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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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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Craig Bowden: No late-term abortion except for maternal life.
Misty Snow: Don't interfere with private medical decisions of women.
Misty Snow: Only a woman and her doctors have a say on pregnancy.
Jonathan Swinton: I don't want federal funds to pay for abortions.
Jenny Wilson: Opposes requiring a 72-hour waiting period for abortions.
Jenny Wilson: Abortion rights are best left in the hands of the courts.
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Budget & Economy
Craig Bowden: No stimulus; market forces tell us where money should go.
Orrin Hatch: Re-elect me and I'll chair the Senate Finance Committee.
Orrin Hatch: Accused of "fiscal child abuse" by leaving debt for future.
Dan Liljenquist: TARP (bank bailout) was wasteful spending.
Orrin Hatch: My 36 years in Senate could make me Finance Committee chair.
Orrin Hatch: My balanced budget bill failed by only one vote.
Orrin Hatch: OpEd: Federal debt increased rapidly on his watch.
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Civil Rights
Orrin Hatch: 1977: No gay teachers; 2018: No LGBT discrimination.
Craig Bowden: Same-sex marriage isn't my business to restrict.
Jenny Wilson: Supports bill honoring women's suffrage and women's rights.
Jenny Wilson: Let's keep MLK's dream alive.
Misty Snow: Protect rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans* people.
Misty Snow: Ratify treaty on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
Jenny Wilson: Fight to get same-sex benefits.
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Corporations
Jenny Wilson: Tax cut: Xmas present to corporations; lump of coal for poor.
Jonathan Swinton: Make loans as easy for small business as for large ones.
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Crime
Craig Bowden: Rehabilitation instead of punishment.
Jenny Wilson: Beef up laws to address targeted hate crimes.
Misty Snow: Why so many people in prison? Why so many minorities?
Misty Snow: End private prisons; end profit in incarceration.
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Drugs
Craig Bowden: Marijuana is not a gateway drug; prescriptions are.
Jenny Wilson: Supports legalized medical marijuana; it has helped so many.
Jenny Wilson: More funding for opioid treatment for victims.
Misty Snow: Get feds out of the way of states on marijuana policy.
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Education
Craig Bowden: Vouchers are a good step towardending public schools.
Jon Huntsman: 2007: statewide vouchers, "Parent Choice in Education Act.
Jonathan Swinton: Reduce size of federal Dept. of Ed.; shift to local schools.
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Energy & Oil
Craig Bowden: No subsidies for green energy; don't pick winners & losers.
Jenny Wilson: Promote clean air and clean energy.
Misty Snow: Directly tax coal, to fund solar and wind.
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Environment
Craig Bowden: EPA should only advise; enforcement is over-reach.
Jenny Wilson: Build bikeways instead of just freeways.
Jenny Wilson: Why are our parks and canyons receiving so little?
Misty Snow: Keep public lands open: federal control instead of state.
Dan Liljenquist: States' right to control public land.
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Foreign Policy
Craig Bowden: Prefer American opportunities to American exceptionalism.
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Free Trade
Craig Bowden: Free Trade.
Mike Lee: Power over foreign trade as little as over interstate tr.
Mike Lee: Power over foreign trade as little as over interstate tr.
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Government Reform
Craig Bowden: Supports mail-in voting and ranked-choice voting.
Jenny Wilson: Focus on voter suppression and gerrymandering.
Misty Snow: There is too much money in politics: it's legalized bribery.
Jonathan Swinton: Limit congressional terms & campaign donations.
Jonathan Swinton: Term limits for members of Congress.
Dan Liljenquist: Congress should pass regulations, not executive agencies.
Dan Liljenquist: Sprinklers in every house are out-of-hand regulation.
Pete Ashdown: Refuses any money from political action committees.
Mike Lee: Reclaim right to constitutionally limited government.
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Gun Control
Craig Bowden: No gun restrictions except on convicted felons.
Mitt Romney: Prevent school shootings with state and local action.
Misty Snow: More background checks; no guns to violent criminals.
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Health Care
Craig Bowden: ObamaCare only benefits the insurance companies.
Jenny Wilson: Keep ObamaCare individual insurance mandate.
Jenny Wilson: Medicaid money can fight opioid crisis.
Misty Snow: Healthcare is a human right; insure the 33M uninsured.
Misty Snow: ObamaCare is a good start, but goal is single payer.
Orrin Hatch: ObamaCare is an "atrocious" act; repeal & replace.
Scott Howell: Improve ObamaCare rather than kill it.
Dan Liljenquist: No 5-year wait for child health insurance for immigrants.
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Homeland Security
Craig Bowden: Full audit of military, then many cuts.
Mike Lee: Don't let important PATRIOT Act provisions expire.
Orrin Hatch: I fight every year to save Hill Air Force Base.
Mike Lee: Keep "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" for troop morale.
Sam Granato: Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"; an affront to gay soldiers.
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Immigration
Jenny Wilson: It's not chain migration; it's family-based immigration.
Craig Bowden: Streamline the process to make it easier to come legally˙.
Mitt Romney: Welcome legal immigrants, instead of message of exclusion.
Jenny Wilson: Against tearing up families.
Misty Snow: Treat undocumented people as human beings.
Orrin Hatch: Introduced bipartisan DREAM Act.
Mitt Romney: Poverty level of aspiring immigrant's nation is irrelevant.
Mike Lee: Enforce job laws and illegal immigrants will go home.
Sam Granato: Don't rip apart families; support the DREAM Act.
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Jobs
Craig Bowden: Free market instead of affirmative action.
Misty Snow: Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
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Principles & Values
Craig Bowden: Work for all Utahns, regardless of religious beliefs.
Mitt Romney: Bring Utah's values and Utah's lessons to Washington.
Misty Snow: Spiritually, I value love and compassion for all people.
Misty Snow: I describe myself as a libertarian-leaning progressive.
Orrin Hatch: 2012 will be my last election, after 6 terms.
Scott Howell: Reach out the hand of fellowship in compromise to GOP.
Orrin Hatch: I work with both Republicans and Democrats, out of necessity.
Orrin Hatch: 36 years of seniority means I can finally enact change.
Scott Howell: Electing the same people get the same results.
Orrin Hatch: I'm running to help Mitt Romney and to be Committee Chairman.
Scott Howell: I learned bipartisanship as minority party in state Senate.
Dan Liljenquist: Holds "debate" against opponent's video clips.
Orrin Hatch: Debates are a time-worn campaign tactic for free press.
Pete Ashdown: Dems should be bold and different, not Republican light.
Orrin Hatch: 1976: What do you call 2-term incumbents? Call him home!
Sam Granato: Utahns choice is mainstream candidate vs. extreme candidate.
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Social Security
Craig Bowden: Voluntary phase out for younger generations.
Misty Snow: Remove cap on Social Security withholdings.
Jonathan Swinton: Reduce Social Security taxes on entrepreneurs.
Mike Lee: Raise the retirement age to save Social Security.
Sam Granato: Keep the retirement age but protect Social Security.
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Tax Reform
Craig Bowden: Lower taxes for everyone.
Jenny Wilson: Reform tax code to narrow income gap, not benefit top 1%.
Orrin Hatch: You can't argue with math: tax cuts for vast majority.
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Technology
Misty Snow: Tax gasoline to support public transportation.
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War & Peace
Craig Bowden: Exit the Mideast & support non-intervention.
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