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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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Winners and Losers
Gubernatorial candidates from Pennsylvania
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from Past and present Governor candidates from Pennsylvania (number of quotes indicated):
- Allyson Schwartz (6) Pennsylvania Democratic Challenger
- Doug Mastriano (26) Pennsylvania Republican candidate for Governor
- Joe Gale (7) Pennsylvania Republican challenger for Governor
- John Fetterman (3) Pennsylvania Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania Lt. Gov.
- Josh Shapiro (28) Pennsylvania Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger
- Katie McGinty (8) Democratic Senate candidate Pennsylvania
- Ken Krawchuk (19) Pennsylvania Libertarian candidate for governor
- Lou Barletta (8) Pennsylvania Former Republican candidate for Pennsylvania Governor
- Scott Wagner (16) Pennsylvania Republican
- Stacy Garrity (12) Pennsylvania Republican Challenger
- Tom Corbett (6) Pennsylvania Republican Governor
- Tom Wolf (32) Pennsylvania Democratic Governor
- William McSwain (3) Pennsylvania Republican Gubernatorial Challenger
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Times Observer, "Bill would allow off-label drugs to treat COVID-19," by John Whittaker, Mar 1, 2022
Lehigh Valley Express-Times, "'Ghost' flights show Pa. isn't immune to border crisis issues," by Doug Mastriano, Jan. 02, 2022
The Pottstown Mercury, "The case for property tax elimination in Pennsylvania," by State Sen Doug Mastriano, February 4, 2022
Go Erie, "'Everybody needs to fight.' Anti-vaccine mandate advocates protest at Pa. state Capitol," by Candy Woodall, 11/9/21
The Morning Call, "New Pennsylvania education bill: Some say it empowers parents, others say it pits public against teachers," by Ford Turner, Oct 19, 2021
York Dispatch, "Pennsylvania doesn't need Texas abortion ban," 9/23/21
City & State Pennsylvania, "GOP lawmakers unveil 'Right To Bear Arms Protection Act'," by Justin Sweitzer, May 12, 2021
The New Yorker, "A Pennsylvania Lawmaker and the Resurgence of Christian Nationalism," by Eliza Griswold, May 9, 2021
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Abortion
Allyson Schwartz: Endorsed by Planned Parenthood; she founded women's clinic.
Doug Mastriano: Fetal heartbeat bill would ban abortions after six weeks.
Doug Mastriano: End any state funding to Planned Parenthood.
Joe Gale: Black Lives Matter should protest atrocity of abortion.
Josh Shapiro: He will veto any bill that would restrict abortion rights.
Katie McGinty: Oppose any effort to further restrict abortion rights.
Ken Krawchuk: Pre-natal adoption with a right to choose.
Tom Wolf: Support abortion rights.
Josh Shapiro: I will protect Pennsylvania law allowing right to abortion.
Stacy Garrity: Supported the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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Budget & Economy
Doug Mastriano: Propose a 2023 budget that keeps reckless spending in check.
Josh Shapiro: Start budgets at zero, define mission, then fund it.
Ken Krawchuk: Market-led recovery better than stimulus.
William McSwain: Career politicians have overextended the state's budget.
Stacy Garrity: You can always find opportunities to reduce costs.
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Civil Rights
Doug Mastriano: Bar trans women from playing women's sports.
Joe Gale: Called Black Lives Matter a radical left-wing hate group.
Josh Shapiro: Change black businesses getting only 4% of state contracts.
Josh Shapiro: Ban LGBTQ+ discrimination in Pennsylvania.
Ken Krawchuk: Supports same-sex marriage.
Tom Corbett: Supports anti-LGBT-discrimination bill, but not gay marriage.
Tom Corbett: Apologies for comparing gay marriage to incest.
Tom Corbett: OpEd: Corbett knew federal LGBT laws; OK to change mind.
Tom Wolf: Recognize same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania.
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Corporations
Doug Mastriano: Reduce the Corporate Net Income Tax Rate.
Katie McGinty: Expand the reach of the corporate net income tax.
Tom Corbett: Give up on privatizing state lottery program.
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Crime
Allyson Schwartz: End the Pennsylvania death penalty.
Doug Mastriano: Use $100 million in federal funds for law enforcement.
Ken Krawchuk: Eliminate parole for violent criminals.
Joe Gale: Appalling to criticize insurrection but not other protests.
Katie McGinty: Moratorium on the death penalty.
Tom Wolf: Moratorium on the death penalty.
Tom Wolf: Moratorium on death penalty; reprieves to death-row inmates.
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Drugs
Allyson Schwartz: Reduce the criminalization of simple marijuana possession.
Ken Krawchuk: Marijuana isn't a gateway drug.
Josh Shapiro: Supports legalization, expunging non-violent convictions.
