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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
Bill Schuette: Supports the rights of the unborn.
Bill Schuette: Enforce prohibitions on abortion; de-fund Planned Parenthood.
Gretchen Whitmer: No insurance riders to get an abortion covered.
Gretchen Whitmer: Will stop anti-choice legislation.
Gretchen Whitmer: Support Planned Parenthood.
Gretchen Whitmer: End 24-hour waiting period; fund Planned Parenthood.
Gretchen Whitmer: Spoke of being raped in opposing "rape insurance" bill.
Gretchen Whitmer: Abortion clinics deemed "essential" during pandemic shutdown.
James Craig: Gave a "thumbs up" to being pro-life.
James Craig: Supports 1931 state abortion ban still on the books.
Rick Snyder: Signed partial-birth abortion ban into law.
Rick Snyder: Vetoed total abortion ban; signed abortion restrictions.
Tudor Dixon: Endorsed by Right to Life of Michigan PAC.
Gretchen Whitmer: Republicans want felony convictions of doctors and nurses.
Gretchen Whitmer: Vote yes on Proposal 3 to protect Roe v. Wade rights.
Tudor Dixon: Proposal 3 is radical abortion rights like China & N.Korea.
Abdul El-Sayed: Support pro-choice & support Planned Parenthood.
Garlin Gilchrist: Supported repeal of 1931 state abortion ban.
Jocelyn Benson: Miscarriage made her value easy access to reproductive care.
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Budget & Economy
Bill Schuette: Make better jobs cutting taxes, regulations and wastefulness.
Gretchen Whitmer: Most important metric is rising family income.
Tudor Dixon: Government programs should not disincentivize work.
Tudor Dixon: Find new ways to fund critical infrastructure and roads.
Jocelyn Benson: Cut red tape; eliminate unnecessary spending.
Garlin Gilchrist: Balanced budget makes strong investments in Michigan.
Gretchen Whitmer: Making record housing investments to increase supply.
Mike Cox: It's time to stop picking winners and losers.
Tom Leonard: Implement zero-based budgeting; justify every dollar spent.
Tom Leonard: Time to prioritize repairing and maintaining local roads.
Perry Johnson: Michigan needs disciplined budgeting & efficient government.
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Civil Rights
Abdul El-Sayed: Sensitive to women's rights and transgender people's rights.
Bill Schuette: Include LGBT gender identity in laws against discrimination.
Bill Schuette: Gay marriage ban was simply recognition that biology matters.
Gretchen Whitmer: Guarantee equal pay for equal work.
Gretchen Whitmer: Expand civil rights laws.
Gretchen Whitmer: 2013: repeal Michigan's same-sex marriage ban.
Gretchen Whitmer: When women thrive, we all thrive.
Gretchen Whitmer: Fought for same-sex adoptions and domestic partner benefits.
Gretchen Whitmer: Ensure overseas ballots from service members are counted.
Gretchen Whitmer: Coronavirus: Exempt places of worship, no jurisdiction.
James Craig: I rose to the ranks; nobody gave me anything.
James Craig: Established LGBTQ outreach from Detroit police.
Tudor Dixon: No mandatory vaccines; no coronavirus lockdowns.
Abdul El-Sayed: Equal pay & more opportunity for women.
Aric Nesbitt: Against a system sacrificing merit for discriminatory quotas.
Aric Nesbitt: There's two genders; there's two sexes.
Garlin Gilchrist: Expanded civil rights protections for the LGBTQ+ community.
Jocelyn Benson: Implemented added LGBTQ+ protections in state constitution.
Mike Cox: For genuine equality instead of backwards DEI practices.
Mike Cox: OpEd: Consistent positions that harm the GLBT community.
Mike Duggan: Promoted ethnic diversity of the city as an important asset.
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Corporations
Gretchen Whitmer: Government can help small business thrive.
Gretchen Whitmer: Shift tax burden to corporations.
Mark Schauer: Build economy that works for everyone--not just the wealthy.
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Crime
Abdul El-Sayed: Move from prison to productive citizenship.
Bill Schuette: History of getting justice for rape victims.
Bill Schuette: Prosecute 17-year-olds as adults.
Gretchen Whitmer: Cleaned up County Prosecutor office after a sex scandal.
Gretchen Whitmer: Prioritize rehabilitation efforts for first-time offenders.
