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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
Al Pisano: Abortion is not a woman's unrestricted right.
Dan Forest: I believe in the sanctity of human life.
Dan Forest: Claims Planned Parenthood was created to destroy black race.
Holly Grange: Highlights anti-abortion stance in campaign announcement.
Roy Cooper: No politicians in medical room telling doctor what to say.
Josh Stein: I'm in court fighting for women's reproductive freedom.
Dale Folwell: Pro-life, for exceptions for rape, incest, life of mother.
Mark Robinson: Made wrong decision getting abortion, are adamantly pro-life.
Andy Wells: I believe life begins at conception, but allow exceptions.
Michael Morgan: Women must have access to healthcare, abortion services.
Mark Robinson: No taxpayer funding for abortion providers.
Josh Stein: Defend women's rights to contraception, IVF or abortion.
Mark Robinson: Make N.C. the most pro-life state .
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Budget & Economy
Al Pisano: Market-led recovery better than stimulus.
Andy Wells: COVID-related spending by Congress caused inflation.
Michael Morgan: Economy should encourage entrepreneurs and work for everyone.
Mark Robinson: Free-market capitalism makes our country so great.
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Civil Rights
Dan Forest: Supreme Court gay marriage ruling a "power grab".
Dan Forest: Opponents of voter ID law racist and stand for fraud.
Dan Forest: Opposed repeal of transgender "bathroom bill".
Holly Grange: Courts will decide if LGBT people are a protected class.
Ken Spaulding: End state-based acceptance of the Confederate banner.
Pat McCrory: Terminate license plates noting Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Pat McCrory: Transgendered people must use bathroom based on birth gender.
Pat McCrory: Let states decide on same-sex marriage.
Roy Cooper: Women deserve equal pay.
Roy Cooper: Repeal law requiring bathroom use based on birth gender.
Dale Folwell: I believe marriage is between a man and a woman.
Josh Stein: No one should have to live in fear because of who they are.
Michael Morgan: Equality should not depend on who you love, how you identify.
Andy Wells: Supports Supreme Court ruling overturning Affirmative Action.
Mark Robinson: American institutions are not fundamentally racist.
Josh Stein: Treat children fairly; unfairness based on race reverberates.
Andy Wells: Supported gay marriage ban & anti-trans "bathroom bill".
Dale Folwell: No tax funds for gender transition.
Mark Robinson: Don't indoctrinate kids about transgenderism & race.
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Corporations
Dan Forest: Small businesses create jobs; repeal excessive regulations.
Roy Cooper: Pushed to pass first U.S. anti-predatory lending law.
Dale Folwell: Free enterprise & property rights: keys to upward mobility.
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Crime
Al Pisano: No opinion on crime & punishment.
Dan Forest: Restore law and order, violent criminals roam free.
Holly Grange: Let ex-cons to apply for certain jobs without disclosure.
Holly Grange: Let ex-cons to apply for certain jobs without disclosure.
Ken Spaulding: Retry police officer who shot to death a young black man.
Roy Cooper: Created task force on racial equity in criminal justice.
Dale Folwell: Causing death or harm to fetus should be a criminal offense.
Mark Robinson: Back up police officers, don't throw them under the bus.
Mark Walker: Voted against spending bills with funding for public safety.
Andy Wells: Support the police; arrest criminals; send them to jail.
Michael Morgan: Every citizen deserves a community where they feel safe.
Michael Morgan: Consider criminal record expungement for some offenses.
Andy Wells: Support police as first line of defense .
Josh Stein: Make justice system fair, no matter the person's race.
Mark Robinson: Ensure police are trained, equipped, and highest standards.
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Drugs
Al Pisano: Marijuana is a gateway drug.
Roy Cooper: Launched state's first Opioid Action Plan in 2017.
Josh Stein: Time to have real conversations about potential legalization.
Josh Stein: Tackle the opioid crisis: billions from manufacturers.
Josh Stein: Rated A by NORML; legalize marijuana & expunge convictions.
Josh Stein: Sue opioid companies; sue vaping companies.
Mark Robinson: No medical marijuana; no recreational marijuana.
Roy Cooper: Rated B by NORML: decriminalize medical marijuana.
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Education
Al Pisano: Vouchers for school choice.
Dan Forest: Support school choice and competition in education.
Dan Forest: A leader in the school choice movement.
Dan Forest: Expand voucher program for every family.
Dan Forest: Every public school needs strong principal & armed guard.
Dan Forest: Provide students with options: Opportunity Scholarships.
Holly Grange: Wants teacher pay to be tops in the region.
Ken Spaulding: Private school vouchers will re-segregate our public schools.
Pat McCrory: Expand school choice, charter schools and home schools.
Roy Cooper: Proposed 9.1% pay increase for teachers, 8.5% compromise.
