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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
Adam Edelen: Abortion rights are vital to ensuring equality for women.
Adam Edelen: Unwavering support of women's right to health care decisions.
Andy Beshear: Endorsed by NARAL; will defend women's right to choose.
Andy Beshear: I'm pro-choice and I support Roe v. Wade.
Daniel Cameron: An advocate for the unborn, defends Kentucky's pro-life laws.
Daniel Cameron: Endorsed by Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.
Kelly Craft: Abortion is not healthcare, not safe in any circumstance.
Matt Bevin: Sued for closing state's only abortion provider.
Matt Bevin: I am the most pro-life governor in America.
Rocky Adkins: Voted for several anti-abortion bills.
Rocky Adkins: Pro-life, but follow the law of the land.
Mike Harmon: In legislature was a proud member of the pro-life caucus.
Andy Beshear: Veto bill limiting abortion to emergency situations.
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Budget & Economy
Adam Edelen: Kentucky Kick Start: make Main Streets bustling again.
Daniel Cameron: Fighting radical ESG movement against fossil fuel industry.
Daniel Cameron: Will propose budgets towards eliminating state income tax.
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Civil Rights
Andy Beshear: Government works best with a wide range of voices.
Andy Beshear: Marriage equality for whomever you love.
Andy Beshear: 60% of AG leadership were women or minorities.
Daniel Cameron: Sued over USDA school lunch rule protecting LGBTQ kids.
Daniel Cameron: I don't believe this country is systemically racist.
Jack Conway: Didn't challenge court ruling that allowed same-sex marriage.
Jack Conway: Same-sex marriage ban is last vestige of discrimination.
Kelly Craft: Commits to fight criminalization of same-sex relationships.
Robert Goforth: Constitution protects LGBTQ rights.
Steve Beshear: Will veto a bill that would ban gay marriage in KY.
Mike Harmon: Amend anti-bullying bill to allow criticism of homosexuality.
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Corporations
Andy Beshear: No consumption tax on basic needs; but ok on luxury goods.
Matt Bevin: Signed $106 million tax cut for banks & other institutions.
Robert Goforth: As business owner and pharmacists, he's a proven job creator.
Robert Goforth: Don't cater exclusively to corporate interests.
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Crime
Adam Edelen: Police departments should reflect diversity of community.
Andy Beshear: Justice for cold cases with backlog of untested rape kits.
Daniel Cameron: Can't appease anti-police movement sweeping this nation.
Jack Conway: Reduce crime via focus on cybercrime against kids.
Matt Bevin: Restore felon voting rights, but only through legislature.
Matt Bevin: Overturn voting rights to ex-felons who completed sentences.
Robert Goforth: Incarceration comes at a high cost.
Steve Beshear: Restore right to vote to most nonviolent felons.
Steve Beshear: Grant voting rights to ex-felons who completed sentences.
Kelly Craft: Will crack down on crime and never defund the police.
Mike Harmon: Put violation of drug distribution laws on par with murder.
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Drugs
Adam Edelen: More beds in Kentucky to treat the scourge of addition.
Andy Beshear: Sue opioid manufacturers & distributors who flood market.
Andy Beshear: Funding for prevention; focus on opioid disposal & treatment.
Andy Beshear: Legalize medical marijuana; maybe it'll replace opioids.
Jack Conway: Fight prescription drug abuse; set up treatment centers.
Robert Goforth: Project DARIS: combat drugs by educating students.
Daniel Cameron: Reached settlement with drug companies over opioid crisis.
Kelly Craft: Not one family hasn't felt pain of someone with addiction.
Mike Harmon: Focus on increasing faith based treatments for addiction.
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Education
Adam Edelen: Don't make schools profit centers for charter corporations.
Adam Edelen: Make college affordable to the children of working families.
Adam Edelen: Support teachers with pensions and more in classroom.
Andy Beshear: Committed to a world-class public education.
Andy Beshear: Don't change teacher pensions to 401(k)-style plan.
Andy Beshear: Only legislature can implement charters, not Governor.
Andy Beshear: Only legislature can cut state college budget, not Governor.
Jack Conway: Enforce consumer protection laws at for-profit schools.
