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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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Budget & Economy
Heather Wilson: Strongly in favor of a balanced-budget amendment.
Jeff Apodaca: Use state reserves to boost economy.
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Civil Rights
William Redmond: Neutral on requiring companies to hire more minorities.
William Redmond: Opposes "Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws".
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Crime
Mark Ronchetti: Welcomes federal intervention against violent crime.
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Education
Maggie Toulouse Oliver: Focus on best education within our public school system.
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Energy & Oil
Jeff Apodaca: Fracking ok for now; move away from oil & gas over time.
Maggie Toulouse Oliver: Unabashed support of the Green New Deal.
Martin Heinrich: Supports cap-and-trade; it causes no big energy costs.
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Free Trade
Jeff Apodaca: Supports possibility of trade with southern neighbor.
Joe Cervantes: The border with Mexico is one of our state's greatest assets.
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Government Reform
Ben Ray Lujan: No campaign money from NRA, nor other company lobbyists.
Joe Cervantes: Don't consolidate state & local elections on same day.
Maggie Toulouse Oliver: No campaign money from company lobbying groups.
Rebecca Dow: Don't consolidate state & local elections on same day.
Susana Martinez: Consolidate state & local elections on single day.
Yvette Herrell: Don't consolidate state & local elections on same day.
Nella Domenici: Important to enact laws that only eligible citizens vote.
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Gun Control
Maggie Toulouse Oliver: Refused to certify proposed petition on new gun control law.
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Health Care
Maggie Toulouse Oliver: Supports national health insurance plan and Medicare-for-All.
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Immigration
Jeff Apodaca: We're not deporting DACA kids or any other kids.
Maggie Toulouse Oliver: Border policy should treat people like humans.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Fight funding the border wall; advocate for DREAMers.
William Redmond: Opposes "Immigration helps our economy".
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Jobs
Heather Wilson: Sequestration would cut 20,000 jobs at N.M. national labs.
Tom Udall: AdWatch: Protect jobs at military bases & national labs.
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Principles & Values
Ben Ray Lujan: Assistant Speaker of US House; son of speaker of NM House.
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Tax Reform
Gary King: AdWatch: Attacked for voting for 1987 tax hike.
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Technology
Tom Udall: FactCheck: Los Alamos budget stable but Recession cost jobs.
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