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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 Powell: Leave decision to states or the people themselves.
Connie Johnson: Advocate for women's reproductive freedom in State Senate.
Drew Edmondson: Supports abortion rights for women, part of his platform.
Drew Edmondson: No state in women's decisions regarding reproduction.
Gary Richardson: Life is a beautiful gift from our Father who created us.
Joe Dorman: Pro-life.
Joe Maldonado: You own your body; not the Government.
Joy Hofmeister: Personally pro-life; against extremism on both sides.
Joy Hofmeister: Personal decision between woman, her doctor and her faith.
Kevin Stitt: Ban abortions except rape, incest or to save life of mother.
Kevin Stitt: Human life begins at conception.
Mary Fallin: Signed two pro-life bills later struck down by Supreme Court.
Mick Cornett: Ban abortions except rape, incest or to save life of mother.
Kevin Stitt: FactCheck: Less than 1% of abortions are after 21 weeks.
Cyndi Munson: Put repeal of state abortion ban on the ballot.
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Budget & Economy
Chris Powell: Market-led recovery better than stimulus.
Connie Johnson: Revenue is part of the problem.
Gary Jones: Cut budget without losing core services.
Gary Richardson: Curb wasteful spending in our state government.
Joe Dorman: Prosperity requires more than making irresponsible cuts.
Joe Maldonado: Market-led recovery better than stimulus.
Kevin Stitt: Create a level playing field for competition.
Kevin Stitt: State budget needs audits and line-item budgeting.
Kevin Stitt: Cut waste, rather than new taxes, for growth.
Mick Cornett: History of developing budget based on needs of the community.
Charles McCall: Good budget funds core services & decreases spending .
Cyndi Munson: We understand that a flat budget is a cut.
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Civil Rights
Chris Powell: Strongly supports same-sex marriage.
Dan Boren: Code Talker Recognition Act: recognize WWII Native Americans.
Joe Maldonado: Strongly supports same-sex marriage.
Joy Hofmeister: Listen to perspective and priorities of tribal nations.
Joy Hofmeister: Transgender bathroom policy: let local schools decide.
Mick Cornett: Wants local government to have diversity; represent everyone.
Kevin Stitt: Oppose bathrooms that match their gender identity.
Charles McCall: Opposed allowing state to issue nonbinary birth certificates.
Cyndi Munson: "Don't Say Gay" bill harms LGBTQ Oklahomans.
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Corporations
Gary Richardson: End special tax breaks encouraged by lobbyists.
Mick Cornett: Accepts donations from corporations doing city business.
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Crime
Chris Powell: Stricter punishment doesn't reduce crime.
Drew Edmondson: Remove profit motive from the prison system.
Gary Richardson: Opposed to private prisons; focus on justice, not jail.
Gary Richardson: Alternatives cost less than imprisonment.
Joe Maldonado: Stricter punishment doesn't reduce crime.
Joy Hofmeister: Suspend death penalty until it be properly carried out.
Kevin Stitt: Keep violent offenders behind bars, with fair sentencing.
Mary Fallin: Murder is about video games & broken families, not guns.
Mary Fallin: Supports death penalty even after botched lethal injection.
Mary Fallin: 2011: OK to experiment with drugs used in lethal injection.
Mary Fallin: No life sentences for juveniles.
Mick Cornett: If prison recidivism rates get reduced so will incarceration.
Joy Hofmeister: FactCheck: Yes, OK has higher crime rate than NY and CA.
Kevin Stitt: FactCheck: OK has higher violent crime rate than NY and CA.
Cyndi Munson: Increase compensation for those wrongfully convicted.
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Drugs
Chris Powell: Marijuana isn't a gateway drug.
Connie Johnson: Advocate for decriminalized and medical marijuana.
Connie Johnson: Fund programs to combat opioid epidemic.
Connie Johnson: Ending the war on drugs would improve criminal justice.
Connie Johnson: Strong proponent of legalizing medical marijuana.
Drew Edmondson: Backs new drug law making possession of drugs a misdeameanor.
Ervin Yen: Opposes medical marijuana without qualifying conditions.
Gary Richardson: If people vote to legalize medical marijuana, I'll honor it.
Joe Dorman: No stance on marijuana legalization nor medical marijuana.