Katie McGinty: Legalize medicinal pot; decriminalize recreational pot.
Scott Wagner: Supports legal medical marijuana but not recreational.
Tom Wolf: Legalize medicinal marijuana & decriminalize one ounce.
Tom Wolf: Study states with legal marijuana sales before deciding.
Tom Wolf: Legal medical marijuana, but not recreational, yet.
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Education
Doug Mastriano: A lot of distrust between public and government schools.
Doug Mastriano: Education Opportunity Accounts would increase school choice.
Doug Mastriano: Tax endowments of wealthy private colleges.
Doug Mastriano: Immediate ban on Critical Race Theory, Gender Theory studies.
Ken Krawchuk: Oppose vouchers because of the "political golden rule".
Josh Shapiro: Cost-free preschool will be an essential lifeline.
Josh Shapiro: Fully fund and fix up our schools.
Katie McGinty: Subsidize state colleges to keep tuition below inflation.
Scott Wagner: Support vouchers; we spend enough on public schools.
Scott Wagner: All 14 state colleges die by 2022 unless we revamp pensions.
Tom Corbett: Enable kids in bad schools to attend private schools.
Tom Wolf: Restore money cut from public schools.
Tom Wolf: Opposes diverting state funding away from public schools.
Tom Wolf: Increase state funding for higher education.
Stacy Garrity: Solution to inequity in public schools is school choice.
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Energy & Oil
Doug Mastriano: Encourage investment into the natural gas and coal industry.
Ken Krawchuk: I support green energy.
John Fetterman: Fracking acceptable if it brings thousands of jobs.
Lou Barletta: Use coal, nuclear, natural gas; consider alternatives.
Lou Barletta: Energy regulations cost jobs.
Scott Wagner: Planet moving closer to sun is cause of global warming.
Scott Wagner: Let market decide renewables & clean energy.
Tom Wolf: Moratorium on gas drilling in state parks and state forests.
Tom Wolf: PA is on target to exceed the Paris Accord on GHGs.
Tom Wolf: Supports loans & grants for solar energy.
Josh Shapiro: I am an all-of-the-above energy governor.
Stacy Garrity: Unleash the liquid gold that we have right under our feet.
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Environment
Ken Krawchuk: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach.
Josh Shapiro: Fought rolling back critical environmental protections.
Katie McGinty: Chaired Pres. Clinton's Council on Environmental Quality.
Tom Corbett: PA rivers are precious for generating many jobs.
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Families & Children
Scott Wagner: Supports and shines light on efforts to protect LGBT rights.
Scott Wagner: Supports gay marriage.
Tom Wolf: Supports gay marriage.
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Foreign Policy
Scott Wagner: We are an exceptional nation because we self-correct.
Stacy Garrity: Divested state's Russian holdings after Ukraine invasion.
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Free Trade
Ken Krawchuk: Support free trade.
Scott Wagner: How can any self-made man not back the free market?
Josh Shapiro: Describes Trump's tariffs as a "disastrous, reckless policy".
Stacy Garrity: Trump's tariffs are common sense measures good for America.
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Government Reform
Doug Mastriano: Supported lawsuits, alternate electors after 2020 election.
Doug Mastriano: Cut spending; slash burdensome regulations.
Doug Mastriano: Eliminate "No-Excuse" Mail-in voting and Ballot Drop boxes.
Doug Mastriano: Cut statewide regulations by at least 55,000 in first year.
Doug Mastriano: Prohibit political consultants from registering as lobbyists.
Ken Krawchuk: Make voter registration easier.
Joe Gale: Eliminate no-excuse mail-in voting; mandate voter ID.
Josh Shapiro: Filibuster has rendered Senate unable to solve problems.
Josh Shapiro: Expand early voting; implement same-day voter registration.
Tom Wolf: Same-day voter registration; automatic voter registration.
Tom Wolf: Limit campaign contributions.
Stacy Garrity: Opposes Pennsylvania's current mail-in ballot system.
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Gun Control
Allyson Schwartz: Restrictions on both assault weapons and handguns.
Doug Mastriano: Establish PA as a "Second Amendment Sanctuary".
Doug Mastriano: The right to defend yourself is a God-given right.
Ken Krawchuk: Absolute right to gun ownership.
Josh Shapiro: Regulate "ghost guns"; trace guns used in crimes.
Katie McGinty: Restrictions on assault weapons but not handguns.
Lou Barletta: Opposes all gun restrictions.
Scott Wagner: Opposes gun restrictions.
Tom Wolf: Universal background checks, & ban assault weapons.
Tom Wolf: Expand background checks; ban bump stocks.
William McSwain: Defend the right to keep and bear arms.
Stacy Garrity: Make the Second Amendment Great Again.
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Health Care
Doug Mastriano: Proposes allowing off-label drugs to treat COVID-19.