Gretchen Whitmer: Your bank account should not determine justice you receive.
James Craig: The vast majority of American police officers do it right.
James Craig: Bail reform is the enemy to trying to reduce violent crime.
James Craig: Defund police? Hire a social worker for your security detail.
Mark Schauer: Restore funding for police & fire.
Rick Snyder: Parole decisions by Dept. of Corrections, not Governor.
Rick Snyder: Collect prisoner DNA samples to help solve cold cases.
Rick Snyder: Improve legal representation for poor.
Tudor Dixon: Support law enforcement; urban violence unacceptable.
Tudor Dixon: Fully fund law enforcement; oppose cash bail reform.
James Craig: Reduced sentencing efforts undermines the deterrence effect.
Aric Nesbitt: Give law enforcement the resources to secure our communities.
Garlin Gilchrist: Police duty to intervene if colleague does something illegal.
Mike Duggan: Put 300 more officers on the streets, gave police $10K raise.
Tom Leonard: Will veto elimination of cash bail or qualified immunity.
Tom Leonard: Cheered dismissal of charges for fraudulent Trump electors.
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Drugs
Abdul El-Sayed: End marijuana prohibition; tax it and regulate it.
Bill Schuette: The opioid epidemic cannot be solved with just arresting.
Bill Schuette: Led campaign against medical marijuana in 2008.
Gretchen Whitmer: Addicts need treatment, not punishment.
Gretchen Whitmer: Supports marijuana legalization for adult recreational use.
Gretchen Whitmer: Invest in treatment courts to treat addiction.
Rick Snyder: Reduce supply, combating production of meth.
Gretchen Whitmer: Triple state tax on legal cannabis to fund infrastructure.
Mike Duggan: Proposed regulations for recreational marijuana shops.
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Education
Abdul El-Sayed: Get profit motive out of public education.
Bill Schuette: Give parents more choices for their kids' education.
Bill Schuette: Advocate of partnerships between schools and companies.
Bill Schuette: Grade schools A-F, with performance-based grants.
Bill Schuette: Support more trade & vocational offerings.
Gretchen Whitmer: Invest in education; hold charters accountable.
Gretchen Whitmer: Opposes vouchers: Stop the dismantling of public education.
Gretchen Whitmer: 2 years of debt-free post-secondary education.
Gretchen Whitmer: Students are preparing for jobs that don't even exist today.
James Craig: Parents deserve school choice; led to his conservatism.
Mark Schauer: OpEd: Schauer focused on wages and benefits of the teachers.
Rick Snyder: Mandatory school choice for every school; remove boundaries.
Tudor Dixon: COVID: stalling education is not acceptable or good policy.
Tudor Dixon: Ban born boys from girls' teams in gender-specific sports.
Tudor Dixon: Develop curriculum focusing on America's founding principles.
Tudor Dixon: Let parents choose education environment for their child.
Tudor Dixon: Protect kids from critical race theory, trans ideology.
Tudor Dixon: Office of Safe Schools to protect children from shootings.
Aric Nesbitt: Ensure parents choose where they send their kid to school.
Garlin Gilchrist: We care very deeply about investing in public schools.
Gretchen Whitmer: Call for legislation to limit cell phone use in classrooms.
Jocelyn Benson: Invest wisely with an eye towards what's best for schools.
Mike Cox: Offer families universal education freedom.
Mike Duggan: State should invest $4.5B over 5 years to rebuild education.
Tom Leonard: Expand school choice; ensure education transparency.
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Energy & Oil
Abdul El-Sayed: Green energy a priority.
Abdul El-Sayed: Electric user fee raises $3.3B for clean energy in 15 years.
Bill Schuette: Joins lawsuit challenging Obama's Clean Power Plan.
Bill Schuette: Opposed 25% electricity from renewables by 2025.
Gretchen Whitmer: Oppose withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord.
Aric Nesbitt: Don't turn farmland into solar farms.
Garlin Gilchrist: Set aggressive goals for Michigan to be carbon neutral.
Mike Cox: Defeated Governor's efforts to shut down clean coal plants.
Mike Duggan: Broke ground on city's first solar field for clean energy.
Tom Leonard: Repeal laws zoning farmland for solar panels, wind turbines.