Joe Dorman: Legalize marijuana, based on Genesis 1:29.
Joe Maldonado: Marijuana isn't a gateway drug.
Kevin Stitt: Supports legalizing medical marijuana if strictly medicinal.
Mary Fallin: Legal marijuana provides no substantial benefit.
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Education
Chris Powell: Strongly oppose vouchers for school choice.
Connie Johnson: Support public education, not vouchers.
Drew Edmondson: $300M more for education and healthcare systems.
Gary Richardson: A child's zip code shouldn't determine quality of education.
Joe Dorman: I will continue to be a champion for public education.
Joe Maldonado: No vouchers for school choice.
Joy Hofmeister: My focus will be on education, particularly public schools.
Kevin Stitt: Schools are bloated with administration & too many districts.
Kevin Stitt: Give priority to funding schools; pay teachers more.
Mary Fallin: Build schools with tornado safe rooms.
Mick Cornett: Says teachers deserve raises that equal the regional average.
Tom Coburn: Schools are bloated with administration & too many districts.
Joy Hofmeister: Vouchers are "rural schools killers" that pull funding.
Kevin Stitt: Fund students not systems, including vouchers.
Cyndi Munson: End the current school voucher scheme .
Charles McCall: Parents have right to choose the path for their children.
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Energy & Oil
Chris Powell: All energy production should treated equally before the law.
Joe Maldonado: Freer market will allow energy that is greener.
Joy Hofmeister: Support Oklahoma business, including oil and gas industry.
Mick Cornett: Recognizes energy's role in workforce, sees future in wind.
Mick Cornett: Move away from the oil and gas industry.
Joy Hofmeister: Work with oil & gas industry to craft policies suited to OK.
Kevin Stitt: EPA is weaponized to restrict drilling on federal lands.
Cyndi Munson: Wind tower setback bill tantamount to a ban.
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Environment
Chris Powell: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach.
Drew Edmondson: As AG, created the Environmental Protection Unit.
Joe Maldonado: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach.
Mick Cornett: Great value in the EPA's "brownfields" cleaning up program.
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Families & Children
Ervin Yen: Has pressed for increasing vaccinations of school children.
Kevin Stitt: Vaccination should be between a parent & their pediatrician.
Mary Fallin: Disallow adoptions in LGBT homes.
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Foreign Policy
Chris Powell: Neutral on American Exceptionalism.
Joe Maldonado: Libertarian way instead of American Exceptionalism.
Charles McCall: Oklahoma has reaffirmed our state's support for Israel.
Charles McCall: Don't allow foreign adversaries to purchase land in state.
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Free Trade
Chris Powell: Support free trade.
Joe Maldonado: Support and expand free trade.
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Government Reform
Chris Powell: No opinion on making voter registration easier.
Drew Edmondson: Blames revenue shortfall on corporate donors and lobbyists.
Gary Jones: Increased audits despite budget cuts.
Joe Maldonado: Make elections and voting fair.
Kevin Stitt: Step Up Oklahoma: Fix broken government; level playing field.
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Gun Control
Chris Powell: Absolute right to gun ownership.
Drew Edmondson: Long history of being an advocate of the Second Amendment.
Ervin Yen: Opposed permitless carry bill.
Gary Richardson: Completely supportive of the Second Amendment.
Joe Maldonado: Absolute right to gun ownership.
Joy Hofmeister: I'm an Oklahoman; I have a conceal and carry permit.
Kevin Stitt: NRA member who will fight for 2nd Amendment rights.
Mary Fallin: Veto constitutional carry: No handguns without a permit.
Mick Cornett: Supports 2nd Amendment; enforce laws already on the books.
Jake Merrick: Expand gun rights for convicted felons.
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Health Care
Chris Powell: Oppose ObamaCare.
Connie Johnson: Expand Medicaid.
Connie Johnson: Get mental health department up to speed by 2020.
Drew Edmondson: Expand Medicaid to address the state's high uninsured rate.
Ervin Yen: Mandate masks and mandate vaccines for coronavirus.
Ervin Yen: COVID: Oklahoma desperately needs a mask mandate.
Ervin Yen: Privatizing Medicaid is simply a bad idea.