Doug Mastriano: Compared state COVID mandates to communist East Germany.
Doug Mastriano: Immediate ban on all COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Ken Krawchuk: Oppose ObamaCare.
Josh Shapiro: Brokered deal between insurance companies to expand coverage.
Lou Barletta: Protected volunteer firefighters from ObamaCare.
Scott Wagner: Roll back Medicaid expansion and repeal Obamacare.
Scott Wagner: Repeal ObamaCare; add work requirement for Medicaid.
Tom Wolf: Expanding health care is good for economy & creates jobs.
Tom Wolf: Scrap "Healthy PA" subsidizing private insurance coverage.
Tom Wolf: Expand ObamaCare; no work requirement for Medicaid.
Stacy Garrity: Medicaid work requirement, end benefits for illegal aliens.
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Homeland Security
Ken Krawchuk: Bring the troops home to defend America.
Lou Barletta: Military shouldn't have gay rights imposed.
Scott Wagner: Americans honor veterans by standing up for National Anthem.
Tom Wolf: More services for veterans: education, jobs, & housing.
Josh Shapiro: Back our veterans who have served our country.
Stacy Garrity: Managed internment camps for Iraqi enemy combatants.
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Immigration
Doug Mastriano: Prevent municipalities from becoming sanctuary cities.
Doug Mastriano: Place fees on international wire transfers.
Ken Krawchuk: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens.
Josh Shapiro: Government shouldn't go back on its promise to DREAMers.
Lou Barletta: Make visa overstay a felony.
Tom Wolf: Support a Pennsylvania DREAM Act.
Tom Wolf: Supports having a Pennsylvania DREAM Act.
Josh Shapiro: Refused to send the state National Guard to the Texas border.
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Jobs
Ken Krawchuk: Oppose affirmative action.
John Fetterman: Raise minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Josh Shapiro: Will veto any bill to make PA a right-to-work state.
Scott Wagner: Supports "right-to-work"; allow opt-out from unionization.
Scott Wagner: Raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.50/hr, but not higher.
Tom Wolf: Increase minimum wage to $10.10 and index it to inflation.
Tom Wolf: Raised minimum wage from $7 to $10 per hour.
Tom Wolf: No "right-to-work"; unionization decided by majority rule.
Tom Wolf: Raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $12/hr.
Josh Shapiro: Allow state to fill jobs with laid off federal workers.
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Principles & Values
Doug Mastriano: Prayed that God would influence Capitol election protest.
Ken Krawchuk: God by any name should not be government supported.
Joe Gale: First Pennsylvania elected official to endorse Donald Trump.
Joe Gale: Saddened that Columbus Day was canceled as county holiday.
John Fetterman: Beat establishment incumbent as Bernie Sanders progressive.
Josh Shapiro: Fight for the wrong, the left out, the forgotten.
Josh Shapiro: GOP wants to undermine elections & permanently divide us.
Josh Shapiro: Shapiro has remained Jewishly engaged as a politician.
Josh Shapiro: Observes Jewish Sabbath even while campaigning.
Scott Wagner: Pastors call on Wagner to apologize to Jewish philanthropist.
Doug Mastriano: Spearheaded "forensic investigation" of the 2020 election.
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Social Security
Allyson Schwartz: AdWatch: Trade benefit cuts for balancing budget.
Allyson Schwartz: No further reductions in the public pension benefits.
Ken Krawchuk: Privatize Social Security.
Katie McGinty: No further reductions in the public pension benefits.
Lou Barletta: Supports safety net of Social Security and Medicare.
Tom Wolf: Maintain defined benefit for public pensions instead of 401k.
Stacy Garrity: Advocates for a state-run retirement savings program.
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Tax Reform
Doug Mastriano: Elimination of property tax would benefit the economy.
Ken Krawchuk: Pledged to veto every tax increase.
Joe Gale: Politicians smother us with money grab after money grab.
Josh Shapiro: We need to lower taxes, close loopholes, increase wages.
Josh Shapiro: Eliminate the state cell phone tax, expand property rebates.
Tom Wolf: Shift income tax burden to higher earners.
William McSwain: Lower tax burden on working families; cut red tape.
Josh Shapiro: Get rid of nuisance taxes like the state cell phone tax.
Stacy Garrity: Top fiscal priority is lowering the overall tax burden.
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Technology
Lou Barletta: Spend on infrastructure before it costs more.
Tom Wolf: Redevelopment project to revitalize the Pittston waterfront.
Tom Wolf: Supports Net Neutrality: keep the internet free & open.
Josh Shapiro: We rebuilt I-95 overpass 12 days after devastating collapse.
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War & Peace
Ken Krawchuk: Avoid foreign entanglements.
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The above quotations are from Winners and Losers
Gubernatorial candidates from Pennsylvania.
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