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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 Sununu: Voted to restrict funding to local Planned Parenthood.
Chris Sununu: Take a pause in Planned Parenthood funding.
Chris Sununu: Disagrees with states having no exception abortion bans.
Colin Van Ostern: Restore funding for Planned Parenthood.
Colin Van Ostern: Restore Planned Parenthood funding; they had no wrongdoing.
Dan Feltes: Supports Planned Parenthood; opposes parental notification.
Jon Lavoie: Pro-choice because it's none of my business.
Molly Kelly: Supports abortion rights and is backed by Planned Parenthood.
Ray Metcalfe: Supports reproductive rights & stem-cell research.
Steve Marchand: Proudly pro-choice.
Tom Sherman: Supports a full range of reproductive health care services.
Cinde Warmington: For funding Planned Parenthood; against banning abortion.
Joyce Craig: We need to protect access to abortion.
Cinde Warmington: Freedom is being able to plan, prevent, space pregnancies.
Cinde Warmington: Uphold our fundamental rights, including right to choose.
Joyce Craig: OpEd: Ayotte is vulnerable on the abortion issue.
Jon Kiper: Government mustn't restrict individuals' healthcare choices.
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Budget & Economy
Chris Sununu: Can't add $5T to balance sheet and hope it goes away.
Colin Van Ostern: Fiscally responsible budget: no improperly-sourced contracts.
Karen Testerman: Not necessarily a revenue problem but a spending problem.
Maggie Hassan: Restored $1B in cuts in state spending.
Tom Sherman: Invest in infrastructure to support building housing.
Joyce Craig: City can help new businesses coming to Manchester.
Cinde Warmington: First budget would address child care, housing affordability.
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Civil Rights
Chris Sununu: No personal opinion on equal transgender rights.
Dan Feltes: We work best when we embrace diversity and inclusion.
Karen Testerman: Against banning of discredited gay conversion therapy.
Molly Kelly: One of the first legislators to vote for marriage equality.
Cinde Warmington: Ensuring LGBTQ+ rights key to equity and justice for all.
Cinde Warmington: Would like see gender equity, diversity in state contracts.
Joyce Craig: Help Manchester become as LGBTQ+-friendly as possible.
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Corporations
Dan Feltes: Raise business taxes; lower property taxes.
Dan Feltes: Close loopholes; NH 6th lowest in taxing business.
Molly Kelly: Cancel business tax breaks; but against sales or income tax.
Molly Kelly: Put an end to the tax breaks for wealthy corporations.
Steve Marchand: Cancel business tax breaks; but against sales or income tax.
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Crime
Chris Sununu: Expedite critical resources to combat crime.
Chris Sununu: Supports capital punishment, to support crime victims.
Chris Sununu: Banned choke holds, require police misconduct reporting.
Dan Feltes: Ban choke holds, improve training on bias and de-escalation.
Joyce Craig: Bail reform has had negative consequences in Manchester.
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Drugs
Chris Sununu: Given NH's opioid epidemic, a drug czar is a necessity.
Colin Van Ostern: Health Protection Plan for addiction treatment services.
Colin Van Ostern: Legalize medical marijuana for chronic pain.
Dan Feltes: Voted for legalized marijuana.
Jon Lavoie: Fund heroin interdiction, but fund treatment too.
Jon Lavoie: Learn from Colorado and collect marijuana tax dollars.
Molly Kelly: Help opioid users recover & rebuild.
Ray Metcalfe: End the war on drugs.
Steve Marchand: Suite of services to those in midst of opioid recovery.
Steve Marchand: Legalize marijuana; tax it and regulate it.
Steve Marchand: Fully fund drug courts & rehab instead of incarceration.
Steve Marchand: Marijuana is not a gateway drug to other drugs.
Tom Sherman: Ensure full range of services for substance use disorder.
Cinde Warmington: Was lobbyist for Purdue in 2002; defended Oxycontin.
