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Books by and about 2024 presidential candidates |
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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) |
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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
Chris Countryman: Supports choice and women's health care.
Kay Ivey: Signed amicus brief to stop abortions after 20 weeks.
Malika Sanders-Fortier: I believe in human rights of unborn children and of women.
Robert Bentley: Do everything to protect those who cannot protect themselves.
Tim James: Supports a human life amendment to the Constitution.
Walt Maddox: Anti-abortion but pro-law: don't waste time on new laws.
Yolanda Flowers: Don't ban abortion but provide counseling for a real choice.
Jen Tooker: Government shouldn't be involved in woman's right to choose.
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Budget & Economy
Chris Countryman: Prepare financially for new, or expanding, state programs.
David Carrington: Clean up overspending; restore fiscal responsibility.
Kay Ivey: Reduce red tape to improve \business climate.
Kay Ivey: Wants to use $400 million of COVID relief to build prisons.
Stacy Lee George: Vocational training key to jobs program.
Tim James: Cut programs, transition government jobs to private sector.
Tommy Battle: $750M in city spending to generate $2.5B private investment.
Walt Maddox: Fiscal 2018 budget raised rates on services and cut expenses.
Yolanda Flowers: Invest in community job training and workforce development.
Yolanda Flowers: Lottery can fund infrastructure, accessible broadband.
Yolanda Flowers: Supports state lottery to fund schools, roads, highways.
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Civil Rights
Chris Countryman: No discrimination based on orientation or gender identity.
Chris Countryman: Ok to refuse church services to gay couples.
Chris Countryman: Repeatedly sought same-sex marriage license.
Kay Ivey: One-man-one-woman marriage is cornerstone of civilization.
Lynda Blanchard: Don't pit color against color; we are all the same.
Malika Sanders-Fortier: There's unfinished business of the Civil Rights Movement.
Walt Maddox: Honors Civil Rights History Task Force.
Doug Jones: Committed to addressing racial and social inequities.
Tommy Tuberville: Urged NCAA to ban transgender athletes from women's sports.
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Corporations
Kay Ivey: Tax relief to job creators and small businesses.
Robert Bentley: We will do whatever we can to attract new businesses.
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Crime
Chris Countryman: Creative and cost effective ways to deter crime.
Kay Ivey: Rehabilitate prisoners; don't just warehouse them.
Stacy Lee George: Unburden prisons with path for reformed inmates.
Stacy Lee George: Call in National Guard to get state prisons under control.
Walt Maddox: Approved tactical short-term crime reduction strategy.
Yolanda Flowers: Private prisons have corrupted Alabama's justice system.
Yolanda Flowers: Hire police, prison guards who are psychologically suited.
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Drugs
Chris Countryman: Okay medical marijuana and study full legalization.
David Carrington: Education will lower drug use & need for Medicaid.
Lynda Blanchard: Oldest son died from drugs; led her to help Alabama children.
Tim James: Repeal medical marijuana law, perfect recipe for fraud/abuse.
Walt Maddox: Substance abuse should have its own cabinet-level officer.
Yolanda Flowers: We must revisit fair sentencing and petty drug offenses.
Will Boyd: Roll back Alabama's hemp ban; expand cannabis access.
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Education
Chris Countryman: Cutting the education budget is never a solution.
Chris Countryman: Provide funding for college outside of sports scholarhips.
David Carrington: Alabama needs massive increase in education spending.
Kay Ivey: Remove bad teachers; let students leave failing schools.
Kay Ivey: Charter Schools "plan of action" for statewide reform.
Kay Ivey: Charter Schools offer quality alternative to private schools.
Lynda Blanchard: Choice move to good school or pay for private not right.
Parker Griffith: Statewide lottery to fund Alabama schools.
Parker Griffith: AdWatch: New statewide vote on school-funding lottery.
Robert Bentley: Give more power to school boards to make decisions.
Robert Bentley: Improving schools with a federal/state/private partnership.
Robert Bentley: First Class program: voluntary Pre-K education.
Robert Bentley: First Class Pre-K good, but only enrolls 12% of kids.
Stacy Lee George: Local control but invest in teachers.
Tim James: Supports school choice including funding for church schools.
Tim James: Permanently ban the teaching of Critical Race Theory.
Walt Maddox: Proposes a state lottery to transform the education system.
Yolanda Flowers: Funding for public schools is crucial, use money lottery.
Yolanda Flowers: Schools must be desegregated & become more diverse.
Yolanda Flowers: Supports school choice if parents feel child learns better.
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Energy & Oil
Chris Countryman: Help transition to clean energy.
Kay Ivey: Wind & solar power are still too expensive.
Robert Bentley: Supports off-shore drilling and the oil and gas industries.
Walt Maddox: Incentives to encourage people & utilities to use solar.
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Environment
Kay Ivey: Tax credits for landowners who replant cut trees.
Kay Ivey: No water commissions with onerous regulations & litigation.
Robert Bentley: Primary value of forests is economic and job related.
Walt Maddox: Sees his role as a protector of the natural resources.
Tommy Tuberville: Repeal EPA program's "disastrous" methane tax.
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Families & Children
Robert Bentley: Supports relief for families who cannot afford their houses.
Tim James: Traditional marriage/family is foundation for a free society.
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Foreign Policy
Tim James: Alabama supported Israel years before 1948 founding.
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Free Trade
Robert Bentley: $241K to promote AL exports and international trade.