Josh Stein: Every NC student has the right to a sound, basic education.
Mark Robinson: Praises end of affirmative action in higher education.
Mark Robinson: School choice a priority; homeschooling next great frontier.
Andy Wells: Schools should educate not indoctrinate students.
Michael Morgan: Every child deserves access to a quality public school.
Michael Morgan: Opposes any public funding for private school scholarships.
Josh Stein: Voucher programs suck money out of the public schools.
Josh Stein: Student loan forgiveness in exchange for serving the public.
Mark Robinson: Public school teachers are wicked; make your own school.
Mark Robinson: I'll pay your student loan if you pay my mortgage.
Dale Folwell: Favors choice with all taxpayer money being accounted for.
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Energy & Oil
Al Pisano: Don't prioritize green energy.
Dan Forest: Climate change is the religion of the left.
Holly Grange: Climate change exists; not sure if it's all manmade.
Holly Grange: Offshore oil exploration can be done safely.
Holly Grange: Make strides in renewable energy, be stewards of resources.
Roy Cooper: Supports Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard.
Roy Cooper: Cut greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2025, 70% by 2030.
Dale Folwell: Energy independence would help lower fixed-income people.
Michael Morgan: North Carolina ready to lead in conservation & green energy.
Andy Wells: Believe your own eyes at gas pump; economy not recovering.
Mark Robinson: Climate change lies are based on junk science.
Mark Robinson: Keep the climate change cabal out of this state.
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Environment
Al Pisano: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach.
Dan Forest: Protect environment, no to "apocalyptic alarmism".
Michael Morgan: Protect our public land: no RDU Quarry expansion.
Mark Robinson: No environmental ESG ratings in public spending.
Dale Folwell: ESG raises the cost of doing business in NC.
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Families & Children
Al Pisano: Opposes same-sex marriage.
Mark Walker: Called Congresswomen "eye candy" during press conference.
Dale Folwell: Increase pre-tax credit for childcare.
Mark Robinson: Viral speech: "ain't but two genders!".
Josh Stein: Protections for gender identity or sexual orientation.
Mark Robinson: Straight couples are superior to gay couples.
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Foreign Policy
Al Pisano: No opinion on American Exceptionalism.
Roy Cooper: North Carolina stands with the people of Ukraine.
Dale Folwell: Let treasurers sue Russian entities for investment losses.
Mark Walker: For lethal aid to Ukraine; not US boots on the ground.
Mark Robinson: Chinese Communist Party poses serious threats.
Josh Stein: Supports a two-state solution for Israel/Palestine.
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Free Trade
Al Pisano: No opinion on free trade.
Phil Scott: Opposed tariffs on Canadian products.
Roy Cooper: Signed agreement to strengthen economic ties with the UK.
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Government Reform
Al Pisano: Opposes making voter registration easier.
Phil Scott: Vote-by-mail bill became law without his signature.
Roy Cooper: Voter ID is a solution for no problem.
Dale Folwell: Oppose IRS monitoring banks accounts with more than $600.
Dale Folwell: Voter ID protects most sacred thing we do as citizens.
Josh Stein: 2020: allowed more time for mail-in ballot acceptance.
Andy Wells: Has a knack for finding and removing burdensome regulations.
Michael Morgan: There's an urgent need to protect our democratic principles.
Mark Robinson: Modernize election systems and bolster election integrity.
Josh Stein: Voting Rights Act protects against racial discrimination .
Mark Robinson: Just one day to vote, with Voter ID.
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Gun Control
Al Pisano: Absolute right to gun ownership.
Holly Grange: Okay with local background check & training program.
Josh Stein: For "red flag" laws; raising age to 21 to buy AR-15 rifle.
Mark Robinson: Opposed cancelling gun show after Parkland shooting.
Andy Wells: Gun owner, supports the right to keep and bear arms.
Michael Morgan: People are not safe anywhere due to availability of guns.
Mark Robinson: Support Constitutional Carry .
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Health Care
Al Pisano: Oppose ObamaCare.
Dan Forest: Against Medicaid expansion under Affordable Care Act.
Dan Forest: Opt out of the national healthcare plan.
Dan Forest: Criticized governor's closure of restaurants for coronavirus.
Holly Grange: Against Medicaid expansion, favors work requirements.
Dale Folwell: Don't cover treatment for transgender state employees.
Dale Folwell: We don't consume health care; health care consumes us.
Mark Robinson: State can provide something better than Medicaid expansion.
Michael Morgan: Quality, affordable healthcare is a fundamental human right.
Mark Robinson: Vaccinations for dangerous diseases; but COVID was overreach.
Andy Wells: Competitive free market promotes healthcare coverage .
Dale Folwell: Clear Pricing Project: no secret healthcare contracts .
