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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
Doug Burgum: Support a ban on abortions for things like gender selection.
Doug Burgum: Law requires doctors to say some abortions reversible.
Michael Coachman: Individuals, including unborn, have intrinsic right to life.
Rick Becker: Government's responsibility to protect human life.
Wayne Stenehjem: Exceptions for rape & incest, but sign other pro-life bills.
Rick Becker: No federal funding for abortion, including abortion drugs.
Rick Becker: There's no such thing as a "medically required" abortion.
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Budget & Economy
Rick Becker: Submit smaller budgets when there are shortfalls.
Wayne Stenehjem: Diversify our economy: drones, fertilizer, & infrastructure.
Wayne Stenehjem: Rainy day funds and budget cuts work.
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Civil Rights
Doug Burgum: Gay marriage is ok, but not running on social issues.
Doug Burgum: No discrimination because of sexual orientation.
Doug Burgum: Repeal Sunday morning shopping ban.
Marvin Nelson: Supports Equal Pay for Equal Work.
Michael Coachman: Nurture strong marriages of one man and one woman.
Wayne Stenehjem: LGBT protection in housing & jobs, but religious freedom too.
Merrill Piepkorn: Would have vetoed anti-transgender legislation.
Kelly Armstrong: Supported legislation targeting LGBTQ youth.
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Corporations
Doug Burgum: Economy of the future built on collaboration for innovation.
Doug Burgum: Founded software company at age 26; grew to 2,000 staff.
Rick Becker: Picking winners & losers fails; lower taxes & get out of way.
Rick Becker: Lower tax rates and eschew picking winners and losers.
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Crime
Marvin Nelson: Asked attorney general to spend more time fighting crime.
Michael Coachman: Preserve right of self-defense without excessive burdens.
Wayne Stenehjem: Launched state's sex offender website.
Merrill Piepkorn: Increase funding for mental health: primary root of problems.
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Drugs
Doug Burgum: Opioid epidemic threatens our way of life.
Marvin Nelson: Invest in drug treatment, mental health, and drug courts.
Rick Becker: Supports medical marijuana and legalized pot.
Wayne Stenehjem: Make drug enforcement a priority.
Wayne Stenehjem: Marijuana has no positives.
Wayne Stenehjem: Warn of dangers of new opioid drugs; but help addicts too.
Kelly Armstrong: Rated B- by NORML: medical marijuana ok but not recreational.
Merrill Piepkorn: Rated B by NORML: medical marijuana ok.
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Education
Doug Burgum: Accelerate efforts to raise outcomes for all students.
Doug Burgum: Proclaimed North Dakota School Choice Week.
Marvin Nelson: Maintain investment in schools despite financial crunch.
Michael Coachman: Don't restrict children in prayer, religious expression.
Rick Becker: Education Empowerment Program: reimburse private schools.
Rick Becker: Displaying the Ten Commandments OK in schools.
Kelly Armstrong: Best workforce recruitment tool is our higher ed system.
Kelly Armstrong: Supports school choice, but not vouchers.
Merrill Piepkorn: Expand apprenticeships and paid internships to students.
Merrill Piepkorn: Would have vetoed the state's book banning bills.
Merrill Piepkorn: Money for vouchers means less money for public education.
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Energy & Oil
Doug Burgum: We are not running out of oil; we have a global surplus.
Jack Dalrymple: New safety rule: filter crude oil for dangerous types of gas.
Marvin Nelson: Increase state research on global warming from $5M to $50M.
Wayne Stenehjem: Diversify economy with value-added energy and agriculture.
Doug Burgum: $350 million Carbon Capture Project for clean coal.
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Environment
Marvin Nelson: Invest in flood protection, even if we have to raise taxes.
Shelley Lenz: Balance energy needs with need to preserve grasslands.
Rick Becker: ESG is fascism: no environment-based investing.
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Families & Children
Michael Coachman: Committed to God, his family, the Constitution, integrity.
Doug Burgum: Vetoed barring biological boys from girl's school sports.
Rick Becker: Bar biological boys from girl's school sports.
Rick Becker: Traditional nuclear family is backbone of America's success.
Kelly Armstrong: Require proof of age on pornographic websites.
Merrill Piepkorn: Attract young people by avoiding "culture war" issues.
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Foreign Policy
Rick Becker: Protect farmland from Chinese Communist Party.
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Free Trade
Doug Burgum: North American trade deal good for farmers, ranchers.
Doug Burgum: Trade war with China, & tariffs, hurting domestic farmers.
Doug Burgum: Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA.
Doug Burgum: Supports trade deal with Mexico/Canada.
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Government Reform
Doug Burgum: Pledge to support term limits.
Michael Coachman: Make acquiring absentee ballots easier.
Michael Coachman: Work with tribal leaders to resolve concerns over voter ID.
Michael Coachman: Size of government & regulations should be limited.
Rick Becker: Oppose the Marxist effort to repeal the Electoral College.
Merrill Piepkorn: More transparency, accountability and trust in government.
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Gun Control
Doug Burgum: Obama has overreached on gun control.
Michael Coachman: Uphold right solemnly confirmed by 2d Amendment.
Kelly Armstrong: Triggers never pull themselves; bills go after guns.
Merrill Piepkorn: Banning binary triggers doesn't restrict 2nd Amendment.
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Health Care
Doug Burgum: Pledge to oppose Obamacare.
Shelley Lenz: COVID: Create crisis management structure to respond.
Shelley Lenz: COVID: Dismissing public health officials isn't working.
Wayne Stenehjem: Questioned ObamaCare on constitutionality & carve-outs.
Rick Becker: MD & plastic surgeon .
Rick Becker: Voted against Physician Assisted Suicide .
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Homeland Security
Doug Burgum: Tuition assistance & tax exemption for military & veterans.
Rick Becker: End the "woke" agenda to encourage military recruitment .
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Immigration
Doug Burgum: Consider filing a lawsuit over refugee resettlement.
Marvin Nelson: Refugees stimulate the economy but face hate in the US.
Marvin Nelson: Refugees stimulate the economy & face all the hate in the US.
Rick Becker: Declare an illegal invasion at the border .
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Jobs
Shelley Lenz: Invest in vocational training for good-paying jobs.
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Principles & Values
Doug Burgum: Reinvented state government amid a $1B revenue shortfall.
Michael Coachman: Volunteers at prison ministry and Christian school.
Michael Coachman: People should be responsible for their own behavior.
Shelley Lenz: Says farmers and workers in ND epitomize Democrats.
Shelley Lenz: Running for governor not political, about problem solving.
Whitney Williams: Stand on the Constitution from beginning to end.
Rick Becker: Stand against radical distortion of church-vs.-state.
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Social Security
Doug Burgum: Enacted tax break for Social Security recipients.
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Tax Reform
Doug Burgum: Shrink government and stop property tax hikes.
Michael Coachman: Taxes for government, not forced redistribution of wealth.
Doug Burgum: Special legislative session for $46M tax cut.
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Technology
Doug Burgum: USMCA trade deal protects intellectual property rights.
Rick Becker: No police drones, except for felonies with warrants.
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War & Peace
Doug Burgum: We stand with our democratic ally Israel against Hamas.
Rick Becker: Stand with ally Israel, a beacon of stability in Middle East.
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Welfare & Poverty
Shelley Lenz: Keep food production in ND to guarantee food for people.
Rick Becker: Inflation is confiscation of wealth.
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