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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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Rand Paul vs. Jeb Bush On The Issues
by Jesse Gordon of OnTheIssues.org
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BOOK SUMMARY by OnTheIssues.org:
This book puts OnTheIssues' web content into book form -- a direct comparison of issue stances -- not personal biographies, not political horserace analysis, not scandal histories.
Each headline below is backed up with a referenced citation, in context, so you can compare for yourself what each candidate says.
The comparisons are made convenient in a side-by-side layout, with book reviews and a VoteMatch issue summary at the end.
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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The above quotations are from Rand Paul vs. Jeb Bush On The Issues
by Jesse Gordon of OnTheIssues.org.
| Domestic Issues | Rand Paul | Jeb Bush |
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| Gun Rights: | Don't let the liberals tread on the Second Amendment | Stand-your-ground bill: Deadly force OK when threatened |
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| Gun Crimes: | 2nd amendment is only as good as the 4th amendment | Use a Gun and You’re Done |
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| Criminal Sentencing: | Blacks look who's in prison & conclude cops out to get them | 1990s: punishment over therapy; 2010s: that hardens people |
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| Death Penalty: | We have probably executed people wrongfully | Fewer death-row appeals; faster executions |
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| War on Drugs: | War on drugs has unintentionally had a racial outcome | Illegal drugs moving over US-Mexico border has intensified |
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| Marijuana Legalization: | Don't promote marijuana but don't jail non-violent criminals | No medical marijuana; it’s just a guise toward legalization |
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| Transportation Infrastructure: | 5% tax on overseas profits & put it all into infrastructure | Enraged by citizen initiative mandating high speed rail |
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| Hurricane Recovery: | Hurricane recovery money is bankrupting the government | 2004: Universal praise for handling spate of hurricanes |
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| Environmental Protection: | Our federal government regulates everything and anything | 1990s: Compensate landowners; 2010s: state-run conservation |
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| Nuclear Power: | Compete on the free market, including nuclear plants | Use federal funds for nuclear cleanup, with state input |
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| Internet Taxation: | Voted NO on authorizing states to collect Internet sales taxes | Level playing field for Main Street vs. Internet sales tax |
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| Internet Freedom: | Filibuster against SOPA and PIPA: don't censor the Internet | Practice technology in context of virtue; not isolated pleasure |
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| Government Secrecy: | The Patriot Act is intrusive; it's what the Founders feared | WikiLeaks is abhorrent but showed seriousness of Iran threat |
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| Term Limits: | Instead of bringing home the bacon, bring home politicians | Legislative term limits strengthened Bush's executive power |
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| Voter Registration: | Supports early voting; but voter ID also ok | Scrubbed voter registration rolls to eliminate felons |
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| Economic Issues | Rand Paul | Jeb Bush |
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| Corporate Regulation: | Punishing the rich means the poor lose their jobs | Champion enterprise zones and business deregulation |
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| Corporate Welfare: | Stop subsidizing profitable large multinational corporations | Fight corporate welfare: snouts out of public trough |
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| Recession Bailout: | Bank bailout represented everything wrong with Washington | Bank bailouts were needed to avoid financial unraveling |
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| Budget Deficit: | We borrow $1M per minute; mandate a balanced budget | Bipartisan compromise to reduce the deficit significantly |
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| Earmarks: | Our legislative victory: an end to earmarks | Vetoed more than $2.3 billion in earmarks |
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| Environment vs. Economy | EPA regulations cost $15 trillion in 2012 | Restrict Eminent Domain; most severe of all gov’t powers |
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| Oil Drilling | Supports Keystone XL, plus domestic oil & gas exploration | Drilling in Gulf of Mexico hurts Florida tourism industry |
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| Renewable Energy | Supports renewable energy tax credits | Replace crony capitalism with free-market strategy |
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| Government Reform: | Audit federal agencies, to reform or eliminate them | Privatize & outsource gov’t; fee holidays for contractors |
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| Campaign Finance Reform: | Federal contracts should include no-PAC clauses | No campaign spending limits; no public financing |
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| Business Tax Reform: | Cut corporate tax in half to create millions of jobs | Remove Intangibles Tax on stocks, bonds & dividends |
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| Inheritance Tax: | Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax | Supports estate tax repeal, but not at states’ expense |
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| Tax Reform: | Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge | Compromise on taxes ok, as part of a spending cut package |
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| Entitlement Issues | Rand Paul | Jeb Bush |
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| ObamaCare: | Compassion cannot be delivered in the form of coercion | ObamaCare is flawed to its core |
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| Medicare/Medicaid: | Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: against Medicare choice | Move Medicaid from “defined benefit” to defined contribution |
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| Mental Health: | No mandatory mental health screening in schools | Slashed every request for adult mental health |
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| Medical Malpractice: | Supports tort reform & free-market principles | Compromised on limiting medical malpractice awards |
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| Union Policy: | National Right-to-Work Act: no forced unionization | School choice is about unions versus kids |
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| Employment Policy: | Extending unemployment benefits does disservice to workers | Cutting taxes on job creators benefits everyone |
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| Affirmative Action: | Women won the "war on women": no longer downtrodden | One Florida: equal minority contracts and admissions |
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| College Policy: | Federal student loans are ok, if within spending limits | Guarantee college admission for top 20% of high school grads |
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| Common Core: | Block funding for Common Core; it's too heavy-handed | Common Core lets 1,000 different curriculum flowers bloom |
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| No Child Left Behind: | No Child Left Behind is federal takeover of schools | No Child Left Behind got states to start reforms |
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| Charter Schools: | Charters & flexibility instead of federal one-size-fits-all | 800,000 FL parents selected schools, not district zoning |
