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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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Books by and about the 2016 presidential election |
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What Happened ,
by Hillary Clinton (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Hard Choices,
by Hillary Clinton (2014) |
Becoming ,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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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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Mitt Romney
The Man, His Values and His Vision,
by Lisa Ray Turner and Kimberly Field, published Aug. 2007
(Click for Amazon book review)
Click here for 30 full quotes from Mitt Romney in the book The Man, His Values and His Vision.
OR click on an issue category below for a subset. |
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Firmly in the “legal but rare” camp.
2005: Vetoed availability without Rx of morning-after pill.
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Civil Rights
1994: Gays ok in Boy Scouts.
2006: Marriage: I agree with 3000 years of recorded history.
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Corporations
Spun off Bain Capital from Bain Consulting & earned fortune.
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Drugs
Mandatory sentence & higher penalty for repeat drunk driving.
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Energy & Oil
The time for true energy independence has come.
Exporting carbon emissions to China hurts US and planet.
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Foreign Policy
2006: Blocked services for Iran’s Khatami speech at Harvard.
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Gun Control
Compromise MA gun bills were net gain for gun owner.
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Health Care
MA plan blends personal responsibility & universal coverage.
Conservative idea: individual responsibility for health care.
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Homeland Security
Sharply increase military investment to face radical jihad.
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Immigration
Make America more attractive for legal immigrants.
Priorities: secure border, employer verification, no amnesty.
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Principles & Values
Father George Romney born & raised until age 5 in Mexico.
Apologized for phrase “tar baby”, but not meant racially.
2002: Offered Olympic job as “turnaround king”.
1967: Father was presidency frontrunner until “brainwashed”.
Wife Ann in remission from Multiple Sclerosis.
Stresses commonality of Mormonism to mainstream Christianity.
Evangelicals know Mormons are fiscal & social conservatives.
Americans want person of faith as president, whatever brand.
Reid(D) vs. Hatch(R) show that LDS doesn’t control opinions.
Mormons for president included Udall (1976) & Hatch (2000).
1984: As Mormon bishop, led recovery after church fire.
Valedictorian at Brigham Young University.
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Tax Reform
Death tax just doesn’t make sense.
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Technology
To compete globally, invest in education and technology.
Invest in nanotech and materials science.
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Click for quotations from other sources by:
- Mitt Romney
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The above quotations are from Mitt Romney
The Man, His Values and His Vision,
by Lisa Ray Turner and Kimberly Field, published Aug. 2007.
Biographies by and about Mitt Romney:
- Mitt Romney vs. Barack Obama On the Issues, by Jesse Gordon, Jan. 2012
- The Real Romney, by Kranish & Helman, Jan. 17, 2012
- The Mormon Faith of Mitt Romney, by Andrew Jackson, Dec. 25, 2011
- Mitt Romney vs. Rick Perry On the Issues, by Jesse Gordon, Dec. 2011
- Mitt Romney: An Inside Look, by Ronald B. Scott, Nov. 22, 2012
- No Apology, by Gov. Mitt Romney, Mar 2, 2010
- A Mormon in the White House? 10 Things Every American Should Know about Mitt Romney, by Hugh Hewitt
- Mitt Romney: The Man, His Values and His Vision, by Lisa Ray Turner and Kimberly Field
- Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, and the Olympic Games, by Gov. Mitt Romney
- 2007 Presidential Primary debates
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