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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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Abortion
Albert Olszewski: Defend unborn children without exception.
Albert Olszewski: All human life needs to be protected.
Amanda Curtis: 100% pro-choice voting record.
Champ Edmunds: Human life begins at conception.
John Bohlinger: 2001: Supported Fetal Protection Act & partial-birth ban.
John Bohlinger: Supreme Court decided the issue; state cannot overturn it.
John Edward Walsh: Opposes extremism like declaring life begins at conception.
Jon Tester: No 20-week ban on abortion.
Matt Rosendale: Against abortion in all circumstances.
Matt Rosendale: No abortion; no exceptions.
Steve Daines: No exceptions for rape nor incest, but no criminalization.
Tim Sheehy: I believe the most precious gift from God is life.
Jon Tester: Woman and her doctor & family should decide.
Tim Sheehy: Proudly pro-life: don't murder our unborn children.
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Budget & Economy
Albert Olszewski: For balanced budget instead of intergenerational theft.
Amanda Curtis: Economy that works for all of us, not just for the richest.
Champ Edmunds: The borrower is servant to the lender.
Conrad Burns: Grow economy & control spending to reduce deficit.
Dennis Rehberg: Refused to toe the party line on CAFTA.
Dennis Rehberg: $787B stimulus package did not create jobs.
Jon Tester: Montana suffered from Burns' cuts in discretionary funding.
Jon Tester: $787B in stimulus spending was step in the right direction.
Matt Rosendale: Cut government instead of stimulus spending.
Stan Jones: Eliminate numerous unconstitutional federal departments.
Steve Daines: Obama stimulus shipped American jobs to China.
Tim Sheehy: Balance the budget and begin to lower our national debt .
Reilly Neill: Undoing damage of Republican budget will a top priority.
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Civil Rights
Albert Olszewski: No same-sex marriage.
Albert Olszewski: Don't require pay equity between men & women.
Albert Olszewski: No Confederate flags on government property.
Albert Olszewski: Allowing 71 genders on birth certificate costs over $100,000.
Amanda Curtis: Repeal state ban on sodomy; make gay sex legal.
Amanda Curtis: Outspoken advocate for labor unions and women's rights.
Champ Edmunds: Government shouldn't redefine marriage.
John Edward Walsh: Voted against NAACP staffer's appointment to Dept.of Justice.
Stan Jones: Patriot Act cost us our Fourth Amendment rights.
Steve Bullock: COVID-19: Gave counties option to switch to all-mail ballots.
Steve Daines: No safe haven for neo-Nazi white nationalists.
Wilmot Collins: Go further than Overturning Citizens United decision.
Wilmot Collins: I'm an American; I served this country honorably.
Tim Sheehy: Boys are boys; girls are girls no drag queen story time .
Jon Tester: Savanna's Act: solve crimes against Native Americans.
Steve Daines: Urged NCAA to ban transgender athletes from women's sports.
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Corporations
Albert Olszewski: Federal regulations get in the way of small business.
Amanda Curtis: Wall St. is doing great; recovery hasn't reached rest of us.
Conrad Burns: Marketplace will force us into conservation and renewables.
Jon Tester: Energy plan was written by oil companies, so no renewables.
Jon Tester: Citizens United puts democracy at risk.
Jon Tester: Prevent abuses by "too-big-to-fail" banks on Wall Street.
Matt Rosendale: New tax law changes depreciation rules to allow expansion.
Sam Rankin: End tax subsidies; & tax corporations in foreign countries.
Steve Bullock: Defended state limit on corporate campaign donations.
Steve Bullock: Hold big banks accountable for abusive practices.
Jon Tester: Supported a 15% minimum corporate tax.
Tim Sheehy: Less government oversight: empower businesses to succeed.
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Crime
Albert Olszewski: Supports death penalty.
Steve Bullock: Block police from receiving some military equipment.
Steve Daines: Don't cut police budgets, but more accountability.
Jon Tester: Support rehabilitative programming and fix sentencing laws.
Tim Sheehy: Cops are good; criminals are bad.
