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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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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) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
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) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
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
Alma Adams: A free woman must own and control her own body.
Cheri Beasley: Repeal Hyde Amendment; codify Roe v. Wade.
Elizabeth Dole: Existing embryonic stem cell research ok, but no new lines.
Holly Grange: Pro-life; fought to eliminate infanticide.
Paul Wright: End this American nightmare after 43 years.
Sandy Smith: The right to life is the most important right.
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Budget & Economy
Cheri Beasley: Invest in infrastructure; support small towns.
David Rouzer: Fight to cut federal spending & size of government.
Elaine Marshall: Cuts plus appropriate investments.
Elaine Marshall: Can't cut our way out of deficit; must grow our way out.
Elaine Marshall: Send back the same people and we won't get out of this mess.
Holly Grange: Cut red tape; pass tort reform.
Marjorie K. Eastman: Run our federal budget like we run our home budgets.
Pat McCrory: Tax & unemployment overhaul helped economic crisis recovery.
Richard Burr: The answer is: Let's stop spending.
Richard Burr: Stop spending or we'll end up like Greece.
Roy Cooper: Fund infrastructure, start-ups, and job re-training.
Sandy Smith: We're $22 trillion in debt with no end in sight.
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Civil Rights
Alma Adams: Do more to ensure women receive equal pay for equal work.
Alma Adams: Do more for civil rights including the LGBT community.
Cheri Beasley: Will fight to pass Equal Rights Amendment.
Cheri Beasley: Ensure protections for LGBTQ veterans and service members.
Eliot Glassheim: Empower women with equal pay for equal work.
Elizabeth Dole: Discontinue affirmative action programs.
Paul Wright: Supreme Court allowing gay marriage causes cultural damage.
Robert Pittenger: No affirmative action in state hiring decisions.
Thom Tillis: NC's "traditional population" stable while minorities grow.
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Corporations
David Rouzer: Let businesses effectively compete in global economy.
Elaine Marshall: When capitalism takes over, we get economic collapse.
Pat McCrory: Eliminate cumbersome and duplicative regulations.
Pat McCrory: NC Competes: promote long-term job growth in global market.
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Crime
Cheri Beasley: End cash bail, some mandatory minimum sentences.
Elizabeth Dole: Supports use of federal death penalty.
Marjorie K. Eastman: Law enforcement stretched fighting rise in violent crime.
Pat McCrory: Celebrate police who come back stronger after getting shot.
Robert Pittenger: Support the death penalty.
Robert Pittenger: End parole for repeat violent offenders.
Sandy Smith: Maximum penalty for horrible crimes like murder and rape.
Sean Haugh: Moratorium on death penalty; plus alternative sentencing.
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Drugs
Pat McCrory: Let's Talk It Out: campaign to stop underage drinking.
Sandy Smith: Let doctors prescribe marijuana, at state level.
Robert Pittenger: Strengthen penalties for drug-related crime.
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Education
Alma Adams: Fight against vouchers & reckless cuts to public education.
Cheri Beasley: Reform student loan programs; increase funds for HBCUs.
Cheri Beasley: For universal pre-K, close funding gaps between districts.
David Rouzer: Put control of education in the hands of local parents.
Deborah Ross: Ensure every child has access to quality education.
Marjorie K. Eastman: Time to add civic literacy to our educational curriculum.
Pat McCrory: Virtual education choice and charter schools choice.
Pat McCrory: Partner colleges with business to focus on marketable skills.
Sandy Smith: Vouchers for school choice, at state level.
Robert Pittenger: Endorses voluntary prayer in public schools.
Robert Pittenger: Vouchers for public, private or religious schools.
Sean Haugh: Vouchers for public, private or religious schools.
Sean Haugh: Voluntary prayer in public schools.
Thom Tillis: FactCheck: Passed school budget of $23.1B, but no cuts.
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Energy & Oil
Cheri Beasley: Reduce carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2030.
Elaine Marshall: Opposes drilling off coast due to disastrous risks.
Elaine Marshall: Big Oil polluted the Gulf, & polluted the politics around it.
Elizabeth Dole: Release 1/3 of the nation's strategic petroleum reserve.