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Environment
Abdul El-Sayed: Advocate for environmental justice on lead exposure.
Bill Schuette: Sue firms that caused Flint drinking water crisis.
Bill Schuette: Opposing EPA regulations earns him polluter protector label.
Bill Schuette: Charged 15 city and state officials for Flint water crisis.
Bill Schuette: Opposes burdensome EPA regulations.
Gretchen Whitmer: Environmental policy based on science.
Gretchen Whitmer: Michigan is defined by water; up to us to protect it.
Rick Snyder: Protect natural resources; user fees contribute $3B/year.
Rick Snyder: Voluntary pollution prevention program for farmers.
Gretchen Whitmer: Agreed to EPA takeover of contaminated groundwater plume.
John James: Repealed EPA rule that would hurt small trucking businesses.
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Families & Children
Abdul El-Sayed: Invest in Detroit to keep millennials in Michigan.
Tudor Dixon: Would criminalize involving children in drag shows.
Gretchen Whitmer: No mandatory COVID vaccine for children.
Tudor Dixon: Parents outraged about schoolbook describing how to have sex.
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Foreign Policy
Gretchen Whitmer: Supports anti-boycott bill against anti-Israel BDS movement.
James Craig: UN should investigate Cuba, not the US.
Aric Nesbitt: Chinese Communist Party can't own one acre of our farmland.
Garlin Gilchrist: Retracts anti-Israel tweets made in 2009.
Gretchen Whitmer: We stand united with the Ukrainian people.
Jocelyn Benson: Michigan has a strong relationship with Israel.
John James: Voted to send more than $14 billion to Israel.
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Free Trade
Abdul El-Sayed: Free trade deals favor elites over workers.
Bill Schuette: Supports tariffs on China, to get a better deal.
Gretchen Whitmer: Renegotiate trade deals, but no tariffs on China.
Gretchen Whitmer: Important to continue traveling to Israel to support trade.
Rick Snyder: Open new doors to global markets.
Aric Nesbitt: Tariffs on Canada, Mexico will bring auto jobs back to US.
Garlin Gilchrist: Trump tariffs causing a lot of chaos and confusion.
Gretchen Whitmer: Chinese electric cars are gobbling up market share.
Jocelyn Benson: Working families are struggling under reckless tariffs.
Mike Cox: We all want jobs to stay here; support Trump's tariffs.
Mike Duggan: Tariffs on Canada are tariffs on Michigan made cars.
Tom Leonard: Ripped off by trade policies favoring places like China.
Perry Johnson: The tariffs have been necessary for a long time.
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Government Reform
Abdul El-Sayed: Strict separation of church and state.
Abdul El-Sayed: Fundamental right to be heard at the ballot box.
Bill Schuette: Terminate government pensions for those caught embezzling.
Bill Schuette: Wants tax returns released from all top elected officials.
Bill Schuette: Opposes ballot initative 2 (gerrymandered districts ok).
Bill Schuette: Oppose disclosure for who paid for political ads.
Gretchen Whitmer: Promote universal voter access.
Gretchen Whitmer: Opposes gerrymandering; opposes voter ID.
Gretchen Whitmer: Disclose political donors; reverse Citizens United.
Gretchen Whitmer: Holding government accountable: Michigan Sunshine Plan.
Gretchen Whitmer: Would be nice to have national strategy working with states.
James Craig: Called for forensic audit of 2020 Michigan election results.
Jennifer Granholm: Voter ID laws, limits on early voting are about suppression.
Rick Snyder: Vetoed voter identification bill.
Tudor Dixon: Empower Michiganders to make own decisions on health & work.
Tudor Dixon: We need ethics and legal reforms to restore transparency.
Tudor Dixon: Supports claims that 2020 election was stolen.
Tudor Dixon: Cut, reduce, or streamline 40% of regulatory code in 4 years.
Tudor Dixon: Enact strong Voter ID, ban drop boxes.
Perry Johnson: Disqualifying me from ballot disenfranchises millions.
Aric Nesbitt: I will work to reduce the regulatory burden.
Garlin Gilchrist: Republicans are scared of people who look like us voting.
Jocelyn Benson: Make it easier to vote and harder to cheat.
John James: Tried to delay certification of results in 2020 election.
Mike Cox: I'll cut red tape, streamline licensing, refocus agencies.
