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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
Drew Ferguson: Life beings at conception.
Jon Ossoff: Defend a woman's right to choose and Planned Parenthood.
Karen Handel: Chaired Commission with abortion grants, but opposed them.
Karen Handel: I cut ties with Planned Parenthood because I was ordered to.
Rick Allen: Fight for the rights of the unborn.
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Budget & Economy
Karen Handel: Cut spending and reduce regulations.
Rick Allen: Washington's spending-addicted politicians are the problem.
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Civil Rights
Jon Ossoff: Fight discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Rick Allen: Support traditional marriage between a man and woman.
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Crime
Drew Ferguson: Thank a law enforcement officer in your community.
Jon Ossoff: Task forces to fight organized crime & political corruption.
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Drugs
Jon Ossoff: Locking up nonviolent drug offenders doesn't make sense.
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Education
Jon Ossoff: Hire great teachers, and reduce class sizes.
Jon Ossoff: Work to make college more affordable.
Rick Allen: Local & parental control, not one-size-fits-all.
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Energy & Oil
Jon Ossoff: Human-driven climate change threatens global prosperity.
Rick Allen: Substantial increases in drilling for American oil.
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Environment
Jon Ossoff: Investigate failures to enforce environmental laws.
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Families & Children
Karen Handel: Gay relationships are not what God intended.
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Foreign Policy
Jon Ossoff: Defend the NATO alliance & multinational military exercises.
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Free Trade
Jon Ossoff: Empower our community's businesses to compete globally.
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Government Reform
Drew Ferguson: Constitutional amendment for term limits.
Jon Ossoff: Investigate corrupt politicians and organized crime.
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Gun Control
Drew Ferguson: Concealed carry makes everyone safer except for criminals.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: Confronted Parkland shooting survivor on radical gun control.
Rick Allen: Right to bear arms needs to be protected.
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Health Care
Jon Ossoff: Defend Medicare and Medicaid and affordable health care.
Jon Ossoff: Maintain funding for CDC pandemic infrastructure.
Rick Allen: ObamaCare is wrong approach & needs to be stopped.
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Homeland Security
Drew Ferguson: Released Gitmo detainees behind various attacks against US.
Drew Ferguson: Imperative for our military to be at full troop strength.
Jon Ossoff: Don't undermine private communications & strong encryption.
Rick Allen: Do everything to keep greatest military in world history.
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Immigration
Drew Ferguson: We CANNOT allow this flow of unvetted refugees to continue.
Jon Ossoff: Unconstitutional to slander or ban entire religious groups.
Karen Handel: Ok with 6-country immigration ban, but no religious test.
Rick Allen: Our borders remain vulnerable; block any amnesty.
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Jobs
Jon Ossoff: Minimum wage should be a living wage.
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Principles & Values
Drew Ferguson: My Christian faith guides all of my activities and beliefs.
Jon Ossoff: Supported by national anti-Trump neophyte networks.
Jon Ossoff: Campaign slogan: Make Trump Furious.
Jon Ossoff: Interned for Rep. John Lewis and Rep. Hank Johnson.
Jon Ossoff: Promises to move to 6th district after girlfriend graduates.
Jon Ossoff: Early campaign pledge: "Make Trump Furious".
Karen Handel: 2010: Resigned as Secretary of State to run for Governor.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: To remove Pelosi: "Bullet to the head would be quicker".
Marjorie Taylor Greene: 2018: Pelosi should be executed for treason.
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Social Security
Jon Ossoff: A civilized nation cannot abandon its elders to destitution.
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Tax Reform
Drew Ferguson: I support a flat tax--all have skin in the game.
Jon Ossoff: Reduce tax burden on small businesses & simplify tax filing.
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Technology
Karen Handel: Best for government to get out of the way on infrastructure.
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War & Peace
Drew Ferguson: Distrust ill-conceived nuclear "deal" with Iran.
Drew Ferguson: Radical Islam will always be an enemy to the world.
Jon Ossoff: Avoid reckless, destabilizing missteps like the Iraq War.
Jon Ossoff: Destroy ISIS without deploying regular US ground forces.
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