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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates
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)
Books by and about the 2016 presidential election
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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2016 CNN Libertarian Town Hall with Gary Johnson & Bill Weld


    Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
    from 2016 CNN Libertarian Town Hall (number of quotes indicated):
  • Bill Weld (15) Massachusetts Libertarian Vice-Presidential nominee
  • Gary Johnson (18) New Mexico Libertarian Gubernatorial Challenger
    OR click on an issue category below for a subset.

 OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)
Abortion
    Bill Weld: Clinic access is guarding a fundamental constitutional right.
    Gary Johnson: Law of the land is Casey v. Planned Parenthood; I'll keep it.
    Gary Johnson: Planned Parenthood does a lot of good.
Budget & Economy
    Bill Weld: Cut 20% waste in every federal agency.
Civil Rights
    Bill Weld: 1990s: Established MA African Caribbean American commission.
    Bill Weld: I led Massachusetts on gay rights, and MA led America.
    Bill Weld: Marriage equality is dictated by equal protection clause.
Corporations
    Gary Johnson: Zero corporate tax would create tens of millions of jobs.
Crime
    Bill Weld: Prosecuted organized crime for 7 years in Justice Department.
    Gary Johnson: Men of color four times as likely to end up behind bars.
Drugs
    Bill Weld: Substance abuse cases should not go to criminal prison.
    Gary Johnson: No legalization of heroin, but apply harm reduction.
Education
    Gary Johnson: Most outspoken governor in the country on school choice.
Free Trade
    Bill Weld: Tariffs in 1920s croaked the world economy.
    Gary Johnson: Free trade unfairly criticized for being crony capitalism.
Gun Control
    Gary Johnson: Keep guns away from mentally ill & potential terrorists.
    Gary Johnson: No-fly list is error-prone; don't use it to deny guns.
Health Care
    Gary Johnson: Catastrophic insurance ok; then free-market for the rest.
Homeland Security
    Bill Weld: Treat ISIS as a gigantic organized crime family.
    Bill Weld: Nuclear proliferation is #1 threat to world security.
    Bill Weld: Maintain invincible defense but cut military 20%.
Immigration
    Bill Weld: Fear-mongering about immigrants is like Nazi round-ups.
    Gary Johnson: Deporting 11M illegal immigrants is based on misinformation.
    Gary Johnson: Make work visas as easy as possible.
Principles & Values
    Bill Weld: Chaired Mitt Romney presidential campaign in New York.
    Gary Johnson: Socially tolerant: let people make their own choices.
    Gary Johnson: The God that I speak to doesn't have a particular religion.
Social Security
    Gary Johnson: Raise retirement age to 75.
Tax Reform
    Bill Weld: Cut taxes without abolishing the IRS.
    Gary Johnson: Revenue-neutral FairTax: life without the IRS.
War & Peace
    Bill Weld: Don't intervene abroad when people are mean to each other.
    Gary Johnson: ISIS has grown as a result of U.S. intervention in Mideast.
    Gary Johnson: No U.S. military intervention in Syria.


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  • Gary Johnson New Mexico Libertarian Gubernatorial Challenger

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