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Books by and about 2024 presidential candidates 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) Book Reviews (from Amazon.com) (click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com) The Tennessean: potlical coverage (Click for external website) Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations from The Tennessean (number of quotes indicated): Bill Lee (6) Tennessee Republican Governor of Tennessee Bob Corker (1) Republican Jr Senator Tennessee Brian Moore (1) Florida Green Party candidate for Governor Gloria La Riva (1) Party for Socialism and Liberation James Mackler (7) Democratic candidate for Tennessee Senator Tennessee Jason Martin (4) Tennessee Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger Karl Dean (7) Tennessee Democratic candidate for Governor Mark E. Green (2) Republican U.S. Rep Tennessee-7 Scott DesJarlais (1) Republican U.S. Rep Tennessee-4 OR click on an issue category below for a subset. Articles from The Nashville Tennesseean: 2024_TN_Senate: "Gloria Johnson wins Democratic primary, will face incumbent Marsha Blackburn in November," by Melissa Brown and Neil Strebig, 8/1/24, (Link) 2024_TN_Senate: "Meet Gloria Johnson, candidate for Senate," by David Plazas, July 1, 2024, (Link) 2022_TN_Gov: "Sumner County ICU doctor Jason Martin seeks Democratic nomination for Tennessee governor in 2022," by Yue Stella Yu, 8/23/21 The Tennessean, "Jason Martin believes he has a chance to beat Gov. Bill Lee if picked by Democrats on Aug. 4," by Adam Friedman, July 10, 2022 TN-Senate-2020, "Republican Bill Hagerty is next Tennessee U.S. Senator, defeating Democrat Marquita Bradshaw," by Natalie Allison, 11/5/2020 TN-Senate-2020, "We need to end blanket approaches to the coronavirus and reopen the economy," by Dr. Manny Sethi, April 20, 2020 (On Bill Lee): The Tennesseean on 2018 Tennessee Gubernatorial race, 8/2/2018 (On Bill Lee): The Tennesseean on 2018 Tennessee Gubernatorial race, 7/21/2018 (On Bill Lee): The Tennesseean on 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial race, 4/23/2017

OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Abortion     Jason Martin: Stop treating women like second-class citizens.

Budget & Economy     Bill Lee: Made hard decisions needed on company budget; it worked.     Bob Corker: Adding $2T to deficit was fiscally irresponsible.     Jason Martin: GOP building up state cash reserves with no plans for it.

Corporations     James Mackler: Trump's tax cuts make it easier for jobs to move overseas.     Karl Dean: Used tax incentives to lure companies to Nashville.

Crime     James Mackler: Prosecutor JAG in military, and in criminal law afterwards.

Drugs     Bill Lee: Raise penalties on drug traffickers, aid non-violent addicts.

Education     Bill Lee: Charter schools change lives of at-risk youth.     Jason Martin: Opposed state's school voucher program.     Karl Dean: Supports publicly financed, privately led charter schools.     Karl Dean: Expand school choice teacher accountability.     Karl Dean: Charters ok if non-profit, but vouchers not ok.     Karl Dean: Small city property tax increase to directed to education.

Families & Children     Mark E. Green: Let mental health providers refuse to treat LGBT patients.

Free Trade     James Mackler: Trade war with China is a disaster.

Government Reform     James Mackler: Doesn't accept corporate PAC contributions.

Health Care     James Mackler: Keep rural hospitals, to serve thousands of Tennesseans.     Mark E. Green: Vaccines may be causing autism; CDC mismanaged data.

Homeland Security     James Mackler: Allow transgender people to serve in the military.     Scott DesJarlais: Prohibit transgender people from serving in the military.

Immigration     Gloria La Riva: Protect full rights of undocumented immigrants.

Principles & Values     Bill Lee: We accomplished my vision at granddad's company.     Bill Lee: Former chairman of the Tennessee Prayer Breakfast.     James Mackler: Change broken system with Jewish tradition "Tikkun Olam".     Jason Martin: Thinks of himself a moderate "peacemaker," less red and blue.     Karl Dean: Pro-business centrist: good things happen in the middle.

Social Security     Brian Moore: Eliminate the for-profit sector & redistribute monies.

Tax Reform     Karl Dean: Raised city property taxes, but after Great Recession.

Technology     Bill Lee: Infrastructure needs repairs, stop kicking can down the road.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Bill Lee Tennessee Republican Governor of Tennessee Bob Corker Republican Jr Senator Tennessee Brian Moore Florida Green Party candidate for Governor Gloria La Riva Party for Socialism and Liberation James Mackler Democratic candidate for Tennessee Senator Tennessee Jason Martin Tennessee Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger Karl Dean Tennessee Democratic candidate for Governor Mark E. Green Republican U.S. Rep Tennessee-7 Scott DesJarlais Republican U.S. Rep Tennessee-4