Tommy Tuberville: Higher prices for tariffs will help pay off national debt.
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Government Reform
David Carrington: Reorganize and streamline government.
Kay Ivey: Reduce legislators' salary; remove ability to set own salary.
Kay Ivey: 5,000 fewer state employees than three years ago.
Kay Ivey: Prohibit lobbyists from serving in the executive branch.
Stacy Lee George: End corruption; turn Alabama into model state.
Tim James: Eliminate unnecessary regulations unduly burdening business.
Tim James: Require proof of citizenship & photo ID in order to vote.
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Gun Control
Chris Countryman: Favors greater ability to track gun purchases.
Chris Countryman: Favors background checks and state database.
Kay Ivey: Do everything we can to preserve right to bear arms.
Robert Bentley: Freedoms are guaranteed in the Second Amendment.
Stacy Lee George: Unequivocally support the Second Amendment.
Tim James: If Feds overstep on this issue, we will not submit.
Walt Maddox: Refuses to comply with the NRA even if it costs him support.
Yolanda Flowers: Supports gun rights, but raise age for owners to 21.
Yolanda Flowers: Opposes permitless concealed carry of guns.
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Health Care
Chris Countryman: Quality affordable care available to everyone.
Chris Countryman: Expand Medicaid; health care for all.
Kay Ivey: ObamaCare does much more harm than good.
Kay Ivey: Each state creates its own insurance pool for high risk.
Kay Ivey: Opposes vaccine mandates in spite of more than 14,000 deaths.
Kay Ivey: Accused by opponents of shaming the unvaccinated.
Lynda Blanchard: Socialistic medicine will not work in America.
Malika Sanders-Fortier: State should expand Medicaid under Affordable Care Act.
Stacy Lee George: Local control of Medicaid; no single payer.
Tim James: Stand against federal tyranny of vaccine mandates.
Walt Maddox: Expand Medicaid so all citizens receive care.
Yolanda Flowers: Healthcare is a right, we must create a comprehensive plan.
Will Boyd: Alabama should expand Medicaid, 90% paid by federal govt.
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Homeland Security
Kay Ivey: 1,000-foot perimeter at military funerals to enforce respect.
Stacy Lee George: Will focus on caring for veterans.
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Immigration
Kay Ivey: Vast sums pay for teaching children of illegal immigrants.
Tim James: Building the wall remains more important than ever.
Walt Maddox: Find a compassionate pathway to citizenship.
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Jobs
Chris Countryman: Current minimum wage barely meets worker needs.
Chris Countryman: Raise the minimum wage.
David Carrington: Need programs to train workers to get jobs & to advance.
Tim James: We support Alabama as a "Right to Work" state.
Tommy Battle: 21st Century Manufacturing Zone Act: 17,000 new jobs.
Walt Maddox: Will make workforce training and development his priority.
Yolanda Flowers: Raise minimum wage to $15/hr., people deserve a living wage.
Yolanda Flowers: Every high school needs to have a vocational side to them.
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Principles & Values
Chris Countryman: Protect churches but not in non-religious public services.
David Carrington: Will clean up corrupt system and earn public trust.
Kay Ivey: Alabama Farmers Federation's PAC endorses Ivey.
Lynda Blanchard: May God paint this country red with the blood of Jesus.
Lynda Blanchard: Praying about changing from senate to governor's race.
Malika Sanders-Fortier: Bridge renaming bill gives us time to seek the will of God.
Parker Griffith: 20-foot inflatable duck: Bentley is "ducking" the debates.
Robert Bentley: We are endowed with certain Freedoms by our Creator.
Robert Bentley: Refuses to debate, after promising to debate post-primaries.
Tim James: God granted America authority amongst nations.
Tim James: Tim owns his faith in Christ as the foundation of his life.
Tim James: Faith in God first, family second in all policy decisions.
Tim James: Faith-based organizations can participate in public programs.
Tim James: Condemn activist judges who allow desecration of the flag.
Tommy Battle: Conservative values from first job in his dad's restaurant.
Tommy Battle: Longtime member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
Walt Maddox: Put the principles of people over those of the parties.
Yolanda Flowers: My campaign is based on the word of God.
Doug Jones: Governor should treat state with grace and dignity.
Will Boyd: Currently serves as Presiding Bishop of Zion Ministries.
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Social Security
Tommy Tuberville: We have to reform Social Security or it will go broke.
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Tax Reform
Chris Countryman: Super-rich must pay their fair share.
Chris Countryman: Supports targeted spending cuts and tax cuts.
Lynda Blanchard: Slovenians can't live with 50% taxes, we don't want that.
Robert Bentley: Freeze property taxes for homeowners.
Stacy Lee George: New lottery will raise money at low cost.
Stacy Lee George: Modest changes can ease tax burden.
Tim James: Repeal 2019 gas tax, eliminate grocery sales tax.
Walt Maddox: Make Alabama's tax structure less regressive.
Yolanda Flowers: Push for a lottery, to fund education.
Doug Jones: State should reinstate not taxing overtime pay.
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Technology
Bill Hightower: 10-year plan for infrastructure.
Kay Ivey: $1 billion invested in Alabama's road and bridges.
Kay Ivey: Slams Facebook for temporary removal of campaign page.
Walt Maddox: Crumbling infrastructure threatens safety and job growth.
Kay Ivey: Big Tech & blue state liberals stole election from Trump.
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Welfare & Poverty
Yolanda Flowers: Support Medicaid expansion for working poor, rural hospitals.
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