maryland governor," by Erin Cox, April 20, 2021
- (On 2021 Virginia Governor's race): "Diverse field of Democratic candidates for Virginia governor faces off in debate," by Gregory S. Schneider, April 6, 2021
- (On 2022_CA_Senate), "Transcript: New Government with Alex Padilla," March 23, 2021
- (On 2022 FL Senate race): "Transcript: A Conversation with Rep. Val Demings," Feb. 2, 2021
- (On 2022_MA Governor's race): "Why I'm exploring a run for governor of Massachusetts," by Danielle Allen, December 18, 2020
- (On 2021 Virginia Governor's race): "Republican contender for Va. governor says Trump should declare martial law," by Laura Vozzella, Dec. 15, 2020
- (On H.R.6210): "Apple is lobbying against a bill aimed at stopping forced labor in China," by Reed Albergotti, November 20, 2020
- (On Bernie Sanders & Elizabeth Warren): excerpts of 8th Democrat 2020 primary debate Feb 8, 2020
- (On Mark Sanford, Bill Weld & Joe Walsh): on 2020 presidential hopefuls Sep 13, 2019
- (On Justin Amash): OpEd by 2020 Presidential hopefuls Jul 4, 2019
- (On Pete Buttigieg): on 2020 Democratic primary Mar 29, 2019
- (On Mike Pence): on 2020 Veepstakes Mar 4, 2019
- (On Creigh Deeds & Ralph Northam): on 2020 Virginia voting record Feb 17, 2019
- (On Joe Biden): OpEd in Washington Post, Jun 25, 2018
- Washington Post, "The left and right agree: Fox News destroyed EPA chief Scott Pruitt over climate change," by Amy B Wang, April 3, 2017
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OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Tiffany Smiley: Keeping your child shouldn't be a ticket to poverty.
Glenn Youngkin: Protect the life of every Virginia child born and unborn.
Glenn Youngkin: My religion teaches me protect life before and after.
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Budget & Economy
Alex Padilla: These aren't stimulus checks; they're basic survival checks.
Lee Carter: Put economic power into the hands of working people.
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Civil Rights
Joe Biden: 1970s: Desegregating society ok, but not via school busing.
John B. King: Great-grandfather enslaved; must grapple with racial equity.
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Crime
Joe Biden: 1990s: Supported tough-on-crime; 2019:considers those racist.
Ketanji Brown Jackson: Pushed to commute uncle's sentence under "three strikes" law.
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Education
Joe Biden: 1970s: outspoken Senate critic of school desegregation.
John B. King: Expand education access; seek universal preschool.
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Environment
Scott Pruitt: As state AG sued to block Obama's Clean Power Plan.
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Families & Children
Elizabeth Warren: Real money into schools & housing, to fight child poverty.
Joe Biden: Focus on our children, to address child poverty.
Ketanji Brown Jackson: 2018: Keep Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program.
Scott Parkinson: Focus on parental rights in education.
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Foreign Policy
Joe Biden: $750M to Central America to address root cause of migration.
Joe Biden: Revive Alliance for Prosperity with Central America.
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Government Reform
Alex Padilla: Yes to expanding Supreme Court; not sure on term limits.
Bernie Sanders: Wealthy donors turn their backs on working families.
David Perdue: OpEd: Refusal to debate seemed lordly and dismissive.
Elizabeth Warren: FactCheck: prolific past presence with high-dollar donors.
Kristi Noem: Summoned employee who denied daughter's license.
Val Demings: Members of extremist groups shouldn't be in police, military.
Jennifer McClellan: Worked to create Virginia Voting Rights Act.
Justin Fairfax: Opponents accepted "false" accusation, no due process.
Amanda Chase: If Trump not made president, declare martial law.
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Gun Control
Creigh Deeds: Postpone ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Ralph Northam: Ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Terry McAuliffe: Promises to ban assault rifles and high-capacity magazines.
Glenn Youngkin: Against red flag laws, universal background checks.
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Health Care
Alex Padilla: We've got to better support our health care infrastructure.
Howard Schultz: Single-payer health care is a false promise.
Justin Fairfax: Cast tiebreaking vote for Medicaid expansion.
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Immigration
Howard Schultz: Hire 10,000 refugees from Trump's Muslim-ban countries.
Joe Biden: Focus on refugee asylum seekers at home in Northern Triangle.
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Principles & Values
Alex Lasry: Being on the right side of history isn't bad for business.
Alex Padilla: What drives my public service passion are issues of equity.
Bill Weld: All states should hold primaries, not just re-nominate Trump.
Danielle Allen: Will bring experience from academia to governing.
Jeff Flake: Without principled fidelity to truth, democracy won't last.
Jeff Flake: Today's GOP: where there's no greater offense than honesty.
Jeff Flake: We did not become a great nation by espousing nonsense.
Joe Walsh: All states should hold primaries, not just re-nominate Trump.
Justin Amash: Father immigrated as Palestinian refugee.
Justin Amash: I've disenchanted and frightened by hyperpartisanship.
Justin Amash: Leaving the Republican Party to avoid partisan death spiral.
Mark Sanford: All states should hold primaries, not just re-nominate Trump.
Pete Buttigieg: Supports religious values and separation of church and state.
Val Demings: Being unified nation doesn't mean giving up beliefs.
Jennifer Carroll Foy: I don't have to empathize, because I understand.
Ronald Reagan: 1965: Far right Birchers infiltrated by "lunatic fringe".
Angela Alsobrooks: Endorsed by EMILY's list for pro-choice women.
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Tax Reform
JD Vance: Eliminate SALT deduction: it's massively redistributive.
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Technology
Mike Pence: Adversaries have weaponized space; solution is Space Force.
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Welfare & Poverty
Amy Klobuchar: Eradicate child poverty in a generation.
Andrew Yang: Disentangle economic value and human value.
Ketanji Brown Jackson: Continue pandemic-related eviction moratorium.
Pete Buttigieg: Dow Jones doesn't measure performance of economy.
Tom Steyer: Think much more ambitiously about poverty and how to end it.
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The above quotations are from Media coverage of nationwide 2020s political races in The Washington Post.
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