Joyce Craig: Supports legalization of recreational use of marijuana .
Cinde Warmington: Fund treatment programs, support law enforcement.
Cinde Warmington: Cannabis should be legalized, regulated, and taxed.
Chuck Morse: Eliminate the source, at the border, with more police.
Cinde Warmington: Worked as lobbyist and advocate for OxyContin.
Jon Kiper: Establish state-run dispensaries under strict regulation.
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Education
Andru Volinsky: Won case that state-funded public education is a right.
Andru Volinsky: Shameful that schools may lack science teachers.
Chris Sununu: More funding for charter schools; less power to bureaucrats.
Colin Van Ostern: College for America: students into workforce with no debt.
Colin Van Ostern: College for America: students into workforce with no debt.
Colin Van Ostern: Universal full-day kindergarten; more PACE; more local aid.
Dan Feltes: Support existing charter schools, not fund new ones.
Dan Feltes: Urge employers to pay off part of employees' student debt.
Molly Kelly: Freeze college tuition and lower it as well.
Molly Kelly: Veto any effort to take money away from public schools.
Steve Marchand: $5M for debt-free college in needed programs.
Steve Marchand: Prioritize public school districts and we will see results.
Steve Marchand: NH should offer state funding for pre-K, like most states.
Tom Sherman: Fully support our public schools, not private schools.
Chris Sununu: Student loan forgiveness will lead to higher taxes.
Chris Sununu: Government getting involved in education doesn't go well.
Cinde Warmington: Public education is what makes our democracy work.
Kelly Ayotte: Give every child opportunity to go to school best for them.
Joyce Craig: Testified against voucher program; would hurt local schools.
Cinde Warmington: Tax dollars should not be subsidizing private schools.
Chuck Morse: Expand education freedom accounts.
Jon Kiper: End public funding of private school tuition.
Kelly Ayotte: Vetoed bill allowing parents to ban books from schools.
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Energy & Oil
Andru Volinsky: Grave mistake to build new fossil fuel infrastructure.
Andru Volinsky: Making schools efficient would create jobs & save energy.
Chris Sununu: Increase availability of baseload power; reduce energy rates.
Colin Van Ostern: Expand solar energy by hike in renewable 'net metering' cap.
Dan Feltes: Committed to cut pollution while protecting our pocketbooks.
Dan Feltes: Transition off fossil fuels by 50% by 2030, fully by 2050.
Maggie Hassan: Reduce energy costs for families and businesses.
Mark Connolly: Move away from fossil fuels; oppose Northern Pass line.
Steve Marchand: Gas tax isn't ideal, but use it for infrastructure.
Tom Sherman: Expand our investments in renewable energy sources.
Chris Sununu: Renewables don't lower energy costs; look at your bill.
Tom Sherman: Aggressively embrace renewable energy & lower energy costs.
Chris Sununu: Transition to renewable energy has to be at the right pace.
Cinde Warmington: We can find ways to address the transition to clean energy.
Joyce Craig: Promote renewable energy, transition away from fossil fuels.
Cinde Warmington: Government has a role in addressing climate change.
Jon Kiper: Expand solar, wind, and other renewable power.
Kelly Ayotte: Supports reviving natural gas pipeline to New Hampshire.
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Environment
Dan Feltes: Would join lawsuits taking on our polluters.
Molly Kelly: Make fishing & tourism industries safe from oil spills.
Tom Sherman: Helped set some of the country's toughest water standards.
Cinde Warmington: We're far behind on crop loss and seawall erosion.
Joyce Craig: Work with local communities to solve environmental problems.
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Families & Children
Chris Sununu: More home-care funding ultimately lowers the cost of care.
Colin Van Ostern: Include respite care for family caregivers.
Dan Feltes: Public-private partnership for paid family and medical leave.
Dan Feltes: Hire more DCYF caseworkers for family services.
Dan Feltes: Stop any effort to backslide on marriage equality.