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Drugs
Albert Olszewski: Class 1 narcotics like marijuana should not be legal.
Amanda Curtis: Medical marijuana law is over-restrictive.
Conrad Burns: Repealing Patriot Act would cost us the Meth Control Act.
Jon Tester: Medical marijuana ok; full legalization later.
Matt Rosendale: Medical marijuana ok; let states decide full legalization.
Steve Daines: Limit federal DEA from interfering with state marijuana laws.
Susan Good Geise: Consistently for legalization of marijuana.
Greg Gianforte: Rated B by NORML: decriminalize marijuana.
Jon Tester: Rated B+ by NORML: legalize marijuana, and tax it.
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Education
Amanda Curtis: Math teacher and unabashed backer of public schools.
Jon Tester: More tuition tax credits, low-interest loans, & Pell grants.
Jon Tester: Privatizing public schools feeds destruction of democracy.
Jon Tester: Restore year-round Pell Grants, & support Perkins Loans.
Matt Rosendale: Government out of college funding.
Matt Rosendale: Privatization is critical to improve our education system.
Steve Bullock: No tax credits for religious schools.
Steve Daines: Expand school choice where public schools are poor.
Wilmot Collins: Child's education should be determined by where they grew up.
Tim Sheehy: It's important to have more choice in our education system.
Jon Tester: Ban cell-cultivated meat from school breakfast & lunch.
Tim Sheehy: End the woke social agenda infecting our schools.
Tim Sheehy: Take a loan, pay it back: no loan forgiveness.
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Energy & Oil
Albert Olszewski: Supports fracking and offshore oil drilling.
Champ Edmunds: No subsidies for wind and solar.
Conrad Burns: Agricultural oil sources reduce foreign energy dependence.
Conrad Burns: Global warming has occurred since the Ice Age.
Conrad Burns: Kyoto Accord hurts economy; focus on alternative fuels.
Dennis Rehberg: Cap-and-trade policy is an energy tax.
Dennis Rehberg: Help avoid closure of Billings coal-fired power plant.
John Edward Walsh: Energy boom in Montana instead of foreign oil dependence.
Jon Tester: Agricultural oil sources are profitable and renewable.
Jon Tester: Global warming is much more rapid now than historically.
Jon Tester: Kyoto Accord needs worldwide communication & US leadership.
Matt Rosendale: Develop fossil fuels, don't subsidize green energy.
Matt Rosendale: Climate changes, but no draconian restrictions on business.
Stan Jones: More nuclear plants and more liquefied coal.
Stan Jones: Global warming is a natural occurrence since 1000AD.
Steve Bullock: Opposed Obama's halting coal mine leasing on Federal land.
Steve Daines: War on American energy is part of war on middle class.
Wilmot Collins: Believe in science; save planet from climate catastrophe.
Wilmot Collins: Take bold actions to reduce our carbon footprint.
Tim Sheehy: Time to make America energy independent and dominant again.
Jon Tester: $369 billion in climate and clean energy initiatives.
Tim Sheehy: Stand strong against the radical climate cult agenda.
Steve Daines: Supporting Made in America Energy: oil and gas in Montana.
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Environment
Albert Olszewski: Let Montanans control state land.
Amanda Curtis: Big supporter of protecting access to public lands.
Dennis Rehberg: EPA is heavy-handed; don't pick winners and losers.
John Edward Walsh: More regulations to develop natural resources responsibly.
Jon Tester: Sought removal of wolves from the endangered list.
Matt Rosendale: More local management for healthy forests; fewer fires.
Steve Bullock: Expanded fishing rights regardless of streambed ownership.
Tim Sheehy: Need to stand strong against the radical environmentalists.
Tim Sheehy: We must repeal the new EPA job-killing energy regulations.
Reilly Neill: EPA cuts will have serious impact on Montana towns & cities.
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Families & Children
Jon Tester: All couples should have same rights as heterosexual couples.
Matt Rosendale: Support traditional marriage between one man & one woman.
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Foreign Policy
Steve Daines: Congressional support for Israel is bipartisan & strong.
Tim Sheehy: Stop Putin in Ukraine or price tag will be a lot higher.
