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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
Catherine Cortez Masto: Endorsed by EMILY's List.
Danny Tarkanian: Life starts at conception.
Dean Heller: Ban all abortions after 20 weeks.
Jacky Rosen: Co-sponsored bill to require contraceptives in insurance.
Sam Brown: Oppose any bill that pushes for federal funding of abortion.
Jacky Rosen: Support women's right to make health care decisions.
Sam Brown: I am pro-life: protect the lives of unborn babies.
Jim Marchant: Federal government has role in ending late-term abortion.
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Budget & Economy
Bob Beers: Common sense: borrow in tough times, but then pay it back.
Danny Tarkanian: Cut entitlements to reduce trillions of debt.
Dean Heller: Control wasteful spending and shrink the size of government.
James Vandermaas: Infrastructure projects will create jobs now, in the future.
Joe Heck: Eliminate our debt, spurring economic growth.
Adam Laxalt: Economic pain from Democrat spending.
Adam Laxalt: The Left's policies caused $6 gas and 15% inflation.
Sam Brown: Will champion fiscal responsibility, spending accountability.
Jim Marchant: COVID: government should not prioritize more stimulus.
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Civil Rights
Catherine Cortez Masto: Let Nevada ban same-sex marriage; it's will of the people.
Catherine Cortez Masto: States ban bigamy & incest, so why not same-sex marriage?
Catherine Cortez Masto: Following court rulings, dropped defense of gay marriage ban.
Joe Heck: Accepts Supreme Court ruling on transgendered bathrooms.
Sam Brown: Cancel culture must not be encouraged by elected leaders.
Jacky Rosen: Fight until every member of our community is free and equal.
Jim Marchant: Ban underage transgender treatment in Nevada.
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Corporations
Dean Heller: Against bank bailout; against Dodd-Frank bank regulation.
Jacky Rosen: Trump tax cut is fraudulent handout to corporations.
Jacky Rosen: Make billion-dollar corporations pay their fair share .
Jim Marchant: Tired of the government punishing job creators .
Sam Brown: Make the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent.
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Crime
Catherine Cortez Masto: Supports peer-to-peer counseling & privacy for law officers.
Jacky Rosen: Fund law enforcement as robustly as necessary.
Sam Brown: Oppose any effort by the extreme left to defund the police.
Jacky Rosen: Justice in Policing Act: address systemic racism.
Sam Brown: Pursue justice against anyone who disregards public safety.
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Drugs
Catherine Cortez Masto: I do not see a benefit in our state in legalizing marijuana.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Legalize medical marijuana, and eventually recreational use.
Dean Heller: Let each states' voters decide on marijuana.
Jacky Rosen: Legalize medical marijuana and recreational marijuana.
Jacky Rosen: Regulate marijuana federally, like we do for alcohol.
Joe Heck: Protect state cannabis laws from federal interference.
Joe Heck: Legalize medical marijuana, but not recreational use.
Jacky Rosen: Rated A by NORML; champion for legalizing marijuana .
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Education
Danny Tarkanian: I support vouchers for private school tuition.
Brian Sandoval: Supports Education Savings Accounts and school choice.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Opposes Education Savings Accounts and school choice.
Danny Tarkanian: Real choice, not just choice between government schools.
Dean Heller: Tax savings plan to help parents pay for private schools.
Dean Heller: Counseling on financial aid but no refinancing student loans.
Jacky Rosen: Public money should go to public schools.
Jacky Rosen: $50K for STEM curriculum grant for UNLV.
Jacky Rosen: Refinance student loans, and cancel if student goes bankrupt.
James Vandermaas: Universal pre-K, appropriate compensation of teachers.
James Vandermaas: Finance college through Community Service Payback Program.
Sam Brown: Commit to making school choice a reality across the country.
Jacky Rosen: Supports Biden's student debt relief program.
Jacky Rosen: Dismantle systemic racism through education.
Sam Brown: Critical race theory poisons our children's minds.
Sam Brown: Opposes $300B spent to forgive student loans.
Jim Marchant: Stop teaching critical race theory; support school choice.
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Energy & Oil
Bob Beers: Consider safety risks & surroundings of Yucca Mountain.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Fight making Yucca Mountain a high-level nuclear waste dump.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Yucca Mountain is dead; fight so it continues to be.
Cresent Hardy: Talk about pro's and con's of Yucca Mountain.
Danny Tarkanian: Energy independence by drawing from all energy sources.
Dean Heller: Impact from humans on climate change is up for debate.
Harry Reid: BP and oil companies need regulation.
Jacky Rosen: Climate change threatens environment & national security.
James Vandermaas: Wind & solar power cuts our dependence on foreign oil.
James Vandermaas: Encourage transition to "nearly free" wind and solar energy.
Sam Brown: Extreme left energy agenda raises prices, destroys jobs.
Jacky Rosen: Climate crisis has very real impacts in Nevada.