Mike Cox: Cox has been on the frontlines of Election Day integrity .
Mike Duggan: Reduce the regulatory process for opening small businesses.
Tom Leonard: Safeguard farmers from burdensome regulations.
Tom Leonard: Publish names, job titles, salaries of state employees.
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Gun Control
Abdul El-Sayed: No gun possession for convicted domestic abusers.
Abdul El-Sayed: Take on the corporate gun lobby; enough is enough.
Bill Schuette: Proud protector of the 2nd Amendment, NRA rates him "A".
Bill Schuette: Repeal restrictions on guns, including semi-automatics.
Gretchen Whitmer: Universal background checks; ban assault-style weapons.
James Craig: Disarm criminals, not law abiding citizens.
James Craig: Gun buybacks are a comedy show, a recipe for failure.
Tudor Dixon: Stop all efforts to restrict the 2nd Amendment.
Gretchen Whitmer: We need red-flag laws and requirement for secure gun storage.
Garlin Gilchrist: Ensure background checks on every gun sale or transfer.
Jocelyn Benson: Ban open carrying of guns at polling places .
Mike Cox: Signed reciprocity agreements allowing conceal carry.
Mike Duggan: Praised state gun laws, skeptical about gun-free zones .
Tom Leonard: Make Michigan a Constitutional Carry state.
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Health Care
Abdul El-Sayed: Public health suffers when you run government as a business.
Abdul El-Sayed: Supports universal healthcare.
Bill Schuette: End Medicaid expansion and put in work requirement.
Bill Schuette: Replace ObamaCare with private insurance.
Gretchen Whitmer: Support Medicaid expansion.
Gretchen Whitmer: No work requirements for Medicaid; expand it instead.
Gretchen Whitmer: Fund Planned Parenthood, improve rural access to care.
Tudor Dixon: COVID: opposes lockdowns and anti-Science mask mandates.
Garlin Gilchrist: Medical workers to get implicit bias training.
Garlin Gilchrist: Expanded access to affordable health care across Michigan.
Jocelyn Benson: Expanding access to healthcare is a top priority.
Mike Duggan: Claims Trump's Medicaid work requirement isn't a cut.
Tom Leonard: State must be a leader in ending the mental health stigma.
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Homeland Security
Bill Schuette: Provided two new legal resources for all members of military.
Gretchen Whitmer: We should be ashamed for neglecting veterans' needs.
Gretchen Whitmer: Coronavirus: Widespread testing is fundamental & crucial.
Gretchen Whitmer: COVID-19 restrictions were aggressive and necessary.
Mark Schauer: Ensure veterans have access to the benefits they've earned.
John James: Selfridge Base plays a key role in keeping Michigan strong.
Garlin Gilchrist: Support our service members, veterans, and their families.
Jocelyn Benson: Appalled that Trump deployed military against protestors.
Mike Duggan: Would be bad strategy to send National Guard to Detroit.
Tom Leonard: Would welcome deployment of National Guard in Detroit.
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Immigration
Abdul El-Sayed: Biracial families like mine inspire more diverse government.
Abdul El-Sayed: People who look like me are not sitting on the sidelines.
Abdul El-Sayed: Support pathway to citizenship.
Bill Schuette: It isn't a ban on Muslims; Trump puts security first.
Bill Schuette: Joined 2016 lawsuit to block DACA expansion.
Garrett Soldano: Pro-second amendment, against illegal immigration.
Gretchen Whitmer: Protect DREAMers from deportation; offer path to citizenship.
Jennifer Granholm: If we want true American exceptionalism, fix immigration.
Rick Snyder: 50,000 skilled worker visas to repopulate Detroit.
Tudor Dixon: Housing migrant children supports criminal cartels.
Tudor Dixon: Implement a statewide ban on sanctuary cities.
Aric Nesbitt: Work with President Trump and ICE to deport illegal aliens.
Mike Cox: Illegal immigration strains public services and lowers wages.
Mike Duggan: We'll fight the terrorists but welcome their victims.
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Jobs
Abdul El-Sayed: Raise minimum wage; support unions.
Bill Schuette: Supports right-to-work law as a great victory.
Bill Schuette: Opposes prevailing wage law.
Gretchen Whitmer: Repeal "right-ro-work" law (support union organizing).