Steve Daines: We need to press Iran to ensure we have regime change.
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Free Trade
John Edward Walsh: On trade mission: Montana is open for business.
John Edward Walsh: Don't ship American jobs to China.
Jon Tester: Tariffs on China harm our industries & drive up costs.
Matt Rosendale: Stop tolerating what China has been doing for decades.
Matt Rosendale: China is a cheater; need fairer free trade deal.
Stan Jones: NAFTA leads to American Union as part of one-world Communism.
Steve Daines: Worked for 6 years bringing U.S. consumer products to China.
Wilmot Collins: Fight to keep markets open for family farmers.
Steve Daines: Trade war with Canada will impact Montana farmers & ranchers.
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Government Reform
Albert Olszewski: Term limits set for members of Congress.
Albert Olszewski: Require photo ID to vote.
Amanda Curtis: When wealthy in Congress, playing field tilts to wealthy.
Champ Edmunds: Photo ID for voting.
Conrad Burns: Earmarks let me bring Montana a share of federal money.
Dennis Rehberg: There should be nothing more free than political free speech.
Dennis Rehberg: Citizens United: nothing more free than political speech.
Dennis Rehberg: Citizens United ok: political free speech is most important.
Dennis Rehberg: Supports cutting Public Broadcasting Service & Americorps.
Dennis Rehberg: It's not about campaign spending; it's government spending.
John Driscoll: Big focus on limiting donations to campaigns.
Jon Tester: Earmarks without transparency are wrong for democracy.
Jon Tester: K-Street cronies control Congressional spending decisions.
Jon Tester: Citizens United ruling puts democracy at risk.
Jon Tester: Oppose Citizens United: limit corporate political spending.
Jon Tester: Citizens United is scary for democracy.
Jon Tester: Spotlight Act: no dark money in campaigns.
Jon Tester: Introduced bill to ensure Native American voting access.
Matt Rosendale: D.C. corrupts; commits to serving only two terms.
Sam Rankin: Special interests support the status quo; Americans don't.
Sam Rankin: Eliminate earmarks; 3-year federal pay freeze.
Stan Jones: Earmarks are unconstitutional incumbency protection.
Steve Daines: Supports Citizen United as free speech issue.
Susan Good Geise: Mail-in ballots allow everyone to vote.
Susan Good Geise: Wants to stop influence of dark money on elections.
Susan Good Geise: Stop the partisan circus in county elections.
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Gun Control
Amanda Curtis: Common-sense solutions like expanding background checks.
Amanda Curtis: Supports expanding background checks.
Champ Edmunds: 2nd amendment is about tyranny, not hunting.
Dennis Rehberg: No Supreme Court Justices who are hostile to 2nd Amendment.
Jon Tester: AdWatch: Check if gun buyers are on terrorist watch-list.
Jon Tester: Supports background checks & banning bump stocks.
Matt Rosendale: Don't check if gun buyers are on terrorist watch-list.
Matt Rosendale: Second Amendment rights are non-negotiable.
Wilmot Collins: Supports background checks & red flag laws.
Tim Sheehy: The radical gun control agenda threatens 2d Amendment rights.
Steve Daines: Eliminated excise tax on suppressors & short-barreled rifles.
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Health Care
Albert Olszewski: Repeal and replace Obamacare with bipartisan approach.
Albert Olszewski: Halt expansion of Medicaid; halt ObamaCare unfunded mandates.
Albert Olszewski: ObamaCare is imploding; shore up healthcare system.
Albert Olszewski: Repeal and replace Obamacare, with bipartisan approach.
Amanda Curtis: ObamaCare: don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Champ Edmunds: Repeal ObamaCare; it's not a government responsibility.
John Bohlinger: Expand Medicaid to cover 70,000 low-income Montanans.
John Bohlinger: Strong advocate of a single-payer system like Medicare.
John Edward Walsh: Yes to Medicare Rx negotiations; no to privatization.
Jon Tester: Families can't afford to get sick; that's not health care.
Jon Tester: Protect people with pre-existing medical conditions.