Matt Bevin: End education monopoly with school choice and vouchers.
Matt Bevin: Proposed school cuts of $128M; legislature restored them.
Matt Bevin: Legislature should decide teacher pensions, not judges.
Matt Bevin: 2% budget cut to state colleges and universities.
Mike Harmon: Sponsored bill for parental notification of sex education.
Robert Goforth: My strong public education overcame childhood poverty.
Rocky Adkins: Protect public education from private, for-profit schools.
Steve Beshear: High national rankings shows that education is good in KY.
Daniel Cameron: No grants for Critical Race Theory or 1619 Project .
Kelly Craft: Empower parents to decide about their children's education.
Daniel Cameron: Supported unconstitutional plan for funding private schools.
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Energy & Oil
Adam Edelen: Climate change is real; renewables key to tomorrow's jobs.
Adam Edelen: Install solar panels on reclaimed surface mines.
Adam Edelen: Jobs for out-of-work coal miners in renewable energy.
Andy Beshear: Focus on "all-of-the-above" and low utility bills.
Andy Beshear: Climate change is real; develop renewables.
Daniel Cameron: Opposes Biden elevating "green" priorities, attacking coal.
Jack Conway: Maintain low energy rates by protecting coal economy.
Kelly Craft: Climate change: "I respect both sides of the science".
Matt Bevin: Fight against EPA's relentless attacks on the coal industry.
Matt Bevin: Don't subsidize renewables; we didn't cause climate change.
Robert Goforth: Opposes raising electric costs.
Daniel Cameron: Reducing fossil fuel production would cause state to suffer.
Kelly Craft: I will not allow the premature closure of coal plants.
Mike Harmon: Reducing fossil fuel production would cause state to suffer.
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Environment
Andy Beshear: Clean air and clean water underlie everybody's success.
Jack Conway: Fight the EPA's burdensome regulations.
Steve Beshear: Secures Clean Water Act funding to clean up pollution.
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Families & Children
Andy Beshear: Prosecute 31 active human trafficking cases in Kentucky.
Andy Beshear: Use A.G. office to rescue victims of human trafficking.
Matt Bevin: Teachers ignore their kids when they protest for pensions.
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Foreign Policy
Andy Beshear: Now is the time for patriotism, united against Russia.
Daniel Cameron: Take a tougher stance with China and Mexico on fentanyl.
Daniel Cameron: Apply pressure on China to stop fentanyl related exports.
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Free Trade
Kelly Craft: Worked on replacing NAFTA with new trade deal.
Matt Bevin: 21st century reality means re-negotiating with China.
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Government Reform
Adam Edelen: Zero Tolerance: put crooked politicians behind bars.
Adam Edelen: Restore Kentucky Commission on Women; 50% women in Cabinet.
Alison Grimes: Presidential Commission on Election Integrity is a sham.
Andy Beshear: State government operates in secret: push for transparency.
Andy Beshear: Fight for every Kentuckian's right to vote.
Kelly Craft: Government shouldn't get in the way of our success.
Robert Goforth: Restore Felon Voting Rights.
Mike Harmon: Some key controls taken off in 2020 election.
Daniel Cameron: Opposed bill expanding voting rights protections.
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Gun Control
Andy Beshear: Signed law requiring school police officers to carry guns.
Jack Conway: Believes in right to bear arms and self-protection.
Matt Bevin: School shootings caused by "culture of death" in media.
Matt Bevin: Culture of violence, like zombie shows, cause mass shootings.
Mitch McConnell: Congress cannot fix school shootings; must act locally.
Mike Harmon: Allow concealed guns on campus, in cars on school property.
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Health Care
Adam Edelen: Protect ObamaCare and expanded Medicaid.
Andy Beshear: Protect ObamaCare: lives hang in the balance.
Andy Beshear: Protections for pre-existing conditions; stop lifetime caps.
Jack Conway: Recovered $600M by suing providers for Medicaid fraud.
Matt Bevin: Disband KYNECT immediately; transition to federal system.
Matt Bevin: Parents should be free to vaccinate their children or not.
Robert Goforth: Expand coverage to help fellow Kentuckians.
