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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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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Chris Murphy: I'm more pro-choice than opponent; but no late-term abortion.
Ed Markey: Endorsed by Planned Parenthood; supports abortion rights.
Gabriel Gomez: I'm personally prolife but I'm not changing any abortion law.
Linda McMahon: I'm a pro-choice woman; not part of anti-woman agenda.
Martha Coakley: Helped minors get court orders without parental consent.
Martha Coakley: Partial-birth ban needs exceptions for maternal health.
Scott Brown: Supported by right-to-life groups for stem cell stance.
Scott Brown: Authored bill for 24-hour waiting period for abortion.
Scott Brown: I'm a moderate pro-choice Republican & always have been.
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Budget & Economy
Gabriel Gomez: Deficit reduction might even include home mortgage deduction.
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Civil Rights
Angus King: Supports gay marriage.
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Defer to military decision on Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell.
Charlie Baker: Running-mate supports existing law on gay marriage.
Gabriel Gomez: I support Paycheck Fairness Act's equal pay for women.
John Boozman: Keep Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell; the policy has worked well.
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Corporations
Barry Hinckley: Make R.I. the most attractive place to do business.
Elizabeth Warren: FactCheck: Insurers should pay victims, plus future immunity.
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Crime
Deval Patrick: Marathon bomber will die in prison, one way or another.
Elizabeth Warren: Oppose death penalty but won't fight it for Marathon Bomber.
Eric Holder: Oppose death penalty, but ok against Boston marathon bomber.
Martha Coakley: Supports seeking federal death penalty for Marathon Bomber.
Marty Walsh: Marathon bomber will die in prison, one way or another.
Mitt Romney: Supports death penalty and "three strikes" sentencing.
Mitt Romney: Supports death penalty and "three strikes" sentencing.
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Drugs
Greg Steube: Veterans who use marijuana are entitled to VA.
Jeb Bush: Smoked pot & drank alcohol in late 1960s high school.
Jeb Bush: My high school drug use was "stupid" and "wrong".
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Education
Doug Ducey: Push for education savings accounts on November ballot.
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Energy & Oil
Brad Ellsworth: Cap-and-trade would put Hoosiers out of work.
Daniel Coats: Accused of benefiting as lobbyist from pushing cap-and-trade.
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Environment
Donald Trump: Overrule Fisheries Commission and allow more fish harvesting.
Gabriel Gomez: I'm a "green Republican"; others in GOP deny science.
Wilbur Ross: Overrule Fisheries Commission and allow more fish harvesting.
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Families & Children
Martha Coakley: PACWatch on DCF: not to fix it but to fight it.
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Foreign Policy
Jeb Bush: Built schoolhouse in Mexico on a high school project.
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Free Trade
Elizabeth Warren: Key is fair, enforceable agreements that protect workers.
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Government Reform
Charlie Baker: Automatic voter registration via RMV and MassHealth.
Chris Sununu: End expansive government that stifles economic growth.
Judd Gregg: Earmarks legitimately direct money to worthy projects.
Judd Gregg: Earmarks prioritize spending that bureaucrats would miss.
Kelly Ayotte: Praised Sen. Gregg for earmarks; but pledges against them.
Paul Hodes: $122M in earmarks while in House; pledges none in Senate.
Paul Hodes: No pay-to-play: earmarks without campaign contributions ok.
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Gun Control
Angus King: Supports gun rights.
Bill Weld: Now Libertarian, changed position to opposing gun control.
Ed Markey: Fight the NRA for broader gun control measures.
Ed Markey: Expand background checks; ban assault weapons; fight NRA.
Elizabeth Warren: Extend the federal assault weapons ban.
Gabriel Gomez: I oppose the NRA on expanded background checks.
Scott Brown: Extend the state assault weapons ban, but not federal.
Scott Brown: Reliably pro-gun, but opposed right-to-carry reciprocity.
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Health Care
Elizabeth Warren: No privatizing Medicare, nor voucher program.
Elizabeth Warren: ObamaCare provides free preventive care for women.
John Boozman: I want to be the deciding vote to repeal ObamaCare.
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Homeland Security
Bernie Sanders: F-35 fighter planes OK at Burlington Airport.
John MacGovern: No noisy F-35 fighter planes at Burlington Airport.
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Immigration
Elizabeth Warren: Support the DREAM Act: Let kids stay.
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Jobs
Scott Brown: Proud union member.
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Principles & Values
Bill Weld: Trump's agenda is hurtful to America & the world.
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Some say I'm too liberal; some say I'm too conservative.
Elizabeth Warren: My father's family rejected my mother's Indian heritage.
Elizabeth Warren: My Indian heritage played no role in Harvard hiring.
Elizabeth Warren: Calling me "Pocahontas" is a racial slur.
Geoff Diehl: Served as Trump campaign co-chair in Massachusetts.
John Kingston: Calling Warren "Pocahontas" is inappropriate but she did lie.
John MacGovern: Runs the Hanover Institute, a Dartmouth alumni group.
Scott Brown: Warren claims Native American; but you can see she is not.
Shiva Ayyadurai: Warren shoplifted racial identity of Native American.
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Social Security
Bill Weld: Will not abolish social security and receives it himself.
Bill Weld: Just started receiving Social Security and likes it.
Chris Murphy: To do nothing about entitlements is irresponsible.
Chris Murphy: Earnings cap for Soc.Sec.; and means-testing for Medicare.
Elizabeth Warren: No unnecessary cuts or risky privatization schemes.
Linda McMahon: Can't offer specifics or I'll be ''demagogued'' by press.
Linda McMahon: Debate & analyze entitlement reform, but no budget cuts.
Sheldon Whitehouse: Protect and defend Social Security.
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Tax Reform
Ed Markey: Higher-income people should pay their fair share of taxes.
Scott Brown: I'm not going to raise taxes on our job creators.
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War & Peace
Jeb Bush: 1971: Registered for draft but never got drafted.
Jeb Bush: 1971: Ambivalent about Vietnam, but would have served.
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Welfare & Poverty
Mitt Romney: Would require welfare recipients to work.
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