Jon Tester: ObamaCare not perfect, but has helped.
Matt Rosendale: Full repeal of Obamacare.
Sam Rankin: Tort reform plus higher deductibles & co-pays.
Steve Bullock: Passed Medicaid expansion with bipartisan support.
Steve Bullock: COVID: don't like masks but need to let science drive this.
Steve Bullock: Medicaid expansion has kept rural hospitals open.
Steve Bullock: Wal-Mart can negotiate drug prices, so should government.
Steve Daines: Repeal Obamacare; protect those with pre-existing conditions.
Steve Daines: COVID: no masking mandate, personal responsibility.
Wilmot Collins: Heathcare is a right for all, not a luxury for a few.
Tim Sheehy: Government control of health care has made things worse.
Reilly Neill: Government should reinforce public health, not undermine it.
Steve Daines: We've got to reform Medicaid if we're going to save Medicaid.
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Homeland Security
Albert Olszewski: Champion a veterans' healthcare system.
Albert Olszewski: Give our military the resources they need.
Champ Edmunds: Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal.
Champ Edmunds: Allow easier driver licensing for military service members.
Conrad Burns: Patriot Act only affects your freedoms if you’re a terrorist.
John Driscoll: Committed to help return POW-MIA Americans to U.S.
John Edward Walsh: OpEd: Walsh was fair about National Guard Association dues.
John Edward Walsh: Worked to prohibit warrantless cell phone tracking.
John Edward Walsh: Cut wasteful spending in our military.
Jon Tester: Build forces to fight terror cells; not take away our rights.
Jon Tester: Irresponsible to put two wars on credit card.
Sam Rankin: Reduce our nuclear warhead stockpile & reduce F-35's.
Stan Jones: Patriot Act is terrorism of the worst kind.
Stan Jones: Nobody read the Patriot Act before it was corruptly passed.
Steve Bullock: Initiative focusing on veterans' suicide prevention.
Steve Bullock: Upgrading Air National Guard better use of money than wall.
Susan Good Geise: Honor veterans by strengthening VA, hiring veterans and more.
Wilmot Collins: Vets should never spend one second sleeping in the streets.
Wilmot Collins: Make sure service members & first responders are funded.
Tim Sheehy: Government must stop overlooking our veteran community.
Tim Sheehy: We need to fund our military and stand strong against China.
Reilly Neill: Supports replacement of aging missile system in Montana.
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Immigration
Champ Edmunds: Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry.
Jon Tester: Touts bipartisanship; voted against DREAM Act.
Jon Tester: FactCheck: Opposes sanctuary cities, but don't punish them.
Jon Tester: Bipartisan reform with earned path to citizenship.
Matt Rosendale: Rule of law has been ignored for illegal immigrants.
Steve Daines: Comprehensive reform is the wrong approach; no amnesty.
Steve Daines: DACA unconstitutional, against resident status for DREAMers.
Tim Sheehy: Finally put an end to illegal immigration once and for all.
Jon Tester: Tighten asylum laws; hire more border guards.
Tim Sheehy: Secure our border; finish the wall.
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Jobs
John Edward Walsh: Supports increasing the minimum wage.
Jon Tester: Raise minimum wage from $7.25/hr to $10.10.
Matt Rosendale: Don't raise minimum wage from $7.25/hr to $10.10.
Steve Daines: 2014: States rather than Congress should set minimum wage.
Wilmot Collins: End misclassifying employees as independent contractors.
Wilmot Collins: Fight to increase minimum wage to $15.
Tim Sheehy: Dedicated to agriculture community & ranching tradition.
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Principles & Values
Albert Olszewski: References to God on federal buildings is ok.
Champ Edmunds: Judeo-Christian values established our government framework.
Brian Schweitzer: Considered Senate run; now supports both Dem. candidates.
John Bohlinger: Elected as Republican; then ran on Democrat governor ticket.
John Bohlinger: An outsider supported by the people & not the establishment.
John Driscoll: Running because of total loyalty to upholding Constitution.
John Driscoll: Running as Abe Lincoln Republican to heal country.