Gretchen Whitmer: Increase minimum wage to $15/hour over three years.
Gretchen Whitmer: Fix the Damn Roads: Michiganders need to get to jobs.
Mark Schauer: Opposes right-to-work law; protested on Capitol lawn.
Rick Snyder: Extend unemployment benefits; plan for future.
Rick Snyder: Quietly signed law making Michigan a right-to-work state.
Tudor Dixon: Expose more students to high-demand skilled trades.
Aric Nesbitt: Pass work requirements for social welfare benefits.
Mike Cox: Fight to restore our Right to Work law.
Mike Duggan: Created more 1700 new jobs through Motor City Match.
Tom Leonard: Michigan must restore its right to work law.
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Principles & Values
Bill Schuette: Served 3 terms in Congress & then as state Attorney General.
Gretchen Whitmer: A better Michigan is worth fighting for, we can't wait.
James Craig: Claimed that protestors against him were paid to be there.
James Craig: This is about leading from the front & keeping people safe.
James Craig: Rejects objections to police graduations held in church.
James Craig: Michigan is the embodiment of the American dream.
James Craig: Won't back down to liberal wokeism & woke corporations.
Jennifer Granholm: There are political solutions to moral problems.
Jennifer Granholm: Embrace diversity: that is American exceptionalism.
Tudor Dixon: Calls for liberating Michiganders from lockdowns.
Tudor Dixon: Pro God, pro life, pro gun and pro freedom.
Tudor Dixon: Acted in low budget films as a hobby.
Gretchen Whitmer: Hateful rhetoric makes people much more fearful.
Tudor Dixon: Recommended stealing 2020 election then "calling for unity".
Aric Nesbitt: Has championed President Trump's America First policies.
Aric Nesbitt: Raised on faith, patriotism, traditional family values.
Jocelyn Benson: First college student elected to Wellesley Town Meeting.
Jocelyn Benson: Youngest woman to be dean of American law school.
Jocelyn Benson: Thanked pastors for joining in calling to vote for democracy.
Jocelyn Benson: I have a vision for making Michigan the best state .
John James: I believe that my God wants me to run.
Mike Cox: We can Make Michigan Great Again.
Perry Johnson: Don't watch Bad Bunny, watch All-American halftime show.
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Social Security
Gretchen Whitmer: Get rid of the state's Retirement Tax.
Jennifer Granholm: Opposed Bush plan to privatize Social Security.
Rick Snyder: Maintain generous pension benefits for existing retirees.
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Tax Reform
Abdul El-Sayed: Limit tax foreclosures for over-assessed Detroit properties.
Bill Schuette: Signed pledge to oppose any tax increase.
Bill Schuette: Cut taxes and make Michigan a growth state.
Gretchen Whitmer: Trump tax cuts help only millionaires & billionaires.
Rick Snyder: Simplify the tax code; end job-killing Business Tax.
Tudor Dixon: Phase out Michigan's personal income tax.
Mike Cox: States without income taxes rank high in job and wage growth.
Garlin Gilchrist: Largest tax cut for working families and retirees in decades.
John James: Imposing surcharge on high earners is Marxist policy.
Mike Duggan: Address property tax problem, but not by eliminating it.
Tom Leonard: Cut income tax to 3.9%, then phase out completely.
Perry Johnson: My plan is simple: eliminate the state income tax.
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Technology
Abdul El-Sayed: We need $4B per year for Pure Michigan Infrastructure Bank.
Bill Schuette: Invest in infrastructure but vows to lower taxes.
Gretchen Whitmer: We need $3B per year for inadequate infrastructure.
Gretchen Whitmer: Expand broadband with net neutrality.
Mark Schauer: Restore tax incentives for high-tech businesses.
Rick Snyder: Census figures reinforce need for aggressive administration.
Rick Snyder: Take leadership role in cyber defense and development.
Aric Nesbitt: Eliminate barriers on the expansion of high-speed Internet.
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Welfare & Poverty
Abdul El-Sayed: Economic well-being means helping those less privileged.
Bill Schuette: Welfare must balance hand up aid with helping able find work.
Gretchen Whitmer: Fight urban poverty, end racial disparities in employment.
Rick Snyder: No welfare benefits for people with felony warrants.
Aric Nesbitt: Make churches and religious nonprofits part of the solution.
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