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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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2012 State of the Union address to Congress, plus the Republican Response and the Tea Party response: Jan. 24, 2012
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Budget & Economy
Jill Stein: It's un-American that top 1% own 90% of wealth.
Jill Stein: Our economy is not working for our vast majority.
Jill Stein: Austerity policies: harsh on YOU but easy for establishment.
Jill Stein: 90% tax on bonuses for bailed out bankers.
Barack Obama: House of cards collapsed in 2008; new rules now in place.
Barack Obama: Push mortgage refinancing; banks repay deficit of trust.
Barack Obama: Establish a Financial Crimes unit; end era of recklessness.
Buddy Roemer: Washington is not broken; it is corrupted by one-percenters.
Herman Cain: My grandchild was born in 2012 with $50,000 debt.
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Corporations
Jill Stein: Corporate elite richer than ever, but pay less tax than ever.
Jill Stein: Record profits-with politicians' help--caused the recession.
Jill Stein: Make all corporate tax subsidies transparent.
Barack Obama: We bailed out auto industry, but today they're back.
Barack Obama: End deduction for outsourcing jobs; tax outsourcing instead.
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Crime
Jill Stein: Incarcerating poor & minorities has become big business.
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Education
Jill Stein: College loans trap students in financial prison of debt.
Jill Stein: Right to a tuition-free public education, pre-K thru college.
Barack Obama: Make community colleges into community career centers.
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Energy & Oil
Jill Stein: Let states prevent nuclear power plants.
Jill Stein: World War II-scale mobilization to reduce carbon burden.
Barack Obama: All-of-the-above energy; enough natural gas or 100 years.
Barack Obama: Don't cede wind, or solar, or battery industry to foreigners.
Barack Obama: Clean energy on public lands, and for defense department.
Barack Obama: FactCheck: Oil dependence low; but gas prices highest ever.
Barack Obama: FactCheck: Promised for 3 years to end oil industry subsidy.
Newt Gingrich: Obama favors far-left interests at expense of energy jobs.
Ron Paul: Develop energy independence; no crony handouts like Solyndra.
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Environment
Jill Stein: Green Transition Program: convert gray economy to green.
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Foreign Policy
Barack Obama: America is the one indispensable nation in world affairs.
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Free Trade
Barack Obama: Double US exports via deals with Panama, Colombia, & S.Korea.
Barack Obama: Trade Enforcement Unit: inspections for safe imports.
Barack Obama: FactCheck: Chinese tire import ban replaced by other imports.
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Government Reform
Jill Stein: Voter Bill of Rights: full public financing; paper ballots.
Barack Obama: Ban insider trading by members of Congress.
Buddy Roemer: We need better & smarter government; not more government.
Buddy Roemer: Super PACs distort and corrupt our politics.
Mitch Daniels: Experiment in trickle-down government hurts middle class.
Mitt Romney: Make government simpler, smaller, and smarter.
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Health Care
Jill Stein: Right to quality health care: Medicare for All.
Barack Obama: FactCheck: ObamaCare covers only 1/2 of 30 million uninsured.
Tea Party: ObamaCare was forced down our throats.
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Homeland Security
Jill Stein: End Patriot Act; it surrenders freedoms in name of security.
Barack Obama: Take money from war budgets and fund nation-building at home.
Mitt Romney: Military so powerful that no one thinks of challenging it.
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Immigration
Jill Stein: End the war on immigrants; end "secure communities" cruelty.
Barack Obama: Let foreign students stay after graduating college.
Barack Obama: FactCheck: Fewer border crossings mostly due to economy.
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Jobs
Jill Stein: Economic Bill of Rights: unionize; fair taxation; fair trade.
Jill Stein: Full Employment Program: green jobs and community needs.
Barack Obama: FactCheck: Jobs increasing, but still lower than in 2008.
Newt Gingrich: Bigger government lead to more food stamps, not more jobs.
Ron Paul: Government picking winners and losers kills jobs.
Tea Party: Real unemployment is 18%, counting under-employment.
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Principles & Values
Jill Stein: Dems & GOP blame each other while both support establishment.
Jill Stein: Green New Deal: emergency 4-part anti-recession program.
Herman Cain: Exceptional nation: put "united" back into the United States.
Mitch Daniels: Government is meant to serve the people, not supervise them.
Mitch Daniels: No "have-nots": just "haves," and "soon-to-haves".
Mitt Romney: Obama's record: debt, decline, and disappointment.
Tea Party: Tea Party message: we the people are coming.
Tea Party: Many people are Tea Partiers and don't know it.
Tea Party: Stop the blame game; start common sense solutions.
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Social Security
Mitch Daniels: Stop paying pension benefits to the wealthy.
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Tax Reform
Barack Obama: Buffett rule: millionaires pay minimum of 30% in taxes.
Mitch Daniels: Fewer loopholes and lower rates.
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War & Peace
Jill Stein: Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were illegal.
Barack Obama: For first time in 9 years, no Americans are fighting in Iraq.
Barack Obama: Make sure Afghanistan is never again a source of attack.
Barack Obama: Take no options off the table if Iran develops nukes.
Barack Obama: FactCheck: Taliban may control countryside after US leaves.
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Welfare & Poverty
Jill Stein: Right to affordable housing: expand rental & home assistance.
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The above quotations are from 2012 State of the Union address to Congress, plus the Republican Response and the Tea Party response: Jan. 24, 2012.
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- Historical State of the Union addresses:
Clinton
- Bush
- Reagan
- Carter
- Ford
Nixon
- LBJ
- JFK
- Eisenhower
- Truman
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