Sam Brown: Opposes stricter emission standards for trucks.
Jim Marchant: Oil, natural gas, and coal provide America with security.
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Environment
Bob Beers: Require voter approval for $200M soccer stadium.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Endorsed by Sierra Club for protecting Nevada's public lands.
Dean Heller: $230M for Public Land Management around Las Vegas.
Jack Carter: Ensign's failing environment grade is significant deficiency.
Jacky Rosen: Applauds EPA funding to protect Nevada's surface water.
John Ensign: Fought Yucca Mountain so it might never become reality.
Shelley Berkley: Supports land transfer for Yerington mines.
Sam Brown: Stricter environmental regulations hurt the economy.
Jacky Rosen: Protect Lake Tahoe for generations to come.
Sam Brown: 2022: Supported Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site.
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Families & Children
Dean Heller: Catch up on the backlog of untested sexual assault kits.
Dean Heller: I respect traditional marriage but respect Supreme Court.
Jacky Rosen: Supports gay marriage.
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Foreign Policy
Catherine Cortez Masto: Supports US-Iran nuclear treaty.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Led bipartisan opposition to China's election interference.
Jack Carter: On Axis of Evil: Are you better off today than 4 years ago?
Joe Heck: Opposes US-Iran nuclear treaty.
John Ensign: Kim Jong Il is a dangerous lunatic.
Sam Brown: Preserve American interests through peace through strength.
Jim Marchant: Obligation to make sure Israel is safe; no aid for Ukraine.
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Free Trade
James Vandermaas: Tariffs and trade war with China put our farmers at risk.
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Government Reform
Danny Tarkanian: Drain the swamp by imposing term limits on Congress.
Dean Heller: Don't require disclosure of political campaign donors.
Jacky Rosen: AdWatch: Passed zero bills? But co-sponsored eight bills.
Jacky Rosen: More campaign disclosure; overturn Citizens United.
James Vandermaas: Keep public lands in Federal hands to preserve them.
Sharron Angle: In state legislature, sole No vote called "41 to Angle".
Shelley Berkley: Free Nevada: No out-of-state donations for Senate race.
Adam Laxalt: Illegal votes in 2020 from dead voters and double voters .
Sam Brown: Nevada lands belong to the people, not DC bureaucrats.
Sam Brown: Election integrity legislation will be a top priority.
Jacky Rosen: Protect the sacred right to vote.
Jim Marchant: Eliminate electronic voting; require Voter ID.
Sam Brown: Voter ID is effective way to secure our elections.
Jim Marchant: Internet pioneer fought efforts to overly regulate it.
Jim Marchant: Wants to overhaul the fraudulent election system in Nevada.
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Gun Control
Catherine Cortez Masto: Universal background check are an essential first step.
Danny Tarkanian: Self-defense is a constitutional right & a God-given right.
Danny Tarkanian: What good is a handgun if a bad guy has an assault rifle?
Dean Heller: Opposed banning high-capacity magazines.
Jacky Rosen: Ban high-capacity magazines & military-style assault rifles.
James Vandermaas: In favor of Comprehensive Universal Background Checks.
Sharron Angle: Purpose of Second Amendment is protection against tyranny.
Sam Brown: Opposes "red flag" laws allowing courts to remove guns.
Sam Brown: I will always fight to protect the Second Amendment.
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Health Care
Bob Beers: Repeal ObamaCare; it's not working and we can't afford it.
Catherine Cortez Masto: As A.G., refused to join lawsuit against ObamaCare.
Danny Tarkanian: ObamaCare MUST be repealed; I guarantee I'll vote to do so.
Dean Heller: Let religious institutions reject objectionable coverage.
Dean Heller: Block grants to the states instead of ObamaCare.
Harry Reid: ObamaCare improved healthcare and also improved economy.
Harry Reid: Insurers' profit motive almost destroyed our economy.
Jacky Rosen: Stabilize ObamaCare so premiums are reduced.
Jacky Rosen: Add public option and Medicaid buy-in to ObamaCare.
James Vandermaas: Proposes Dual Payer plan, free to choose primary coverage.
Sharron Angle: We're a country of choice; don't force people into insurance.
Sharron Angle: No medical conditions where coverage should be mandated.
Shelley Berkley: Kidney transplant center helps Nevada but helps husband too.
Shelley Berkley: Stop cuts to Medicare; no privatization for younger workers.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Let Medicare negotiate drug prices & subsidize insurance.
Sam Brown: Cut gender-affirming care for children from defense bill.
Sam Brown: Competition--not government--drives medical innovations.
Sam Brown: Vaccine mandates are direct violation of civil liberties.
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Homeland Security
Danny Tarkanian: Rebuild our military; it was severely weakened under Obama.
Joe Heck: Supported $607 billion national defense bill.
Adam Laxalt: Impeach the Secretary of Homeland Security for open borders.
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Immigration
Bob Beers: Secure the borders before changing immigration policy.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Joined on bill to reverse funding diverted for border wall.
