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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
Bob Harlow: Support a woman's right to control her body.
Kathleen Vinehout: Respect woman's right to make her own decision on abortion.
Kelda Helen Roys: Strongly support abortion as an unrestricted right.
Kelda Helen Roys: AdWatch: 1849 anti-abortion law is still on the books.
Phil Anderson: A fetus is an alive, individual human being.
Rebecca Kleefisch: Appoint an advocate for Women's Health and the Unborn.
Scott Walker: Ban abortion at 20 weeks; require ultrasound; close clinics.
Tim Michels: Life must always be protected.
Tim Michels: Would ban abortion with no except for rape or incest.
Timothy Ramthun: Co-sponsored fetal heartbeat anti-abortion bill.
Timothy Ramthun: Protect all life that begins at conception, no exceptions.
Tommy Thompson: Ban partial birth abortions.
Tony Evers: Government out of women's personal health decisions.
Tim Michels: No criminalizing abortion with checks at the border.
Tony Evers: Challenge 1849 law: overturn state abortion ban.
Francesca Hong: Preserve abortion access in Wisconsin state constitution.
Kelda Helen Roys: Get politicians out of our private decisions.
Sara Rodriguez: Co-authored repeal of 1849 law criminalizing abortion.
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Budget & Economy
Kathleen Vinehout: Investing in more support for people helps economy thrive.
Kelda Helen Roys: Stimulus better than market-led recovery.
Phil Anderson: Market-led recovery better than stimulus.
Rebecca Kleefisch: Invest in workforce skills, improvements to infrastructure.
Rebecca Kleefisch: Save $1B over four years by eliminating wasteful spending.
Scott Walker: Growth agenda: ease tax burden & regulatory burden.
Scott Walker: Eliminating collective bargaining created $154M surplus.
Tom Barrett: Put Madison on a diet: trim budget without raising taxes.
Tommy Thompson: Vetoed 255 spending bills totalling $43M.
Francesca Hong: Through public bank help finance affordable housing.
Kelda Helen Roys: Leverage funding to increase housing affordability.
Sara Rodriguez: Foster entrepreneur and small business growth in Wisconsin.
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Civil Rights
Bill Lee: Common sense view of gender: there are two sexes.
Bob Harlow: Give our LGBT brothers & sisters their rights.
Kathleen Vinehout: Equality requires real change and hard work by everyone.
Kelda Helen Roys: Comfortable with same-sex marriage.
Phil Anderson: Supports same-sex marriage.
Rebecca Kleefisch: Compared marriage equality to people marrying dogs.
Scott Walker: Legalizing same-sex marriage was a grave mistake.
Tim Michels: Supported constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage.
Tony Evers: Fight clandestine discrimination against LGBTQ people.
Kelda Helen Roys: Champion for the equality, rights, and dignity of all people.
Sara Rodriguez: LGBTQ people part of families across the political spectrum.
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Corporations
Bob Harlow: Competitive grants to small business plus startup incubators.
Kathleen Vinehout: New businesses need local services and cultural amenities.
Francesca Hong: Comprehensive antimonopoly regulations to keep markets fair.
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Crime
Bob Harlow: Get people out of prisons and back to living their lives.
Kathleen Vinehout: Revamp policies so we don't jail so many.
Kelda Helen Roys: Stricter punishment doesn't reduce crime.
Phil Anderson: End mandatory minimum sentences.
Rebecca Kleefisch: Enact mandatory minimum bail for violent criminals.
Tim Michels: Allow civil suits for participating in mob or riot activity.
Tim Michels: Use National Guard to overwhelm an out-of-control urban area.
Tom Barrett: My police department arrests felons instead of hiring them.
Tommy Thompson: Zero tolerance approach to crime.
Tommy Thompson: Truth in Sentencing, no exceptions.
Tommy Thompson: Life means life, no possibility of parole.
Francesca Hong: Invest in noncarceral approaches to crime prevention.
Kelda Helen Roys: Restrict police from extreme forms of use of force.
Kelda Helen Roys: Help nonviolent offenders get their lives back on track.
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Drugs
Kathleen Vinehout: 30% budget cuts but shift to drug addiction and recovery.
Kelda Helen Roys: Marijuana isn't a gateway drug.
Phil Anderson: Marijuana isn't a gateway drug.