John Edward Walsh: AdWatch: "Big Sky buyoff" to appoint Walsh to Senate early.
John Edward Walsh: Appointed to Senate while running in Senate primary.
John Edward Walsh: AdWatch: "Where's Walsh-o" website: "Walsh is hard to find".
John Edward Walsh: OpEd: 2007 Master's thesis plagiarized from online sources.
Jon Tester: Premature to call for impeachment proceedings against Bush.
Jon Tester: AdWatch: Voted with Trump 52%, but against key initiatives.
Jon Tester: No safe haven for neo-Nazi white nationalists.
Stan Jones: Bush has committed many impeachable offenses.
Steve Bullock: Has "grave concerns" over use of military on protests.
Steve Daines: AdWatch: Walsh appointment was "Big Sky buy-off" D.C. deal.
Steve Daines: We're the greatest country in the world.
Susan Good Geise: Running to combat partisanship and tribalism in politics.
Wilmot Collins: Immigrated from Liberia in 1994; served in US Navy.
Tim Sheehy: Work to build a future where we restore American greatness.
Tim Sheehy: Our campaign is about service, God, and country.
Brad Johnson: Served as Secretary of State & on Public Service Commission.
Steve Daines: Restore Indian logo for Washington football team.
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Social Security
Amanda Curtis: Against privatizing Medicare and Social Security.
John Edward Walsh: Consider privatization for new employees entering workforce.
Jon Tester: Opposes any plan to privatize.
Matt Rosendale: Let younger Americans invest privately instead of paying in.
Matt Rosendale: Protect Social Security & Medicare for Montana seniors.
Sam Rankin: Phase in age increase and more realistic CPI.
Steve Daines: AdWatch: Accuses opponent of considering privatization.
Tim Sheehy: Will fight to preserve benefits seniors have earned.
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Tax Reform
Conrad Burns: Bush tax cuts actually more progressive Clinton tax hikes.
Dennis Rehberg: We need tax certainty ; make Bush tax cuts permanent.
Dennis Rehberg: Eliminate the death tax entirely.
Dennis Rehberg: End the inheritance tax completely.
John Edward Walsh: Tax cuts for the wealthy only seek to preserve privilege.
Jon Tester: Trump tax cuts were a disastrous handout for jet-owners.
Jon Tester: Limit inheritance tax to estates over $5 million.
Jon Tester: Extend Bush exemption for inheritance tax up to $10M.
Jon Tester: GOP tax plan saddles future generations with more debt.
Matt Rosendale: Get rid of tax on multimillion-dollar estates.
Matt Rosendale: You deserve to keep more of your hard-earned money.
Matt Rosendale: Trump tax cuts mean more jobs for Montanans.
Sam Rankin: Simplify to three tax brackets: 12%, 22%, 28%.
Susan Good Geise: 2017 tax cut burdened us with huge deficit.
Tim Sheehy: High time to provide tax relief to military retirement pay.
Tim Sheehy: Pledged not raise any income taxes.
Steve Daines: Permanent tax cuts is "a hill that I'm willing to die on" .
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Technology
Dennis Rehberg: Montana solutions: rural transportation infrastructure.
John Bohlinger: Digital privacy threatened by warrantless NSA invasions.
John Edward Walsh: Digital privacy threatened by warrantless NSA invasions.
John Mues: Invest in broadband and education to create jobs in MT.
Jon Tester: Stimulus for Going-to-the-Sun National Park roads.
Jon Tester: Lead the world in clean technology.
Jon Tester: 2008 stimulus was necessary; invest more in infrastructure.
Jon Tester: Repealing Net Neutrality handed Internet to corporations.
Steve Bullock: Emergency education grants include technology infrastructure.
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War & Peace
Albert Olszewski: When possible, we need to keep our troops out of harm's way.
Albert Olszewski: Balance diplomacy with waging war as a last resort.
Albert Olszewski: War is last resort, but must stand firm.
Jon Tester: Iran nuclear treaty is only option.
Steve Daines: The best way to ensure Mideast peace is Israeli strength.
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Welfare & Poverty
John Mues: Daines gutting social net to favor wealthy.
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