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| School Vouchers: | Allow school choice for everyone, white, brown, or black | Education savings accounts: Fund students instead of schools |
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| Social Security Privatization: | Raise the retirement age for people under age 55 | Privatization became administration’s fundamental philosophy |
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| Welfare Reform: | Federal "gifts" don't generate wealth but perpetuate poverty | Taking welfare should be more shameful than working |
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| Faith-Based Organizations: | Block grant welfare to states and communities | Welcome community and faith based organizations as partners |
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| Social Issues | Rand Paul | Jeb Bush |
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| Abortion: | Life begins at conception | No need to teach about abortion if we have moral absolutes |
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| Family Planning: | Supports religious freedom to deny contraceptive coverage | Funded adoption counseling, but not abortion counseling |
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| Stem Cells: | Personhood at conception, including embryonic stem cells | Prevent use of public funds for stem cell research |
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| Gay Rights: | Make federal benefits equal for gay couples | Gay rights & feminism are “modern victim movements” |
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| Gays in the Military: | Military should decide don't-ask-don't-tell policy | Don't-ask-don't-tell ok if it doesn't affect policy |
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| Defense of Marriage Act: | Don't register guns federally, nor marriages | Traditional marriage best; but recognize gay couples |
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| Family Values: | Revival of values depends on fusing freedom and virtue | Pass moral judgment & teach virtue to our children |
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| Latino Family Values: | Latinos support GOP stances of faith and family values | Conservatives and Hispanics share family values |
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| Foster Care Policy: | Re-establish inter-country adoptions from Guatemala | No Place Like Home initiative: find families for DCF kids |
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| Freedom of Religion: | US aid enables a war on Christianity in the Middle East | School prayer OK if prayers are voluntary and student-led |
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| Flag Issues: | End US aid to countries that burn our flag | Removed Confederate battle flag from Florida Capitol |
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| Personal Faith: | I am a Christian but not always a good one | 9/11/2001: after emergency meeting, went to church to pray |
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| Principles & Values: | We don't need new principles, just to stand by those we have | America is different because identity derives from ideals |
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| National Security Issues | Rand Paul | Jeb Bush |
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| Terrorism Policy: | TSA is a testament to Islamic terrorist's success | TSA is a testament to Islamic terrorist's success |
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| ISIL (Islamic State): | ISIS are nasty terrorists but no clear-cut American interest | ISIS are nasty terrorists but no clear-cut American interest |
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| Benghazi: | Prioritize embassy security to avoid another Benghazi | Prioritize embassy security to avoid another Benghazi |
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| September 11th: | 9/11 justified eliminating Taliban, but not nation-building | 9/11 justified eliminating Taliban, but not nation-building |
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| Iranian Sanctions: | Keep all options on the table, but don't declare war on Iran | Keep all options on the table, but don't declare war on Iran |
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| Iraq War: | Iraq War gave Iran regional hegemony & caused Mideast chaos | Iraq War gave Iran regional hegemony & caused Mideast chaos |
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| Israel/Palestine: | As only democracy in Mideast, Israel is important ally | As only democracy in Mideast, Israel is important ally |
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| Afghanistan War: | Staying in Afghanistan will not make America safer | Staying in Afghanistan will not make America safer |
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| Defense Spending: | National defense is important, but no blank check | National defense is important, but no blank check |
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| Military Priorities: | We've over-militarized our foreign policy | We've over-militarized our foreign policy |
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| Cuba Policy: | Good idea to end Cuba embargo; it hasn't worked | Good idea to end Cuba embargo; it hasn't worked |
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| Korea Policy: | Crazy for North Korea to use force; we'd declare war | Crazy for North Korea to use force; we'd declare war |
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| Russia Policy: | Don't get stuck in Cold War idea of tweaking Russia | Don't get stuck in Cold War idea of tweaking Russia |
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| International Issues | Rand Paul | Jeb Bush |
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| Climate Change: | Unelected EPA should not regulate greenhouse emissions | I’m a skeptic about global warming |
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| Kyoto Treaty: | Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures | Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries |
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| International Treaties: | Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty | We are leader among equals in community of nations |
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| American Exceptionalism: | America's exceptionalism is notion that all should be free | God grants liberty only to ready to defend it |
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| International Alliances: | Stop sending foreign aid to people who don't like us | Nourish our existing alliances: that means NATO & Israel |
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| Foreign Policy Doctrine: | My worldview: engage both friend and foe in dialogue | Nourish our existing alliances: that means NATO & Israel |
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| Ebola Policy: | Temporary stop on elective travel to fight Ebola | Handle Ebola crisis like I handled anthrax in Florida |
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| China Policy: | China trade improves economy AND makes fight less likely | Supports economic cooperation between US and China |
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| Free Trade: | Accompany free trade laws with other export inducers | Advocated Miami as HQ for Free Trade Area of the Americas |
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| Latin American Policy: | Volunteer eye surgery for blind kids in Guatemala | 2010: Ineptitude will bring down Chavez regime in Venezuela |
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| Path to Citizenship: | Illegals are not bad people, but we have to control border | There is no realistic pathway to citizenship for most people |
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| Sources of Immigration: | See immigrants as assets, not liabilities | Immigration is ‘not a felony’ but ‘an act of love’ |
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| Comprehensive Immigration Reform: | Status quo is untenable; we must do some sort of reform | 6-part proposal for comprehensive immigration reform |
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