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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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Opinions and policy on the Syrian Refugee crisis
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Foreign Policy
Bernie Sanders: America stands for hope; we should take Syrian refugees.
Ben Carson: Focus on funding refugee camps; not bringing refugees to US.
Jeb Bush: Duty to protect religious minorities & Christian refugees.
Kamala Harris: The way to keep us safe is NOT to keep outsiders out.
John Kasich: Pause accepting Syrian refugees to create stringent checks.
Asa Hutchinson: Europe, Asia or Africa are better for Syrian refugees.
Colin Bonini: Don't accept Syrian refugees to settle in Delaware.
David Ige: Welcome refugees from Syria with aloha.
Jack Markell: Provide asylum for Syrian refugees seeking safety.
Jerry Brown: Syrian refugees should be fully vetted, then given asylum.
Paul LePage: Irresponsible to allow Syrian refugees into America.
Steve Beshear: Do the Christian thing to welcome Syrian refugees.
Jeb Bush: Syrian refugee camps in Jordan are really quite nice.
Lindsey Graham: Create safe haven for refugees, not bring them to US.
Marco Rubio: Too risky to take in Syrian refugees.
Bernie Sanders: Moral responsibility to reach out to Syrian refugees.
Hillary Clinton: We should accept 65,000 Syrian refugees, vetted and screened.
Martin O`Malley: We should accept 65,000 Syrian refugees who are fleeing ISIL.
Donald Trump: Provide economic assistance to create a safe zone in Syria.
Jill Stein: Take 65,000 Syrian refugees immediately, not over 18 months.
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Homeland Security
Hillary Clinton: Support our NATO allies and take vetted Syrian refugees.
Sam Brownback: Halted Syrian refugees from being resettled in Kansas.
Hillary Clinton: Keep Syrian refugees; we're a nation of resolve, not of fear.
Chris Christie: Syrian refugees cannot be vetted; don't allow any into US.
Rand Paul: Both refugees and visa waivers pose threat.
Rocky Chavez: Block Syrian refugees until we upgrade our intel and vetting.
Larry Kudlow: Moratorium on Syrian refugees must be in place.
Ken Spaulding: 18-to-24 months for Syrian refugees is plenty of vetting.
Roy Cooper: Pause Syrians for most effective screening process possible.
Maggie Hassan: Terrorist attacks strengthen our resolve to defeat ISIS.
Bobby Jindal: Demand info on background & monitoring of Syrian refugees.
Chris Christie: No Syrian refugees in US, not even infant orphans.
Jay Nixon: No Syrian refugees in MO; screening & safeguards needed.
John Kasich: No more Syrian refugees in Ohio or anywhere in USA.
Mark Dayton: Existing security checks for Syrian refugees are sufficient.
Nikki Haley: Persecuted immigrants are welcome--but not Syrian refugees.
Scott Walker: Syrian refugees pose a security threat.
Steve Bullock: Don't let terrorists intimidate us to abandon our values.
Terry Branstad: Protect residents with info on where Syrian refugees are.
Jeb Bush: Syrian refugees already in US can stay.
Ben Carson: Religion not sufficient probable cause to track.
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Immigration
Jay Williams: Welcome Syrian refugees fleeing religious intolerance.
Jim Rubens: Halt immigration of Syrian refugees; reduce all immigration.
Martin O`Malley: Accept 65,000 Syrians now, and more later if needed.
Marco Rubio: In 2013, refugees were fleeing oppression; not like Syrians.
Loretta Sanchez: Refugees are not the enemy, today nor in our history.
Rocky Chavez: We are home for the tired and oppressed, even Syrians.
Alan Grayson: Screening process for refugees from Iraq & Syria ok as-is.
Ann Kirkpatrick: Screening process for refugees from Iraq & Syria ok as-is.
Joe Heck: Stronger screening process for refugees from Iraq and Syria.
Pat McCrory: Stop sending Syrian refugees to North Carolina.
Kate Brown: Open the doors of opportunity for Syrian refugees.
Maggie Hassan: Temporarily halt acceptance of refugees from Syria.
Maggie Hassan: Close borders for now; but welcome ISIS refugees later.
Andrew Cuomo: No comment on changing rules for Syrian refugees in NY.
Bill Haslam: Suspend placing Syrian refugees in Tennessee.
Bill Walker: Deal with budget instead of focusing on Syrian refugees.
Brian Sandoval: Review Syrian refugee resettlement --but don't halt it.
Bruce Rauner: Temporarily suspend accepting new Syrian refugees.
Butch Otter: Halt Syrian refugees until vetting rules instituted.
Dan Malloy: Continue to accept refugees from Syria.
Dennis Daugaard: S.D. shouldn't expect any Syrian refugees.
Doug Ducey: Immediate halt to placement of any new Mideast refugees.
Earl Ray Tomblin: We'll screen Syrian refugees if they arrive.
Gary Herbert: Review Syrian refugee security, but keep accepting them.
Gina Raimondo: Help settle Syrian refugees.
Greg Abbott: Ordered no more Syrian refugee resettlement.
Jack Dalrymple: N.D. shouldn't expect any Syrian refugees.
Jay Inslee: Washington state welcomes Syrian refugees.
John Hickenlooper: Stringent verification process for Syrian refugees.
Larry Hogan: Reasoned & careful decision about resettling Syrian refugees.
Maggie Hassan: Halt acceptance of Syrian refugees until fully vetted.
Mary Fallin: Suspend sending Syrian refugees until checking is assured.
Matt Bevin: Oppose the resettlement of Syrian refugees.
Mike Pence: Suspend the relocation of any more Syrian refugees.
Nathan Deal: Executive order to not accept Syrian refugees.
Pat McCrory: Cease sending Syrian refugees until checking is effective.
Peter Ricketts: No Syrian refugee resettlement until full federal review.
Peter Shumlin: Rejecting Syrian refugee stomps on American greatness.
Phil Bryant: Do everything possible to keep Syrian refugees out of MS.
Rick Scott: Aggressively block attempts to relocate Syrian refugees.
Rick Snyder: Welcome Syrian refugees to Michigan, after full review.
Robert Bentley: Refuse Syrian refugees relocating to Alabama.
Sam Brownback: Executive order to not assist Syrian refugees.
Steve Bullock: Safety first; review protocols for Syrian refugees.
Susana Martinez: No more Syrian refugees until vetting plan in place.
Terry McAuliffe: Syrian refugee already undergo intensive security screening.
Tom Wolf: Continue resettling Syrian refugees with federal screening.
Donald Trump: Need to keep database of Muslim refugees.
Maggie Hassan: Ensure robust screening before we admit refugees from Syria.
Donald Trump: Syrian refugees are a Trojan Horse.
Donald Trump: Syrian refugee crisis partly our fault; but don't take any.
Tim Kaine: Allow more Syrian Refugees to resettle in US.
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Technology
John Kasich: Broadcast Judeo-Christian values abroad, to help defeat ISIS.
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War & Peace
Ben Carson: Support Syrian refugees in Jordan; place more with Kurds.
Lindsey Graham: If Syrian war goes on another year, Jordan's king might fall.
John Kasich: No-fly zone 1st priority, but ok with more aid for refugees.
John Kasich: US ground troops in Syria, but not involved in civil war.
Maggie Hassan: We are at war on ISIS; intensify our efforts to destroy them.
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The above quotations are from Opinions and policy on the Syrian Refugee crisis.
2010-2020 Voter Guides for House, Senate and Gubernatorial candidates:
(below are individual candidate responses; to the right are "surveys" with support/oppose inferred summaries):
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