Scott Walker: More drug testing for unemployment insurance applicants.
Scott Walker: Opposes legalization of both medical & recreational use.
Tim Michels: Against legalization, thinks it's a slippery slope.
Tommy Thompson: More resources to target meth production.
Tony Evers: Legalize medical use; referendum on recreational use.
Francesca Hong: It's simple: Cannabis should be legal.
Kelda Helen Roys: Tax and regulate cannabis instead of criminalizing it.
Sara Rodriguez: Legalization ensures regulation and testing.
Tom Tiffany: Marijuana is being used to put fentanyl in it.
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Education
Bob Harlow: Fund every student above the national per-pupil average.
Kathleen Vinehout: Let's get back to old fashioned teaching in the schools.
Kelda Helen Roys: Oppose vouchers for school choice.
Phil Anderson: Let parents decide with vouchers.
Rebecca Kleefisch: Kids should learn critical thinking not critical race theory.
Rebecca Kleefisch: Expand school choice so that parents have more control.
Rebecca Kleefisch: Claimed cultural responsive teaching is critical race theory.
Scott Walker: Expand charters & vouchers; straight per-pupil support.
Scott Walker: Froze UW tuition; cut $500 million from higher ed.
Tim Michels: Support universal school choice; remove financial obstacles.
Tim Michels: Support parents rejecting Critical Race Theory.
Tim Michels: Favors competition, taxpayer-supported vouchers.
Timothy Ramthun: Fight to preserve education and stop the indoctrination.
Tommy Thompson: End Social Promotion; establish standards instead.
Tommy Thompson: Created the nation's first private school choice program.
Tommy Thompson: Instituted $5,100 vouchers for religious schools.
Tommy Thompson: Instituted statewide Charter School system.
Tony Evers: AdWatch: should have fired teacher caught viewing porn.
Tony Evers: Increase school funding $1.4B; freeze charters.
Tony Evers: Increase investments in our technical schools & UW system.
Tim Michels: Parents decide how to teach history, not woke educrats .
Tony Evers: Teach a full accounting of history in our schools.
Francesca Hong: Voucher programs lack transparency and oversight.
Kelda Helen Roys: Republicans diverted money to unaccountable voucher schemes.
Kelda Helen Roys: Criticized holding up university funding over DEI.
Sara Rodriguez: A fully funded public education system is critical.
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Energy & Oil
Bob Harlow: No new pipelines; no new strip-mines.
Kelda Helen Roys: Support prioritizing green energy.
Phil Anderson: Don't prioritize green energy.
Rebecca Kleefisch: Block any new taxes or costs for green new deal policies.
Scott Walker: No measurable global warming in the last 15 or 20 years.
Tim Michels: Claimed cancelling Keystone Pipeline increased gas prices.
Timothy Ramthun: Co-sponsored bill to allow private community solar gardens.
Tony Evers: Global warming is a real, serious threat.
Francesca Hong: Create a plan to reduce carbon emissions by 52% by 2030.
Kelda Helen Roys: We need to develop climate resilience.
Sara Rodriguez: Invest in 21st-century green job training and development.
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Environment
Bill Lee: Cost-benefit analysis of agricultural regulations.
Bob Harlow: Annual tests for heavy metals in all drinking water.
Kathleen Vinehout: Preserve natural resources for future generations.
Kelda Helen Roys: Support EPA regulatory work.
Phil Anderson: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach.
Tim Michels: Nothing's more important than having clean, drinkable water.
Tommy Thompson: Funded $170M in "conservation easement" land purchases.
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Families & Children
Bill Lee: My faith informs my view of marriage.
Kathleen Vinehout: Fan of Family Care programs defeating privatization.
Rebecca Kleefisch: A new tax reduction benefit for child care expenses.
Tony Evers: All Wisconsinites should be able to marry who they love.
Francesca Hong: Fully insured paid leave for all workers.
Kelda Helen Roys: For paid family/medical leave, affordable childcare.
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Foreign Policy
Kelda Helen Roys: Oppose American Exceptionalism.
Francesca Hong: Not interested in those supporting genocide in Gaza.
Tom Tiffany: The whole thing of the never-ending wars needs to end.
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Free Trade
Phil Anderson: Support free trade.
Kelda Helen Roys: Pursue expanded fair trade.
Rebecca Kleefisch: Promoted trade with Mexico as Lt. Governor.