Kay Hagan: No tax breaks for big oil companies that give us $4 gas.
Kay Hagan: Opposed offshore drilling until August compromise.
Marjorie K. Eastman: Capitalize on renewable energy, creating jobs.
Pat McCrory: Develop offshore resources, plus natural gas exploration.
Sandy Smith: Let the free market work on green energy.
Richard Burr: Ending offshore drilling leads to economic disaster.
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Environment
Alma Adams: Protect our environment for future generations.
Paul Wright: Require package labeling to let their citizens know of GMO.
Sandy Smith: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach.
Roy Cooper: Toughen environmental permitting & quality mandates.
Sean Haugh: Reduce environmental regulations.
Thom Tillis: AdWatch: Allowed toxic coal ash pollution on Dan River.
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Families & Children
Cheri Beasley: Pass Federal Paid Family and Medical leave.
Sandy Smith: Supreme Court overstepped by redefining marriage.
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Foreign Policy
Bev Perdue: International dialogue will lead to a more peaceful world.
David Rouzer: Never cede power that usurps our national sovereignty.
Marjorie K. Eastman: US must hold China accountable at every turn.
Paul Wright: Our government action broke post-Cold War peace with Russia.
Sandy Smith: Support American Exceptionalism.
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Free Trade
Alma Adams: Oppose unfair trade deals that give away jobs overseas.
Cheri Beasley: Common sense policies on tariffs, expand markets for farmers.
Pat McCrory: ExportNC: public-private partnership to promote exports.
Paul Wright: TPP appears to be ObamaCare for jobs and trade.
Sandy Smith: Expand free trade, but treat U.S. fairly.
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Government Reform
Alma Adams: Rework Voting Rights Act to address voter suppression.
Cheri Beasley: Congress must act urgently to protect our democracy.
Deborah Ross: State House leader on ethics reform and election law.
Elizabeth Dole: Contributing to campaigns is free speech.
Kay Hagan: Washington experience means putting special interests first.
Marjorie K. Eastman: Will fight for voter ID, American voting machines, audits.
Marjorie K. Eastman: Eliminate oppressive regulations on small businesses.
Pat McCrory: Appoint people who understand the private sector.
Pat McCrory: Blamed election loss on massive voter fraud without proof.
Richard Burr: Government should regulate. with no bigger role.
Robert Pittenger: No campaign donation limits nor spending limits.
Roy Cooper: Limit campaign contributions from PACs and corporations.
Sandy Smith: Protect against fraud, waste, & abuse of our voting system.
Sean Haugh: No limits on campaign contributions, including PACs.
Walter Beaman Jones: Citizens United one of the worst decisions in my lifetime.
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Gun Control
Alma Adams: Start by having some common sense gun laws.
Cheri Beasley: Implement common sense gun safety measures, close loopholes.
Marjorie K. Eastman: Keep guns out of hands of criminals; preserve 2nd Amendment.
Paul Wright: Right to bear arms is an ancient right.
Roy Cooper: Allow concealed carry; but also maintain gun restrictions.
Sandy Smith: Absolute right to gun ownership.
Thom Tillis: Concealed carry permits for state parking lots.
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Health Care
Alma Adams: ObamaCare has moved us further in the right direction.
Cheri Beasley: Expand ObamaCare with public option, expand Medicaid.
David Rouzer: Even before ObamaCare, too much intervention in healthcare.
Pat McCrory: Healthy NC reform: controls costs & incentivizes providers.
Pat McCrory: Reform Medicaid based on NC plan, not DC plan.
Paul Wright: Defund ObamaCare; return freedom to choose doctors.
Sandy Smith: Strongly oppose ObamaCare.
Sean Haugh: Guaranteeing medical care is not a government responsibility.
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Homeland Security
Cheri Beasley: Increase resources for veterans, military families.
David Rouzer: Government needs to cut spending--but not for veterans.
Marjorie K. Eastman: 10 years of military service included two combat deployments.
Pat McCrory: Establish state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
Paul Wright: End illegal spying on American citizens.
Paul Wright: Trillions wasted on war after war.