Catherine Cortez Masto: On asylum: compassion, justice, rule of law.
Danny Tarkanian: Reform legal immigration; but BLOCK illegal immigration.
Danny Tarkanian: Oppose sanctuary cities; support official English.
Dean Heller: Overhaul 14th Amendment against immigrant citizenship.
Dean Heller: Pathway to citizenship for illegals in army or college.
Dean Heller: DREAM Act is a backdoor amnesty program.
Harry Reid: We need comprehensive reform.
Jack Carter: Get a pathway to citizenship and end political football.
Jacky Rosen: Supports DREAMers & earned path to citizenship.
James Vandermaas: Expedite asylum requests, implement DACA, re-task ICE.
Joe Heck: No blanket amnesty but earned citizenship ok.
John Ensign: Don't forgive illegals of felonies nor pay them benefits.
Sharron Angle: Solution is simple: secure the borders, enforce the laws.
Sam Brown: Secure the border by completing the wall, ensure monitoring.
Sam Brown: American sovereignty depends on full control of our borders.
Jim Marchant: The border, both North and South, needs to be shut down.
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Jobs
Dean Heller: Get bipartisan bill passed for online poker.
Dean Heller: Denied 2010 reports that unemployed were "hobos".
Dean Heller: Opposed raising minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.25/hour.
Jacky Rosen: Raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $15/hour.
James Vandermaas: Create regional minimum wage based on local economy.
James Vandermaas: Equal compensation for equal work.
Sharron Angle: No, I don't think the unemployed are spoiled.
Sharron Angle: It's not a Senator's job to create jobs.
Shelley Berkley: Online poker could mean up to 1,200 jobs in Nevada.
Jacky Rosen: Unions are important to lift up working families.
Sam Brown: Don't prop up union interests, including teachers' unions.
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Principles & Values
Catherine Cortez Masto: Served as Assistant County Manager & criminal prosecutor.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Offensive to criticize Mexican-American for no Spanish.
Harry Reid: Son of a miner; mother took in wash from brothels.
Jack Carter: I'm fed up with this administration & my opponent.
Jack Carter: Campaign funding source doesn't matter; "we the people" do.
James Vandermaas: Constitution designed to force officials to compromise.
Joe Heck: Small business owner and emergency-room physician.
John Ensign: Nevadans need Nevada leaders with Nevada roots.
John Ensign: Carter gets more campaign money from California than Nevada.
Sharron Angle: I live in middle-class Reno; Reid lives in DC's Ritz-Carlton.
Sam Brown: I believed in policies of the America First agenda.
Sam Brown: After injury Sam recognized God had given him a new life.
Jacky Rosen: Focus on solving problems instead of conspiracy theories.
Jim Marchant: Election denier on slate of false pro-Trump electors.
Sam Brown: Chair of the Nevada Faith & Freedom Coalition.
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Social Security
Harry Reid: What would have happened if Trust Fund were in stock market?
Jacky Rosen: Don't privatize Social Security or VA.
James Vandermaas: We paid into Social Security, we are actually entitled to it.
Sharron Angle: Personalize Social Security; not privatize.
Sam Brown: Admired Rick Scott plan including sunsetting Social Security.
Jacky Rosen: Social Security & Medicare are lifelines for seniors.
Sam Brown: Will not cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.
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Tax Reform
Dean Heller: Trump tax cut boosts job creation.
Harry Reid: I am not in favor of giving billionaires tax cuts.
James Vandermaas: Trickle-up tax relief plans can stimulate and grow economy.
James Vandermaas: Change tax policy to advantage of middle class, not top 1-2%.
Sharron Angle: Extend the Bush-era tax cuts, or it's a tax increase.
Sam Brown: Wants smaller government, less taxes, fewer regulations.
Jim Marchant: Lower corporate taxes creates jobs & economy explodes.
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Technology
Dean Heller: More competition on internet, instead of Net Neutrality.
Jacky Rosen: Invest in transportation infrastructure & high-tech research.
Jacky Rosen: Supports Net Neutrality protections for broadband consumers.
Jacky Rosen: Co-sponsored bill to protect small business from cyberattack.
Sam Brown: Vigorously enforce antitrust laws against Big Tech.
Sam Brown: Eliminate DOT; opposed 2021 infrastructure law.
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War & Peace
Catherine Cortez Masto: Declare war on ISIS; arm and train the Iraqi Kurds.
Catherine Cortez Masto: Declare war on ISIS before innocent lives are taken.
Danny Tarkanian: Stronger response to ISIS, North Korea, and Russia.
Dean Heller: Withdraw from Iran nuclear treaty.
Harry Reid: OpEd: saying Iraq war was lost emboldened our enemies.
Jacky Rosen: Supports multinational Iran nuclear treaty.
Sam Brown: Focus on our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger.
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Welfare & Poverty
Jacky Rosen: Increase federal funds for affordable housing.
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