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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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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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State of the Union address to Joint Session of Congress, and the Democratic Response, Feb. 2, 2005
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from State of the Union address (number of quotes indicated):
- Bobby Jindal (1)
- George W. Bush (20)
- Harry Reid (4)
- Nancy Pelosi (5)
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Abortion
George W. Bush: Build a culture of life.
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Budget & Economy
George W. Bush: Limit discretionary spending; cut 150 non-essential programs.
Harry Reid: Bush’s deficit is a ‘birth tax’ of $36,000 on every child.
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Civil Rights
George W. Bush: Constitutional amendment to protect marriage.
Nancy Pelosi: Defend civil liberties as we protect America.
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Corporations
George W. Bush: Reward, not punish, the efforts and dreams of entrepreneurs.
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Crime
George W. Bush: Expand use of DNA evidence.
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Education
George W. Bush: Increase the size of Pell grants.
Harry Reid: World-class education to compete in world-wide economy.
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Energy & Oil
George W. Bush: Safe nuclear energy & less dependence on foreign energy.
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Health Care
George W. Bush: Association health plans for small business.
Harry Reid: Affordable healthcare makes America competitive.
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Homeland Security
George W. Bush: For long-term peace, end conditions that feed radicalism.
Nancy Pelosi: Our ports and infrastructure are still not secure.
Nancy Pelosi: Greatest threat is unaccounted & unguarded WMD materials.
Nancy Pelosi: G.I. Bill of Rights for the 21st century.
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Immigration
George W. Bush: It’s time to permit temporary guest workers.
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Social Security
Bobby Jindal: Supports Bush's proposal for personal retirement accounts.
George W. Bush: FactCheck: System may pay less, but will not go bankrupt.
George W. Bush: FactCheck: Private accounts are a good bet, not a sure thing.
George W. Bush: FactCheck: Only SOME of your personal account is yours.
George W. Bush: Social Security system is headed toward bankruptcy.
George W. Bush: Personal retirement accounts for younger workers.
Harry Reid: Bush’s plan guarantees a 40% benefit cut.
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Tax Reform
George W. Bush: Taxpayer dollars must be spent wisely or not at all.
George W. Bush: Re-examine the tax code from top to bottom.
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War & Peace
George W. Bush: Confront Iran as terrorism sponsor; hold Syria accountable.
George W. Bush: $350M for Palestinian reforms.
Nancy Pelosi: We cannot occupy Iraq indefinitely: We need an exit plan.
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Welfare & Poverty
George W. Bush: Appoints Laura Bush to lead anti-gang initiative.
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The above quotations are from State of the Union address to Joint Session of Congress, and the Democratic Response, Feb. 2, 2005.
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Nixon
- LBJ
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