Jilletta Jarvis: Family & medical leave is insolvent even when mandatory.
Maggie Hassan: Joshua's Law:easier to prosecute domestic violence attackers.
Molly Kelly: Supports and will sign for paid family and medical leave.
Steve Marchand: Make NH the best state to start a family & start a business.
Kelly Ayotte: Contraception coverage is affront to religious liberty.
Chuck Morse: A strong economy helps daycare, not worker pay.
Cinde Warmington: It's worth pursuing universal pre-K.
Joyce Craig: It's worth pursuing universal pre-K.
Kelly Ayotte: Forgive college debt for people who work in mental health.
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Foreign Policy
Chris Sununu: Some Republicans lost their moral compass on foreign policy.
Joyce Craig: Showed solidarity with Ukrainian community over invasion.
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Free Trade
Chris Sununu: Opposes tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
Chris Sununu: Congress should pass USMCA trade deal.
Jeanne Shaheen: Opposes tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
Ray Metcalfe: Fair trade as opposed to free trade.
Jon Kiper: Uncertainty of Trump's tariffs led to restaurant closure.
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Government Reform
Chris Sununu: End expansive government that stifles economic growth.
Chris Sununu: Vetoed advocacy groups having to report receipts.
Chris Sununu: Vetoed automatic registration, no-excuse absentee voting.
Dan Feltes: Fundamental right to vote.
Karen Testerman: State vaccine mandate was government overreach.
Molly Kelly: End voter suppression; end corporate campaign contributions.
Molly Kelly: Wants real campaign finance reform; no corporate donations.
Steve Marchand: Public funding of elections.
Tom Sherman: Worked on making elections safe during pandemic.
Cinde Warmington: Voters get disenfranchised by voter ID laws.
Kelly Ayotte: Voted to require photo ID to vote in federal elections.
Cinde Warmington: Supports judges committed to upholding right to vote.
Joyce Craig: Nonpartisan redistricting, plus updated voting machines.
Jon Kiper: Implement a form of protected proportional representation.
Kelly Ayotte: Declined to engage in mid-decade gerrymandering.
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Gun Control
Dan Feltes: Supports background checks, waiting period, red flag laws.
Molly Kelly: Advocates universal background checks and more gun controls.
Steve Marchand: Supports permits, background checks, and no big changes.
Tom Sherman: Colleges should be able to ban firearms on campus.
Joyce Craig: For universal background checks & permit for concealed carry.
Cinde Warmington: Calls for statewide ban on assault weapons.
Jon Kiper: Law-abiding, trained citizens have freedom to bear arms.
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Health Care
Andru Volinsky: We need to create statewide health care infrastructure.
Chris Sununu: Voted against funding Planned Parenthood state contracts.
Chris Sununu: Import Canadian prescription drugs.
Colin Van Ostern: Medicaid Expansion brought coverage to 44,000 N.H. citizens.
Colin Van Ostern: Worked to expand Medicaid.
Dan Feltes: Import Canadian prescription drugs.
Dan Feltes: Medicaid expansion & protect pre-existing conditions.
Karen Testerman: Vaccine mandate unconstitutional; violates Geneva Convention.
Molly Kelly: Backed Medicaid expansion; opposes efforts to limit access.
Ray Metcalfe: Supports universal health care.
Tom Sherman: Helped expand health coverage to more than 50,000 people.
Chris Sununu: Republicans should have kept negotiating to repeal Obamacare.
Cinde Warmington: Advocated for mental health funding, telehealth services.
Cinde Warmington: Address accessing quality & affordable health care.
Cinde Warmington: Health care is a basic human right, including mental health.
Kelly Ayotte: We need to address the needs of people all across our state.
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Homeland Security
Chris Sununu: Transgendered people in military ok.
Dan Feltes: Ensure veterans get access to basic benefits and housing.
Molly Kelly: Take care of the veterans and meet their needs.
Chuck Morse: Limit use of National Guard as provided by Constitution.
