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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
Joe Walsh: 1996: favored abortion rights; 2012: no abortion exceptions.
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Budget & Economy
Bill Weld: No such thing as government money; only taxpayer's money.
Joe Walsh: Budget deficit is bankrupting future generations.
Paul Ryan: FactCheck: Hometown SUV plant closed in '08,not due to Obama.
Paul Ryan: FactCheck: S&P downgraded U.S. due to Congress, not Obama.
Wilbur Ross: SEC investigating insider trading "short sale" of oil stock.
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Civil Rights
Bill Weld: Created Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth.
Joe Walsh: LGBTQ activists are "constitutional terrorists".
Joe Walsh: Same-sex marriage is law of the land, but give it time.
David McCormick: Denounced "structural bigotry" in 2020; "wokeness" in 2022.
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Corporations
Joe Walsh: Cut the capital gains tax and the corporate tax rate.
Joe Walsh: Criticized "Occupy Wall Street" movement as pampered youth.
JD Vance: 2017: Founded venture-capital firm to help Midwest startups.
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Crime
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Congressional lives were at risk; it can't be minimized.
Joe Walsh: Reform the criminal justice system.
Lloyd Austin: First act: review military handling of sexual assault cases.
Peter Ricketts: Fought for ballot initiative to restore death penalty.
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Drugs
Joe Biden: Not nearly enough evidence on marijuana as gateway drug.
Scott Pruitt: Thought EPA logo looked like marijuana leaf; wanted change.
Peter Ricketts: If you legalize marijuana, you're gonna kill your kids.
JD Vance: 2017: Founded non-profit to fight the opioid epidemic .
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Education
Bill Weld: Abolish the federal Department of Education.
Joe Walsh: Market-based solutions to education reform and urban poverty.
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Energy & Oil
Joe Walsh: Past: climate science not definitive; now: it's a problem.
Joe Walsh: Acknowledge the real problem of climate change.
Joe Walsh: All-of-the-above, while shifting from coal to renewables.
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Environment
Bill Weld: I'm a lifelong environmentalist, like Theodore Roosevelt.
Donald Trump: Don't micromanage every rain puddle and drainage ditch.
Joe Walsh: Balance environmental regulation with small business needs.
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Families & Children
JD Vance: Universal daycare is class war against normal people.
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Foreign Policy
Joe Walsh: Put America's interests first: no photo ops with Putin.
Brad Raffensperger: "Thanked" Russia for putting him on list banning him.
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Free Trade
Bill Weld: Rejoin TPP in a heartbeat: beachhead against China.
Joe Walsh: Supports a free trade system; opposes tariffs on China.
Joe Walsh: China cheats world, so deal with them with world coalition.
Francis Suarez: Defends embargo on Cuba; doesn't think it's cruel.
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Government Reform
Bill Weld: Accepts donations from individuals and PACs.
Joe Walsh: No opinion on campaign finance reform.
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Gun Control
Bill Weld: 1990s: supported assault weapons bans.
Joe Walsh: Arm school employees to prevent school shootings.
Joe Walsh: Federal background check at gun shows and online.
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Health Care
Barack Obama: Created pandemic department for emergency response.
Donald Trump: Set aside pandemic response plans prepared by Bush and Obama.
Donald Trump: Declined pandemic playbook prepared under Obama.
George W. Bush: Created 381-page pandemic plan for emergency response.
Joe Walsh: 2013: engage in civil disobedience to defy ObamaCare.
Joe Walsh: Look at things like universal catastrophic care coverage.
Wilbur Ross: Napped through 2017 demonstration on pandemic preparedness.
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Homeland Security
Andrew Yang: I'd love to declassify Area 51, for government transparency.
Bill Weld: Lesson of Iraq War: train Saudis, but no US troops there.
Joe Walsh: Supports military service for gays and transgendered.
Jim Bridenstine: Intentional explosions in space pose risk to all spaceflight.
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Immigration
Joe Walsh: End policy of family separation at the southern border.
Joe Walsh: Securing borders isn't just a scare tactic if you live there.
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Principles & Values
Bill Weld: Trump's Ukraine caper is impeachable and treasonous.
Caitlyn Jenner: Ignored being "deadnamed" publicly at CPAC Convention.
Joe Walsh: I helped create Trump; now I have to live with that.
Kelly Loeffler: WNBA players endorsing opponent is "cancel culture".
Donald Trump: FactCheck: Never ordered National Guard to Capitol on Jan. 6.
David McCormick: Candidates with Muslim background are a political liability.
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Social Security
Mitch McConnell: No plans to sunset Medicare or Social Security.
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Tax Reform
Bill Weld: I never met a tax cut I didn't like.
Joe Walsh: Focus tax cuts on middle class and payroll tax.
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Technology
Janet Yellen: Cryptocurrencies used by drug traffickers, terrorists.
Joe Walsh: Retrain workers displaced by automation.
Newt Gingrich: Treat WikiLeaks as enemy combatants engaged in terrorism.
Steve Stockman: Accepts Bitcoin donations as an alternative to fiat currency.
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War & Peace
Bill Weld: Supported the Obama administration's Iran nuclear deal.
Bill Weld: Troops out of Afghanistan; should have done it long ago.
Joe Walsh: Israel should annex Palestinian territory.
Joe Walsh: Support Israel & Saudis, but no US troops in Mideast.
Francis Suarez: US should consider potential military action in Cuba.
Tim Walz: Acknowledge "uncommitted" ballots as pro-Palestine protest.
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Welfare & Poverty
Bill Weld: Greatly increase the earned income tax credit.
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