Gary Richardson: Government has a role to play in mental health care.
Joe Maldonado: Expand ObamaCare.
Joe Dorman: Drop the partisan games & Invest in rural telemedicine.
Joy Hofmeister: COVID: I'd have listened to experts instead of changing them.
Joy Hofmeister: Supported Medicaid expansion under Obamacare.
Kevin Stitt: Make Medicaid a trampoline, not a hammock.
Mick Cornett: Wants personal responsibility part of a healthcare approach.
Cyndi Munson: Lower costs of prescription drugs & health insurance.
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Homeland Security
Chris Powell: Don't expand the military.
Drew Edmondson: Services for veterans instead of for corporate donors.
Joe Maldonado: Don't expand the military.
Mick Cornett: Praises nonprofits efforts finding housing for homeless vets.
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Immigration
Chris Powell: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens.
Drew Edmondson: Don't back federal government deporting DREAMers.
Joe Maldonado: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens.
Kevin Stitt: Supports border protection; opposes sanctuary cities.
Mick Cornett: Says the term "sanctuary cities" is a manipulative label.
Charles McCall: Proposed fining illegal immigrants, prison for 2nd offense.
Cyndi Munson: Bills on undocumented generate fear, impacts all of us.
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Jobs
Chris Powell: Strongly oppose affirmative action.
Connie Johnson: Higher minimum wage plus business incubators.
Joe Maldonado: Oppose affirmative action.
Joe Dorman: Minimum wage affects older workers, not just young singles.
Kevin Stitt: Reduce barriers on occupations; increase worker freedom.
Mary Fallin: Prohibit cities from increasing the minimum wage.
Mick Cornett: History of creating jobs and bringing in new industry.
Cyndi Munson: Inclusion programs partially why she was able to be elected.
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Principles & Values
Chris Powell: Protect freedom to not have religiosity forced upon.
Drew Edmondson: Condemned with IFFY award for running "Issue-Free" campaign.
Ervin Yen: Reason for running: state's lack of response to COVID.
Ervin Yen: I have not changed; the Republican Party has.
Gary Richardson: Freedom to work & worship free of government interference.
Gary Richardson: Got 14% of the vote as Independent in 2002 Governor's race.
Joe Maldonado: Keep God in the public sphere.
Joy Hofmeister: Lifelong Republican became Democrat to challenge incumbent.
Joy Hofmeister: Throughout my life, I've valued hard work and perseverance.
Joy Hofmeister: Tried to bar religious discrimination in scholarship program.
Mick Cornett: God and church are main components of his value system.
Cyndi Munson: 1st Asian-American woman elected to the Oklahoma Legislature.
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Social Security
Chris Powell: Privatize Social Security but accommodate those in system.
Joe Maldonado: Opportunity to opt out of Social Security.
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Tax Reform
Chris Powell: Oppose higher taxes on the wealthy.
Gary Jones: Taxes must go up but with budget cuts.
Gary Richardson: Smaller government, less taxes, and eliminate waste.
Joe Maldonado: Higher taxes on the wealthy.
Joe Dorman: End tax giveaways to those who really don't need a tax break.
Joy Hofmeister: Fiscally conservative but praised tax boosting teacher pay.
Kevin Stitt: Signed Oklahoma Taxpayer Platform.
Kevin Stitt: Shift Oklahoma's tax structure to focus on consumption.
Kevin Stitt: Trump tax cuts leveled playing field to compete globally.
Mary Fallin: Tax cuts if fiscally possible and politically possible.
Scott Inman: Don't balance the budget on the backs of the middle class.
Tom Coburn: Shift Oklahoma's tax structure to focus on consumption.
Cyndi Munson: Provide tax relief to middle class and working families.
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Technology
Drew Edmondson: Use tobacco settlement to fund school technology.
Gary Richardson: Dismantle the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority.
Gary Richardson: Eliminate the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority.
Joe Dorman: Build storm shelters via local school district funding.
Kevin Stitt: Repair neglected infrastructure with long term plan.
Mick Cornett: Rebuilding roads and bridges creates jobs & grows economy.
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War & Peace
Chris Powell: Avoid foreign entanglements.
Joe Maldonado: Avoid foreign entanglements.
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