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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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Santorum vs. Gingrich On The Issues:
Side-by-side stances on the issues
by Jesse Gordon of OnTheIssues.org
(Click for Amazon book review)
Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from Santorum vs. Gingrich On the Issues, by Jesse Gordon (number of quotes indicated):
- Newt Gingrich (2)
- Rick Santorum (2)
OR click on an issue category below for a subset. |
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.
Domestic Issues | Rick Santorum | Newt Gingrich |
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| Mandatory Sentencing: | Allow felons to vote again after 5 years crime-free | 3-strike laws are constitutional; enforce courts compliance |
| Death Penalty: | YES on limiting death penalty appeals | Voted NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment |
| Gun Rights: | YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers | Don't redefine Constitution with no individual right to arms |
| Drugs in Society: | Kids living with married parents less likely to use drugs | Drug-free society focuses on both drug supply & demand |
| Environmental Protection Agency: | NO on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations | Replace EPA with new Environmental Solutions Agency |
| Environmental Risks: | Nature is a subtle web of intricate connections | Greatest enviro dangers are poverty & command bureaucracy |
| Nuclear Waste: | YES on approving a nuclear waste repository | Put nuclear waste in deep storage for 10,000 years |
| Environment vs. Economy: | Rated 0% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes | Combine healthy environment and a healthy economy |
| WikiLeaks: | Prosecute WikiLeaks on terrorism charges | Treat WikiLeaks as enemy combatants engaged in terrorism |
| Electromagnetic Pulse: | Scale of potential destruction from EMP demands action | Prepare more for electromagnetic pulse attack |
| Transportation Policy: | Fund reverse-commuting for distressed suburbs | Establish three high-speed rail corridors; NY-MA; FL; & CA |
| Television Censorship: | Make "airplane" edited movie versions with advisory labels | Television is the wasteland of cynicism |
| Health Mandate: | If we let states mandate insurance, sterilization is ok too | If you mandate healthcare, you mandate everything in life |
| Medicare: | Give Medicare same options and opt-out as Congress | Block grant Medicaid; create individual incentives & bonuses |
| ObamaCare: | Liberal states won't waive ObamaCare; we must repeal it | Repeal ObamaCare; sign tort reform instead |
Economic Issues | Rick Santorum | Newt Gingrich |
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| Financial Bailout: | TARP was biggest government intrusion into private sector | Insure banks rather than pass out checks |
| Mortgage Crisis: | 2005: Fannie & Freddie should create housing affordability | Don't bail out Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae; break them up |
| Size of Government: | Gov't has averaged 18% of GDP and we're now at 25% | The era of big government is over, and I mean it |
| Regulatory Reform: | Overturn & freeze all Obama regulations in process | Abolish all White House Czars |
| Federal Reserve: | Audit the Fed; but no gold standard | The Fed's secrecy & power are antithetical to a free society |
| Balanced Budget: | DC doesn't work; ratify the Balanced Budget Amendment | Demand a Balanced Budget amendment |
| Campaign Finance Reform: | Campaign finance should be purely voluntary | Increase federal limits on individual campaign contributions |
| Government Spending: | Spend-o-meter: track spending on all Senate amendments | Democrats say they oppose earmarks, but proposed 8,000 |
| Right-to-Work: | Unions good community members but we need right-to-work | Defund National Labor Relations Board; favor right-to-work |
| Offshore Jobs: | Offshore jobs return if you repeal manufacturing regulations | 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act drives IPOs out of the US |
| Social Security Privatization: | Supports privatization if voluntary | Take Social Security off federal budget; give young a choice |
| Retirement Age: | Raise retirement age? Maybe. Private investment? Yes | Take away politicians' power & control over our retirement |
| Death Tax: | Changing estate tax would cost $100B, not save $730B | Death tax is a direct assault on civil society |
| Tax Simplification: | Simplify tax code: just 5 deductions; everything else goes | Adopt a single-rate tax system |
| Corporation Policy: | Cut all corporate tax rates to zero | Businesses focus on customers; apply Lean Six Sigma to gov't |
Social Issues | Rick Santorum | Newt Gingrich |
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| Birth Control: | States have the right to ban contraception, but shouldn't | Reward high-school girls who graduate as virgins |
| Abortion Funding: | FactCheck: Under 1/4 of pregnancies end in abortion, not 1/3 | Immediately cease public funding for abortion providers |
| Abortion Morality: | Scientifically, embryo is human from moment of conception | Stop forcing pro-choice morality on religious organizations |
| Welfare State: | Poverty is not a disability; believe in ability to work | When free welfare is provided, people choose not to work |
| Welfare in Contract With America: | Drafted 1994 Contract with America Welfare Reform | Welfare vouchers allow choice & reduce bureaucracy |
| Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell: | Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell; punish behavior | Army & Marines wanted Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell |
| Defense of Marriage Act: | Marriage is a federal issue; we need one definition, not 50 | I helped author DOMA; if it fails, amend Constitution |