Cinde Warmington: Questions posting of NH National Guard to Texas.
Joyce Craig: Opposes sending NH National guard to southern border.
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Immigration
Carol Shea-Porter: Allow administrative amnesty to some illegal aliens.
Chris Sununu: The US should halt admitting Syrian refugees.
Chris Sununu: Don't block all immigration; do block 10,000 Syrian refugees.
Colin Van Ostern: Make sure new immigrants learn English & civics.
Dan Feltes: Protect DREAMers, opposed funding border wall.
Mark Connolly: Immigration is key to the state's economic growth.
Molly Kelly: Strongly opposes Trump's immigration and border law changes.
Steve Marchand: Aggressively pursue pro-immigration policies.
Joyce Craig: Supports IDs for undocumented immigrants so they can work.
Cinde Warmington: For secure borders, comprehensive immigration reform.
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Jobs
Chris Sununu: A supporter of right to work, supported proposed bills.
Chris Sununu: Vetoed minimum wage bill.
Dan Feltes: Raise minimum wage to $15 over time.
Dan Feltes: Voted to kill right to work bill in NH Senate.
Jilletta Jarvis: Reduce occupational license requirements.
Maggie Hassan: Restore and improve the state's minimum wage.
Molly Kelly: Recognize and value the contributions of older workers.
Molly Kelly: Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Joyce Craig: Diversifying the city government's workforce is a priority.
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Principles & Values
Chris Sununu: Served three terms on the Executive Council.
Karen Testerman: Slogan: Together We Can Make New Hampshire Great Again.
Karen Testerman: We've got to put God back in our country again.
Karen Testerman: BSA changing sexual orientation policy leads to atheism.
Karen Testerman: Signed letter declaring state government illegitimate.
Steve Marchand: Socially very progressive and fiscally very responsible.
Chris Sununu: Keep houses of worship open during public health emergency.
Jon Kiper: Recorded two albums with band Jesus is a Jedi.
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Social Security
Chris Sununu: Flexible retirement savings, and ensure Soc. Sec. solvency.
Colin Van Ostern: Focus on good jobs so people can save for retirement.
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Tax Reform
Chris Sununu: Pledge to veto state sales tax and income tax.
Dan Feltes: Property tax relief for working families.
Dan Feltes: Provide tax relief for working families, not corporations.
Mark Connolly: N.H. needs more revenue, but not via a broad-based tax.
Ray Metcalfe: Tax cuts for the rich threw surplus into the toilet.
Steve Marchand: No sales tax; no income tax; reduce property tax.
Tom Sherman: Never voted for any income tax or sales tax; would veto.
Cinde Warmington: Opposes millions in tax breaks to oil and gas companies .
Kelly Ayotte: I will veto a sales or income tax if it comes to my desk.
Jon Kiper: Reinstate the Interest and Dividends Wealth Tax.
Jon Kiper: NH tax system upside down; leans on people least able to pay.
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Technology
Chris Sununu: Opposed commuter rail from Boston to central New Hampshire.
Colin Van Ostern: Bring passenger rail from Boston to central N.H.
Colin Van Ostern: Build commuter rail line between Manchester and Boston.
Jilletta Jarvis: Private commuter rail ok, but not state-funded.
Molly Kelly: Supports raising gas tax to fund infrastructure repairs.
Joyce Craig: Support commuter rail, and buses to Manchester airport.
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War & Peace
Cinde Warmington: Palestine: Allow protest, but that can't cross into violence.
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Welfare & Poverty
Dan Feltes: Address discrimination in housing as a civil right.
Karen Testerman: Not always government's responsibility to care for the poor.
Joyce Craig: Worked with developers to incentivize affordable housing.
Joyce Craig: Do what's best for New Hampshire on housing crisis.
Kelly Ayotte: More affordable housing and job opportunities in Manchester.
Jon Kiper: Provide humane temporary housing for the homeless.
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