Rocky Adkins: Survived cancer at age 35, with chemo & surgery.
Rocky Adkins: No one should ever have to delay care to pay bills.
Mike Harmon: Opposes mandatory Human papillomavirus vaccines for girls.
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Homeland Security
Jack Conway: Protect veterans and active servicemembers from fraud.
Andy Beshear: Expand the Military Family Assistance Trust Fund.
Daniel Cameron: Religious right for airmen to be exempt from COVID vaccine.
Daniel Cameron: Joined bipartisan suit to protect veterans' benefits.
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Immigration
Adam Edelen: Think about human impact of anti-immigrant laws.
Andy Beshear: Intimidation and fear of deportation comes out of DC.
Daniel Cameron: Ending border restriction will surge illegal immigration.
Kelly Craft: Beshear and Biden have turned Kentucky into a border state.
Mike Harmon: We must publicly compel the President to control our borders.
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Jobs
Adam Edelen: Ensure that Kentucky workers are paid a living wage.
Andy Beshear: Grow our economy with skill training, not CEO giveaways.
Andy Beshear: Wrong that women make significantly less than men.
Andy Beshear: Support prevailing wage law; oppose Right-To-Work laws.
Andy Beshear: Repay miners who remain unpaid due to mine bankruptcy.
Jack Conway: Right to organize is pathway to middle class.
Matt Bevin: Minimum wage stifles job creation; reduce to $7.25.
Matt Bevin: Replace prevailing wage requirements with Right-to-Work.
Rocky Adkins: Focus on fair wages for 21st century jobs.
Steve Beshear: Raise state worker minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10.
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Principles & Values
Alison Grimes: Father indicted for illegal campaign contributions to Alison.
Andy Beshear: Kickback investigation resulted in deputy's resignation.
Daniel Cameron: Endorsed by Trump; pledges to put Kentuckians FIRST.
Daniel Cameron: Advocate for unborn through church pregnancy centers.
Kelly Craft: More wisdom next door than declarations from a politician.
Kelly Craft: Former ambassador to Canada and the United Nations.
Kelly Craft: A Christian with deep faith in God, prays EVERY day.
Matt Bevin: Led public Pledge of Allegiance, & speeches about patriotism.
Matt Bevin: Don't celebrate partisanship; call for unity instead.
Mike Harmon: No legacy except I served my Lord, family, & country well.
Robert Goforth: Self-description: Christian; father; veteran; conservative.
Andy Beshear: Learned the values of family, faith, and public service.
Kelly Craft: Put American first by demanding transparency from UN.
Mike Harmon: I seek His guidance both personally and politically.
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Social Security
Adam Edelen: Fully fund government pensions; reform state system.
Andy Beshear: State gaming will cover $43B unfunded state pension plan.
Andy Beshear: No cuts to government pensions; find other revenue.
Jack Conway: Sue banks to recover Great Recession public pension losses.
Matt Bevin: Replace public pension system with 401(k) for new employees.
Matt Bevin: More state contribution to $43B unfunded state pension plan.
Robert Goforth: Fulfill state pensions--they're inviolable contracts.
Rocky Adkins: No new burdens on people who've paid into pensions.
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Tax Reform
Adam Edelen: No increased tax burden on poor and working Kentuckians.
Andy Beshear: Add new revenue sources like casino gambling.
Daniel Cameron: Sued to allow federal aid to be used for state tax reduction.
Matt Bevin: Reduce tax revenue: not simple revenue neutrality.
Robert Goforth: Numbers don't add up to switch income tax to sales tax.
Rocky Adkins: Consumption taxes are unfair to lower income people.
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Technology
Adam Edelen: Modernize to new economy including rural broadband internet.
Mike Harmon: Kentucky taxpayers misled on statewide internet costs.
Rocky Adkins: Improve our roads, bridges, water systems, and Internet.
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War & Peace
Steve Beshear: Gratitude for troops who fight terror & keep America free.
Andy Beshear: Criticized Ukraine invasion; sanctioned by Russia.
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Welfare & Poverty
Matt Bevin: Random drug testing for welfare recipients.
Robert Goforth: We cannot ignore the plight of people who need our help.
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