Sandy Smith: Obama drastically weakened our great military.
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Immigration
Cheri Beasley: Pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
David Rouzer: Pledge to secure the border by a date-certain.
Elizabeth Dole: Help sheriffs identify illegal immigrants among suspects.
Elizabeth Dole: Link local sheriffs to federal immigration tools.
Elizabeth Dole: Crackdown on illegal immigrants who commit crimes.
Holly Grange: Border is a national security issue.
Kay Hagan: ID'ing illegal immigrants is an unfunded federal mandate.
Kay Hagan: Deportation program is an unfunded federal mandate.
Kay Hagan: Lack of immigration system is why we have unsecured border.
Kay Hagan: Supports increased border security and opposes amnesty.
Marjorie K. Eastman: National security not possible without border security.
Paul Wright: Enforce our already existing immigration laws.
Sandy Smith: Merit-based immigration; protect American workers first.
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Jobs
Cheri Beasley: Strong supporter of labor movement, PRO Act.
Marjorie K. Eastman: Expand childcare and maternity leave so women able to work.
Paul Wright: End outsourcing of our middle class jobs overseas.
Richard Burr: I voted to extend unemployment three times; that's enough.
Sandy Smith: Free-market capitalism instead of affirmative action.
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Principles & Values
Cheri Beasley: Established coalition of legal, community and faith leaders.
Elizabeth Dole: Has spent time in all 100 counties while Senator.
Elizabeth Dole: Broad experience in Washington & major-league clout.
Garland Tucker: Letter announcing decision not to run for Senate.
Kay Hagan: North Carolina needs a work horse, not a show horse.
Marjorie K. Eastman: Her biggest battle was her son surviving infant cancer.
Marjorie K. Eastman: We need leaders to defend our nation and our values.
Marjorie K. Eastman: Principles before politics; country before party.
Pat McCrory: Fix our broken economy with new vision and leadership.
Paul Wright: Halt the de-Christianization of America.
Richard Burr: Washington has to change; Congress deserves low regard.
Sandy Smith: Keep God in the public sphere.
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Social Security
Alma Adams: Protect and fund Social Security and Medicare.
Ken Spaulding: Keep your hands off of our social security.
Sandy Smith: Privatize Social Security, with protections.
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Tax Reform
David Rouzer: Great civilizations have low taxes & high revenues.
Elizabeth Dole: Sales tax, income tax, food tax, liquor tax: it's too much.
Pat McCrory: Cut individual and corporate income taxes.
Pat McCrory: Fight unnecessary & burdensome federal taxes & regulations.
Paul Wright: Flat tax of 13%-- instead of current oppressive tax system.
Sandy Smith: Tax all Americans fairly at the same rate.
Thom Tillis: Repeal estate tax, except real estate & residents.
Thom Tillis: FactCheck: Kept sales tax at 3% on yachts & jet owners.
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Technology
Bev Perdue: Building infrastructure is a top priority to create jobs.
Deborah Ross: Grow economy by rebuilding key infrastructure & mass transit.
Pat McCrory: Stop delaying critical infrastructure maintenance.
Pat McCrory: Establish cabinet-level Department of Information Technology.
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War & Peace
David Rouzer: Keep military as dominant force for freedom in this world.
Elizabeth Dole: Precipitous Iraq withdrawal leads to further instability.
Elizabeth Dole: Mistakes were made, but no precipitous withdrawal from Iraq.
Holly Grange: Protect veterans and first responders.
Kay Hagan: End the war in Iraq with a diplomatic surge.
Kay Hagan: The Iraq war had not made the U.S. safer.
Marjorie K. Eastman: Disastrous exit from Afghanistan due to career politicians.
Paul Wright: Strong defense ok, but no war with Russia.
Sandy Smith: Avoid foreign entanglements; peace through strength.
Thom Tillis: Don't negotiate with Iran, a state sponsor of terror.
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Welfare & Poverty
Alma Adams: Don't cut food stamps: a hand up, not a hand out.
Cheri Beasley: We must expand homelessness prevention programs.
Robert Pittenger: Redirect welfare funding to faith-based organizations.
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