Scott Walker: Trump's tariffs on China harm Wisconsin companies.
Tony Evers: Opposes Trump's tariffs on China.
Tony Evers: Trump's tariffs are not good for our country, simple as that.
Francesca Hong: Disastrous tariffs are leading to higher prices.
Kelda Helen Roys: Farmers will especially suffer from Trump's tariff wars.
Mandela Barnes: Higher costs from tariffs harming small businesses.
Sara Rodriguez: Tariffs will be devastating for our small businesses.
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Government Reform
Phil Anderson: Make voter registration easier.
Kathleen Vinehout: Eliminate the tools that diminish our democracy.
Kelda Helen Roys: Make voter registration easier.
Rebecca Kleefisch: Clean up voting lists, ban ballot harvesting and drop boxes.
Rebecca Kleefisch: Eliminate two rules for every new one that is created.
Tony Evers: Overturn Citizens United: limit political donations.
Scott Walker: Avoid witch hunts: limit political corruption investigations.
Scott Walker: Supported redistricting, but struck down as unconstitutional.
Tim Michels: Ban drop boxes; purge voter rolls.
Tim Michels: Overhaul, streamline the state's occupational licensing laws.
Tim Michels: Prevent ex-lawmakers from immediately lobbying colleagues.
Timothy Ramthun: Independent full forensic physical cyber audit for election.
Timothy Ramthun: Asked legislature to rescind Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes.
Tony Evers: Close the chapter of voter suppression in Wisconsin.
Tony Evers: State workers should contact lawyer if ICE shows up.
Kelda Helen Roys: We can strengthen civic education and voting rights.
Sara Rodriguez: I support automatic voter registration.
Sara Rodriguez: Open to cutting byzantine rules for building housing.
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Gun Control
Bob Harlow: NRA is crazy; common-sense gun legislation needed.
Phil Anderson: Absolute right to gun ownership.
Kathleen Vinehout: NRA "A" rating on gun rights reflects constituents' culture.
Kelda Helen Roys: Support heritage of responsible gun ownership.
Rebecca Kleefisch: Support Constitutional Carry, fight federal gun laws.
Scott Walker: Supports conceal carry and stand-your-ground laws.
Tim Michels: Against assault weapon ban & red flag laws.
Tony Evers: Universal background checks; ban bump stocks.
Tony Evers: Responsible gun owners don't worry about red flag laws .
Francesca Hong: Responsible gun ownership requires responsible gun markets.
Kelda Helen Roys: Unfettered gun access means fear of gun violence.
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Health Care
Bob Harlow: Full health coverage of your choice, capped at 9% of income.
Kathleen Vinehout: Healthcare is more than a right; it's a moral obligation.
Kelda Helen Roys: Strongly support ObamaCare.
Phil Anderson: Oppose ObamaCare.
Rebecca Kleefisch: Government shouldn't interfere with people's health care.
Scott Walker: Sue to repeal ObamaCare; reject Medicaid expansion.
Timothy Ramthun: Will fight to keep government out of your health decisions.
Tony Evers: Support ObamaCare; support Medicaid expansion.
Francesca Hong: Would veto bills blocking gender-affirming care.
Francesca Hong: For a public option that competes with private insurance.
Kelda Helen Roys: Let anyone buy into nonprofit state health insurance pool.
Mandela Barnes: The first priority is BadgerCare expansion right away.
Sara Rodriguez: Led the charge to expand BadgerCare.
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Homeland Security
Kelda Helen Roys: Don't expand the military.
Phil Anderson: Return to military limits imposed by the Constitution.
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Immigration
Kathleen Vinehout: Farmers want their immigrant workers able to obtain licenses.
Kelda Helen Roys: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens.
Phil Anderson: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens.
Scott Walker: Stripped in-state tuition from DREAMer students.
Tim Michels: No drivers' licenses, no benefits, and no tuition.
Tony Evers: Protect DREAMers brought to US illegally as kids.
Francesca Hong: Protect all documentation status from secret police.
Kelda Helen Roys: ICE destroying immigration along with our public safety.
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Jobs
Bob Harlow: Repeal Walker's legislation that banned unionized workplaces.
Bob Harlow: Undo Act 10; restore collective bargaining rights.
Kathleen Vinehout: No magic formula to more jobs, just create the environment.