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Homeland Security
Al Pisano: No opinion on expanding the military.
Dan Forest: $2500 bonus to business hiring, training veterans.
Holly Grange: US Army veteran: duty, honor, country.
Andy Wells: Maintain peace through a strong military.
Josh Stein: Fought to protect veterans' benefits, ensure health care.
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Immigration
Al Pisano: No opinion on pathway to citizenship.
Dan Forest: Secure our borders against illegal immigration.
Dan Forest: No nation has ever survived diversity and multiculturalism.
Dan Forest: Require students to pass US citizenship exam.
Dan Forest: Claims thousands of children attacked by foreign criminals.
Holly Grange: Mandate that sheriffs comply with ICE requests.
Roy Cooper: Supports "pause" in Syrian refugee immigration to NC.
Dale Folwell: Requiring student birth certificates would keep schools safe.
Mark Robinson: Muslims are not immigrants; they are INVADERS.
Andy Wells: Secure the border and stop illegal immigration, period.
Andy Wells: Allow those to immigrate who benefit our country.
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Jobs
Al Pisano: Don't legally require hiring more women/minorities.
Dan Forest: Train guidance counselors to help students enter trades.
Dan Forest: Assistance for veterans joining state law enforcement.
Dan Forest: State should look to the future in attracting companies.
Dan Forest: 2012: minimum wage laws unfair intrusion into labor market.
Holly Grange: Recruit American companies bringing good, high paying jobs.
Holly Grange: Companies getting incentives must bring new local jobs.
Phil Scott: Supported right-to-work, vetoed family medical leave.
Phil Scott: Vetoed bill that raised minimum wage.
Josh Stein: Raise the minimum wage.
Roy Cooper: $15 "admirable goal" for minimum wage.
Michael Morgan: Our economy should offer equal pay for equal work.
Mark Robinson: Maximize opportunity instead of raising minimum wage.
Dale Folwell: Minimum wage impacts employment crisis .
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Principles & Values
Al Pisano: Keep God in the public sphere.
Dan Forest: Country has kicked God out schools, courts, nation.
Dan Forest: Nation founded on the principles of Jesus Christ.
Holly Grange: Leaders bring people together to get things done.
Ken Spaulding: Land development lawyer; served six years in the state House.
Josh Stein: Father worked at state's first integrated law firm.
Dale Folwell: The blood that runs through me is Quaker: be fair and just.
Josh Stein: Jewish faith guides him to make the world a better place .
Mark Robinson: God won't to tolerate the decline of Western civilization.
Mark Robinson: Urged people to thank God for living "in a blessed country".
Mark Robinson: Socialism, Communism are the enemies, not dead Nazis.
Mark Robinson: Every good thing in this nation came from Christians.
Andy Wells: Politicians don't solve problems; they create problems.
Michael Morgan: I'm truly blessed and truly thankful for that.
Mark Robinson: Right to worship is a fundamental freedom.
Mark Robinson: Elected officials have put politics ahead of the people.
Andy Wells: A Christian saved by grace; no Sharia law.
Dale Folwell: EGO stands for Edging God Out.
Mark Robinson: Old posts favoring slavery are "salacious tabloid trash".
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Social Security
Al Pisano: No opinion on Social Security privatization.
Mark Walker: Have to have courage to go after mandatory entitlements.
Dale Folwell: Pension plan was rated a top-five highest funded plan.
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Tax Reform
Al Pisano: Oppose higher taxes on the wealthy.
Dan Forest: Lower taxes, smaller government, & personal responsibility.
Dan Forest: Eliminate state tax on out-of-state military pay.
Dan Forest: Best business incentive is tax relief.
Dale Folwell: Supported tax cuts putting state employees out of work.
Mark Robinson: Lower taxes for everyone, not just corporate incentives.
Andy Wells: Don't derail cuts to corporate and individual income tax.
Michael Morgan: Upheld sales tax on in-state sales fulfilled from Wisconsin.
Josh Stein: $520 tax cut for every average working family.
Josh Stein: Cut taxes for working families.
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Technology
Mark Robinson: Prioritize reading/writing/math, not on teaching science.
Mark Walker: Keep science and history in grades 1-5 curriculum .
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War & Peace
Al Pisano: Avoid foreign entanglements.
Holly Grange: Worked with Democrats on taking care of veterans.
Mark Robinson: Visited Israel after the October 7th Hamas attack.
Dale Folwell: Fight boycott of Israel; fight long game of Communist China.
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Welfare & Poverty
Dale Folwell: $5000 first-time homebuyer credit is unconstitutional.
Josh Stein: Make affordable single-family home ownership a reality.
Mark Robinson: Cut taxes instead of a homebuyer tax credit.
Mark Robinson: Government safety net spending is a plantation of welfare.
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