|
|
Books by and about 2024 presidential candidates |
|
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) |
|
|
Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
|
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
|
Abortion
Ed Gillespie: Opposes abortion.
Kirsten Gillibrand: Let women make life-and-death decision about own body.
Kirsten Gillibrand: Majority of women use contraception; it's not "evil".
Lauren Witzke: Abortion is extermination of minorities.
Scott Brown: OpEd: Not a reliable vote on abortion rights.
Wendy Long: Roe v. Wade was constitutionally flawed legal decision.
Wendy Long: Don't require churches to offer contraception to employees.
Josh Eisen: I think there is room for pregnancy terminations.
Mike Sapraicone: NY abortion law too liberal but leave issue to the states.
KT McFarland: Supports abortion rights.
|
Budget & Economy
Angus King: Taming the deficit without revenue increases isn't realistic.
Antoine Tucker: Grants for small business that hire Americans first.
Charles Schumer: Measure distribution of growth, not just overall GDP growth.
Chele Farley: NY can no longer afford to be a donor state; keep money here.
Kirsten Gillibrand: Tighten our belts but carefully, not a "slash-only approach".
Wendy Long: High-tax policies have led to a weak recovery.
Charles Schumer: FactCheck:Inflation Reduction Act reduces inflation a little.
Josh Eisen: Fiscally responsible and smaller government.
Mike Sapraicone: We need to start looking at the waste and cutting back.
|
Civil Rights
Bob Turner: The ship has sailed on gay marriage; focus elsewhere.
Charlie Crist: Lifetime member of NAACP.
George Maragos: Publicly advocate the repeal of same-sex marriage.
Lauren Witzke: Appreciates rally security from Proud Boys.
Rick Weiland: Favors same-sex marriage.
|
Corporations
Scott Noren: Real way to build economy is by making SBA loans available.
|
Crime
Antoine Tucker: Expunge records for non-violent crimes after seven years.
Antoine Tucker: Reward rehabilitation; stiff punishment for repeat offenses.
Charles Schumer: Fight crime & drugs, but give kids a second chance.
Charlie Crist: Chain-Gang Charlie: reinstitute prison chain gangs.
Chele Farley: Convicted murderers/rapists should lose voting rights.
Joe Pinion: Needs of criminals elevated over safety of law enforcement.
Scott Noren: Incarcerate criminals but sentences should reflect the crime.
Wendy Long: When churches convert to mosques, poverty & crime follow.
Joe Pinion: Three most dangerous words: "defund the police" .
Bernie Sanders: I support police reform; not "defunding the police".
Mike Sapraicone: Repeal cashless bail law, prevent defunding the police.
|
Drugs
Charles Schumer: Recognized as Guardian of a Drug-Free America.
Chele Farley: Keep more tax dollars local, to fight opioid crisis.
Gary Chambers: More than half of drug arrests for marijuana possession.
Scott Noren: Opioid solutions are not working; start with prescriptions.
Kirsten Gillibrand: Marijuana legalization is a social justice issue.
|
Education
Antoine Tucker: Let teachers hold parents accountable; get them assistance.
Chele Farley: Keep donor tax money; use it on education and infrastructure.
Scott Noren: National school voucher system for community college.
Josh Eisen: No loan relief for those who borrowed to party at college.
Mike Sapraicone: More federal education funding for local school districts .
|
Energy & Oil
Alex Merced: Remove barriers to innovation, and let technology develop.
Antoine Tucker: Solar panels on all New York City housing properties by 2050.
Charlie Crist: Open to cap-and-trade plan for carbon emissions.
Kirsten Gillibrand: Fracking must avoid chemicals that harm drinking water.
Scott Noren: No more nuclear power plants; invest in green energy jobs.
Wendy Long: Keystone Pipeline delays are heavy hand of regulation.
Wendy Long: Develop upstate natural gas via fracking.
Wesley Hunt: Onerous, burdensome regulations killing oil and gas industry.
|
Environment
Dave Webber: We need 100% world consensus or EPA is a wasteful burden.
Frank Pallone: Relax restrictions on over-fishing to help fishermen.
Scott Noren: Ban fracking; scrap nonsense regulations.
Wendy Long: The EPA has heaped rules upon rules.
Joni Ernst: EPA should stop awarding grants until Trump takes office.
|
Families & Children
Josh Hawley: 1960s sexual revolution destroys our families.
Kirsten Gillibrand: Modernize obstetrics to cut increases in childbirth deaths.
Kirsten Gillibrand: Women run for office because Trump demeans & devalues women.
|
Foreign Policy
Chele Farley: Pro-Israel; challenge mistakes like Iran nuclear deal.
Kirsten Gillibrand: Opposes boycotts of businesses in Israel.
Joe Pinion: Shameful to boycott, divest, and sanction Israel .
Curtis Bashaw: Israel has right to defend itself & take out terrorists.
Mike Sapraicone: Democrats are ready to sacrifice Israel for votes here.
Jim Risch: America does not recognize China's claim over Taiwan.
|
Free Trade
Charles Schumer: Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA.
Scott Noren: Free trade agreements kill jobs & move them overseas.
|
Government Reform
Angus King: Unaffiliated super PACs exist only in fevered imaginations.
Chele Farley: Term limits is a good start in reforming government.
Joe Pinion: We've passed policies inhospitable for businesses, families.
Kirsten Gillibrand: Abolish the Electoral College.
Thad Cochran: OpEd: Earmarked spending brings federal funds to Mississippi.