| Churches and Same-Sex Marriage: | Right to gay sex implies right to bigamy, incest, & adultery | Stop forcing same-sex marriage on religious organizations |
| Affirmative Action: | Affirmative program for minority business-building | Affirmative action OK individually, but not by group |
| Homeschooling: | Home-schooled six children with wife Karen | Let parents choose public, private, parochial, or homeschool |
| School Vouchers: | Rich people already have school choice; give it to the poor | Voucherize inner-city programs from schools to groceries |
| Religion in Schools: | Expose kids to legitimate debate of evolution & creationism | Voluntary school prayer creates bond between you & Creator |
| Church-State Separation: | Church-state "neutrality" is not in US Constitution | Declaration assumes God created man |
| American Faith: | Govern via both faith & reason | Five habits of liberty sustain American Exceptionalism |
| The Tea Party: | Tea Party is now the backbone of conservative movement | Tea Party prevents mistake of electing conservative Dems |
| Conservative Values: | I'm a conservative but not a libertarian; some government OK | Liberals exploit weakness; conservatives offer strength |
International Issues | Rick Santorum | Newt Gingrich |
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| Global Warming : | Out of office, I stayed in the fray to defeat cap-and-trade | Kyoto treaty is bad for the environment and bad for America |
| Oil Drilling: | Sagging economy caused by stop sign on oil drilling | 2008 book: Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less |
| China Trade: | I'm for making US more competitive than China | Protectionism helps China & India challenge US supremacy |
| Border Security: | Finish the border fence; make English the official language | Review all illegal aliens & if you have no ties, go home |
| Guest Workers: | No tricks like 1986; secure the border first | I voted for Reagan's legal guest worker program |
| Pakistani Nukes: | Deal with Musharraf in Pakistan in advance of trouble | Contain nuclear threats: China, Russia, Pakistan, North Korea |
| Israel/Palestine: | West Bank residents are Israelis; there are no Palestinians | Tell the truth: Palestinians are an "invented people" |
| Iranian Sanctions: | Iran's theocracy encourages use of nuclear weapons | Sabotage Iran's oil refinery |
| Foreign Aid: | YES on capping foreign aid at only $12.7 billion | 1993: $1.6B Russia aid package was "great defining moment" |
| The Patriot Act: | War against Islamic fascism will be won or lost in America | Defend America & allies with information policies |
| Defense spending: | Don't cut one penny out of defense spending | Defense as percentage of GDP is lowest since WWII |
| Sources of Terrorism: | Jihadists want to kill us for what we are | The "Irreconcilable Wing of Islam" threatens our way of life |
| Unconventional Weapons: | Terrorism is an asymmetric threat; we need worldwide bases | Biological threat bigger than nuclear threat |
| Iraq War: | We need 20,000 troops to stay in Iraq to achieve victory | Goal was to liberate Iraq from Saddam, not to occupy |
| Afghanistan War: | Stay in Afghanistan until security of our country is secure | We have mismanaged region-wide crisis in Middle East |
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Rick Santorum: Gingrich's abortion stances compared to Santorum's.
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Budget & Economy
Rick Santorum: Newt Gingrich's economic stances compared to Santorum's.
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Health Care
Newt Gingrich: Rick Santorum's healthcare stances compared to Newt's.
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Immigration
Newt Gingrich: Santorum's immigration stances compared to Newt's.
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The above quotations are from Santorum vs. Gingrich On The Issues:
Side-by-side stances on the issues
by Jesse Gordon of OnTheIssues.org.
VoteMatch Social Issues |
Rick Santorum |
vs. |
Newt Gingrich |
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| Abortion is a woman’s right | strongly opposes | | strongly opposes |
| Require companies to hire more women & minorities | favors | | strongly opposes |
| Same-sex domestic partnership benefits | strongly opposes | | opposes |
| Teacher-led prayer in public schools | strongly favors | | strongly favors |
| Parents choose schools via vouchers | strongly favors | | strongly favors |
VoteMatch Domestic Issues |
Rick Santorum |
vs. |
Newt Gingrich |
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| More federal funding for health coverage | strongly opposes | | strongly opposes |
| Death Penalty | strongly favors | | strongly favors |
| Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws | favors | | favors |
| Absolute right to gun ownership | favors | | favors |
| Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it | strongly favors | | strongly favors |
VoteMatch Economic Issues |
Rick Santorum |
vs. |
Newt Gingrich |
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| Privatize Social Security | strongly favors | | strongly favors |
| Make taxes more progressive | strongly opposes | | opposes |
| Stricter limits on political campaign funds | strongly opposes | | strongly opposes |
| Allow churches to provide welfare services | favors | | favors |
| Replace coal & oil with alternatives | strongly opposes | | strongly opposes |
VoteMatch International Issues |
Rick Santorum |
vs. |
Newt Gingrich |
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| Illegal immigrants earn citizenship | strongly opposes | | Neutral |
| Support & expand free trade | strongly favors | | favors |
| The Patriot Act harms civil liberties | strongly opposes | | strongly opposes |
| Expand the armed forces | strongly favors | | strongly favors |
| US out of Iraq & Afghanistan | strongly opposes | | favors |
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