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Books by and about 2024 presidential candidates
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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House delegation from Louisiana


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    from LA Congressional representatives, past and present (number of quotes indicated):
  • Clay Higgins (21) Republican U.S. Rep Louisiana-3
  • Garret Graves (11) Republican Runoff Nominee U.S. Rep Louisiana-6
  • Ralph Abraham (17) Louisiana Republican challenger for Governor
  • Troy Carter (1) Democrat U.S. Rep Louisiana-2
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 OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)
Abortion
    Clay Higgins: 96 million children have been murdered in the womb.
    Garret Graves: Human life begins at conception.
    Ralph Abraham: Human life begins at conception.
    Ralph Abraham: A child's life begins at conception.
Budget & Economy
    Clay Higgins: Insidious lust for power and money drives deficit spending.
    Garret Graves: Free enterprise instead of assuring livable income.
    Ralph Abraham: Free enterprise instead of assuring livable income.
Civil Rights
    Clay Higgins: FactCheck: Biblical marriage includes polygamy and chattel.
    Clay Higgins: I define marriage Biblically: one man and one woman.
    Garret Graves: Marriage is a union of one man and one woman.
    Ralph Abraham: Marriage is a union of one man and one woman.
Crime
    Clay Higgins: Resounding voice for the Thin Blue Line.
    Clay Higgins: Penitentiaries should be for PENITENCE, not punishment.
Education
    Clay Higgins: Dismantle Common Core; dismantle Education Department.
    Clay Higgins: College education has become more of burden than benefit.
    Garret Graves: Oppose nationwide standards like Common Core.
    Ralph Abraham: Oppose nationwide standards like Common Core.
Energy & Oil
    Clay Higgins: Do more in DC to help the oil & gas industry.
    Garret Graves: No federal subsidies for wind & solar.
    Ralph Abraham: No federal subsidies for wind & solar.
Environment
    Clay Higgins: Pipe system to replenish river silt & fight coastal erosion.
    Troy Carter: Supports Green New Deal but not parts that would hurt LA.
Foreign Policy
    Clay Higgins: Russia is a Christian ally to be handled with caution.
    Clay Higgins: The United Nations compromises our sovereignty.
Free Trade
    Clay Higgins: TPP is massive transfer of American wealth to Pacific Rim.
Government Reform
    Garret Graves: Require photo ID for voting.
    Ralph Abraham: Require photo ID for voting.
    Ralph Abraham: Term limits for Congress, plus no salary.
Gun Control
    Clay Higgins: We already have reasonable limits on 2nd Amendment rights.
    Garret Graves: Additional restrictive gun control laws are unneeded.
    Ralph Abraham: Additional restrictive gun control laws are unneeded.
    Ralph Abraham: We must protect our right to bear arms.
Health Care
    Clay Higgins: Repeal ObamaCare's 2800 pages of unintelligible psychobabble.
    Garret Graves: Repeal ObamaCare.
    Ralph Abraham: Repeal ObamaCare.
    Ralph Abraham: Repeal ObamaCare; don't expand Medicaid.
Homeland Security
    Clay Higgins: I have no problem with FISA: not a secretive rubber-stamp.
    Garret Graves: Maintain a numerically superior nuclear arsenal.
    Ralph Abraham: Maintain a numerically superior nuclear arsenal.
    Ralph Abraham: Never forget our veterans: we owe them.
Immigration
    Clay Higgins: Forgive passive visa overstays; deport aggressive illegals.
    Garret Graves: Protect the border and prevent illegal entry.
    Ralph Abraham: Protect the border and prevent illegal entry.
Principles & Values
    Clay Higgins: Freedom OF religion, not the freedom FROM religion.
    Garret Graves: Judeo-Christian framework is moral.
    Ralph Abraham: Judeo-Christian framework is moral; Shariah is a threat.
Tax Reform
    Clay Higgins: Eliminate the IRS; introduce 15% federal sales tax.
    Ralph Abraham: America has been taxed to the point of bankruptcy.
War & Peace
    Clay Higgins: Iran is our enemy; revoke the Iran Deal.
    Clay Higgins: ISIS must be hunted, identified, and killed.


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  • Clay Higgins Republican U.S. Rep Louisiana-3
  • Garret Graves Republican Runoff Nominee U.S. Rep Louisiana-6
  • Ralph Abraham Louisiana Republican challenger for Governor
  • Troy Carter Democrat U.S. Rep Louisiana-2

The above quotations are from House delegation from Louisiana.

U.S. House of Representatives winners and losers in each state:

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Senatorial winners and losers in each state:

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Gubernatorial winners and losers in each state:

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