Kelda Helen Roys: Support affirmative action in hiring.
Phil Anderson: Don't require hiring more women/minorities.
Scott Walker: Hypothetically, make WI a right-to-work state.
Scott Walker: Supports right-to-work law; ended prevailing wage law.
Scott Walker: Artificially raising wage won't help create jobs.
Tom Barrett: Restore state's collective bargaining; I respect unions.
Tony Evers: Repeal right-to-work law; reinstate collective bargaining.
Tony Evers: Raise minimum wage to $15/hr; index for inflation.
Tony Evers: Ordered agencies to create equity and inclusion plans.
Francesca Hong: Supports a $20 minimum wage indexed to the cost of living.
Francesca Hong: Repeal anti-union right-to-work legislation.
Sara Rodriguez: Union rights critical because they lift wages for everyone.
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Principles & Values
Bill Lee: Don't exclude faith from public life.
Jim Doyle: Priorities: close deficit, improve schools and jobs.
Jonathan Wichmann: I often rely on my Christian faith to guide me.
Jonathan Wichmann: Claimed insurrection was led by "Antifa" without evidence.
Kelda Helen Roys: Oppose government attempts to interfere with religion.
Phil Anderson: Freely practice beliefs so long as not hurting others.
Rebecca Kleefisch: Former TV reporter/anchor is "recovering journalist".
Rebecca Kleefisch: 2010 campaign: relies on wisdom and faith she has in Jesus.
Scott Walker: 19 Walker associates involved in "John Doe" scandal.
Tim Michels: Make Wisconsin greatest place to work, live, raise a family.
Tim Michels: America is the greatest country in the history of the world.
Timothy Ramthun: Gives praise & all glory to God for election victory.
Tim Michels: Trump would be president now if we had election integrity.
Francesca Hong: Have to show folks that socialism improves your life.
Kelda Helen Roys: Pardon of Jan6ers was permission slip for violence.
Kelda Helen Roys: Celebrates both Christmas and Hanukkah.
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Social Security
Bob Harlow: Balance budget but protect Social Security and Medicare.
Kelda Helen Roys: Oppose privatizing Social Security.
Phil Anderson: End mandatory participation in Social Security.
Tom Tiffany: Remove the double tax on Social Security benefits.
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Tax Reform
Bob Harlow: 10% increase for those making more than $1 million.
Kathleen Vinehout: $1.7B in business tax breaks should shift to schools.
Kelda Helen Roys: Support a progressive tax structure.
Phil Anderson: Lower taxes for everyone.
Rebecca Kleefisch: Reduce property tax for homeowners; end for small business.
Scott Walker: Cut $8 billion in taxes, mostly for higher earners.
Tim Michels: Compete by reducing corporate and individual income taxes.
Tony Evers: Raise taxes on wealthy to pay for public services.
Francesca Hong: Increase top tax bracket, create new millionaires bracket.
Kelda Helen Roys: Wealthiest and big corporations should pay their fair share.
Mandela Barnes: Washington lowers billionaires' taxes, ignores higher prices.
Sara Rodriguez: Large corporations often get tax credits out of proportion.
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Technology
Bob Harlow: 1 Gb internet in every home, plus 200 mph high speed rail.
Bob Harlow: Build 200 mile-per-hour high-speed rail network in Wisconsin.
Bob Harlow: High speed rail will bring down housing costs.
Jim Doyle: Bring high-speed rail to Wisconsin.
Jonathan Wichmann: Big Tech companies should become non-profits.
Scott Walker: Spend $810M on roads instead of high-speed rail.
Scott Walker: Cancel high-speed rail plans.
Scott Walker: Opposes Net Neutrality: principle of Internet is freedom.
Tom Barrett: Build high-speed rail from Milwaukee to Madison.
Tony Evers: Support Net Neutrality: treat internet like a utility.
Francesca Hong: Calls for a moratorium on data center construction.
Kelda Helen Roys: Will continue fighting for universal broadband access.
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War & Peace
Kelda Helen Roys: Avoid foreign entanglements.
Phil Anderson: Avoid foreign entanglements.
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Welfare & Poverty
Kathleen Vinehout: As a society, we must help and support those that need it.
Tommy Thompson: Replace Welfare with the Tools to Succeed.
Tommy Thompson: Early leader in welfare reform.
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