Mitt Romney: 2021: remove Trump from office; 2024: he's not fit to lead.
Josh Eisen: Fewer regulations on homeowners and small business owners.
Josh Eisen: Trump's legal maneuvers post-2020 election were legitimate.
Josh Eisen: Term limits for Congress.
Mike Sapraicone: Supports Congressional term limits for accountability.
|
Gun Control
Joe Pinion: Rated 0% by New York NRA.
Kirsten Gillibrand: Shifted to left because "I fight for my constituents".
Kirsten Gillibrand: Inaction on mass shootings due to greed of NRA & gunmakers.
Rick Weiland: Universal background checks for guns.
Scott Brown: Ok'd federal ban on assault weapons after Newtown shootings.
Mike Sapraicone: For background checks; against semiautomatic weapon ban.
|
Health Care
Angus King: ObamaCare was not ambitious enough.
Dave Webber: ObamaCare drastically increased insurance rates.
Ed Gillespie: Benefits from GOP resistance to the new health law.
Jeanne Shaheen: No apologies for helping people get affordable insurance.
Kirsten Gillibrand: Opposes NYC large sugary drink ban.
Scott Brown: Supported RomneyCare in 2006; it's different than ObamaCare.
Wendy Long: Opposes NYC large sugary drink ban.
Mike Sapraicone: Will defend Social Security and Medicare for seniors.
Bill Cassidy: Fierce proponent of vaccines, but voted for RFK Jr for HHS.
|
Homeland Security
Chele Farley: Pays respect and honors US Army, celebrating 243rd birthday.
Dave Webber: 20 Vets commit suicide every day--we must do better by them.
Kirsten Gillibrand: No across-the-board budget cuts to anti-terrorism.
Scott Noren: Proactive, not reactive, actions taken to aid military.
Tim Kaine: Let Bush tax cuts expire instead of automatic defense cuts.
KT McFarland: Challenging Clinton on a national security platform.
KT McFarland: War on terror is more difficult than the Cold War.
|
Immigration
Bob Turner: Wouldn't report illegal immigrant working in his own home.
Chele Farley: Against open borders; let border agents question suspects.
Dave Webber: Pathway to citizenship needed for law abiding immigrants.
Ed Gillespie: Unapologetic supporter of comprehensive immigration overhaul.
Kirsten Gillibrand: Get rid of ICE; separate anti-terrorism from border control.
Kirsten Gillibrand: 2007 SAVE Act: beef up border; oppose sanctuary cities.
Kirsten Gillibrand: 2010: moratorium on government immigration raids.
Richard Ojeda: Taking benefits from illegal immigrants sounds good.
Mike Sapraicone: Secure our border; stop the tidal wave of illegal immigrants.
|
Jobs
Chele Farley: Recoup donor taxes and use them to create quality jobs.
Dave Webber: Increasing minimum wage will result in less jobs.
Wendy Long: Administration has not created jobs in upstate New York.
|
Principles & Values
Adrian Perkins: Awarded Sam Cooke apology; posthumous Key to the City.
Antoine Tucker: Has posted support for QAnon on social media.
Bob Smith: Only one in this race with real-world experience.
Joe DioGuardi: Accused of making deals in a $1.7 billion Ponzi scheme.
Joe Pinion: Participated in Christian right ReAwaken America Tour.
Kirsten Gillibrand: Accused of hiding facts connecting cigarettes and cancer.
Marco Rubio: God does not love America more than Belgium.
Wendy Long: Clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Wendy Long: OpEd: provides conservative Republican ideological diversity.
Mitt Romney: Time for new generation of leaders excluding Biden AND Trump.
KT McFarland: Protege of Henry Kissinger & in Pentagon under Reagan.
KT McFarland: Calls herself a moderate Reagan Republican.
|
Social Security
Dave Webber: Maximum limit for pay into social security needs increase.
Mike Sapraicone: Will defend benefits that seniors have earned.
|
Tax Reform
Bob Turner: No anti-tax pledge; keep taxes on the negotiation table.
Chele Farley: Criticizes Congressional GOP tax plan.
Dave Webber: Keep tax rate higher on wealthy for now, & slowly lower it.
George Allen: No tax increases; no defense cuts; no bargaining.
George Maragos: No-tax pledge; teach the rest of Congress economic theory.
Mike Sapraicone: Restore the State and Local Tax ("SALT") deduction.
|
Technology
Alex Merced: Cut federal spending so states can spend on infrastructure.
Charles Schumer: New York's "geek in chief": inspire kids to pursue science.
Charles Schumer: Cutting $245M from NOAA means worse hurricane forecasting.
Charles Schumer: Protect kids from online sexual predators.
Chele Farley: Use recaptured tax money to rebuild state infrastructure.
Wendy Long: We need to repair America's transportation infrastructure.
|
War & Peace
Dave Webber: Need diplomatic dialogue to keep Middle East under control.
Kirsten Gillibrand: Al Qaeda has metastasized; get troops out of Afghanistan.
Wendy Long: Stand with Israel in ensuring Iran does not get nukes.
Wendy Long: No 2014 withdrawal date for troops in Afghanistan.
KT McFarland: More troops should have been deployed in Iraq.
|
Welfare & Poverty
Alex Merced: Inequality is byproduct of the rising cost of opportunity.
Antoine Tucker: End housing policies that cause single parent homes.
Dave Webber: False unemployment rate means rise in welfare & food stamps.
Kirsten Gillibrand: $50 million annually to end food deserts.
|
