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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
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Boozman's pro-life stance puts rapists over victims.
Conner Eldridge: I'm personally opposed, but Roe v Wade is the law.
Curtis Coleman: Champion of the rights of the unborn.
Curtis Coleman: Supports umbilical stem cell research, but not embryonic.
Dan Whitfield: Pro-choice but focus on sex ed & access to contraceptives.
Frank Gilbert: Only allow abortion for rape, incest, and maternal life.
John Boozman: Opposes transporting minors across state lines for abortion.
Natalie James: Support safe access to reproductive services.
Tom Cotton: AdWatch: I believe in God; and only God has all the answers.
Tom Cotton: Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided; let states decide.
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Budget & Economy
Conner Eldridge: Start doing something about $18 trillion in debt.
Curtis Coleman: Work tirelessly to reduce our deficit & pay back $18T debt.
Natalie James: Fund projects strengthening under-served communities.
Natalie James: Prioritize assistance to small and minority businesses.
Nathan LaFrance: Politicians CANNOT control government spending; time for BBA.
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Civil Rights
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Defer to military decision on Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell.
Conner Eldridge: OpEd: Dems embrace same-sex marriage; Eldridge is reluctant.
Curtis Coleman: Protect right to free practice of our faith.
Curtis Coleman: Marriage is the union of one man and one woman.
Dan Whitfield: No discrimination for sexual orientation or identity.
Dan Whitfield: Solving systemic racism will improve life for Americans.
John Boozman: Keep Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell; the policy has worked well.
Tom Cotton: Affirmative action is systemic discrimination.
Tom Cotton: So-called equity policies discriminate on the basis of race.
Tom Cotton: Employing DEI in hiring is courting trouble.
Tom Cotton: So-called equity policies discriminate on the basis of race.
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Corporations
Dan Whitfield: Close loopholes so corporations pay more than zero in taxes.
John Boozman: Tax cuts for higher income helps small business owners.
Natalie James: Revoke tax breaks for corporations that outsource US jobs.
Tom Cotton: AdWatch: Worked as management consultant, not in insurance.
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Crime
Conner Eldridge: Work with law enforcement to reduce threats of violence.
Dan Whitfield: End the corruption of private prisons.
Dan Whitfield: Greater firepower is not solution; deal with systemic racism.
Dan Whitfield: Need to reform, not "defund," the police.
Mark Swaney: Eliminate the federal death penalty.
Natalie James: End Qualified Immunity, end mass incarceration.
Ricky Dale Harrington: Reduce prison population; impose sentencing caps.
Ricky Dale Harrington: Prisons shouldn't profit off of people.
Tom Cotton: Zero tolerance for destruction during protests.
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Drugs
Conner Eldridge: Spent 5 years as US Attorney taking on drug traffickers.
Dan Whitfield: Marijuana should be federally decriminalized.
Dan Whitfield: Let voters in each state determine how to treat marijuana.
Natalie James: Decriminalize marijuana; expunge marijuana-related offenses.
Tom Cotton: Stiffer penalties for deceptively trafficking in fentanyl.
Tom Cotton: Drug smugglers are valid targets, even if on wrecked boats.
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Education
Conner Eldridge: I attended public schools and I will prioritize education.
Dan Whitfield: Cap the interest rate on Federal Student Loans at 1-2%.
Dan Whitfield: Raise teachers' salaries from $33K to $40K.
Dan Whitfield: Free college for 2-year degrees; lower interest rates.
Dan Whitfield: Promote vocational training for those not going to college.
Dan Whitfield: Raise teacher's minimum salary to $40,000.
Natalie James: Strengthen public school system; prioritize Pre-K education.
Tom Cotton: Cut funding to schools using 1619 Project about slavery.
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Energy & Oil
Curtis Coleman: Use every American energy source to end external dependency.
Curtis Coleman: Cap-and-trade is a massive tax on energy consumption.
Dan Whitfield: Climate change exists even if we pretend it doesn't.
Dan Whitfield: Climate change is real; make Arkansas leader in clean energy.
Jake Bequette: Democrats want insane policies like Green New Deal.
Josh Mahony: Climate change is man-made.
Mark Swaney: Tax carbon to encourage people to use alternatives.
Natalie James: Advocate for equity in developing clean energy economy.
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Environment
Curtis Coleman: EPA poses a serious threat to property rights.
John Boozman: EPA regulations make dirtier climate abroad & no gain in US.
Natalie James: Reverse Trump's EPA war on environmental justice.
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Families & Children
Tom Cotton: Domestic violence victim funding pushes ideological agenda.
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Foreign Policy
Conner Eldridge: Advocate for an aggressive, unapologetic foreign policy.
Ricky Dale Harrington: As missionary in China, saw lack of rights under Communism.
Tom Cotton: Buy strategically-important Greenland, to block China.
Tom Cotton: We must end our economic dependence on China.
Tom Cotton: We must end our economic dependence on China.
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Free Trade
Asa Hutchinson: Supports high tariffs to eventually lead to low tariffs.
Conner Eldridge: Opposes Trans Pacific Partnership; supports fair trade.
Natalie James: Expand market access; fight trade policies hurting farmers.
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Government Reform
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: No moratorium on earmarks; they fund local projects.
Curtis Coleman: 12-year term limits: citizen legislators and judges.
Dan Whitfield: Elected officials should give up rights to financial privacy.
Dan Whitfield: Elected officials should give up financial privacy.
Dan Whitfield: All elected officials should liquidate their portfolios.
Dan Whitfield: Corporate spending is not speech; end Citizens United.
Dan Whitfield: Sued over signature requirement for ballot during pandemic.
Dan Whitfield: Denied ballot access in 2020, not dropping fight for 2022.
Dan Whitfield: Favors ranked choice voting.
Dan Whitfield: End gerrymandering, use computer algorithm to draw lines.
Dan Whitfield: Reform Postal Service; against privatization.
Dan Whitfield: Lower pay for elected officials.
Mark Pryor: Government shutdown is reckless & irresponsible.
Natalie James: Pass John Lewis Voting Rights Act & Freedom to Vote Act.
Nathan LaFrance: Term limits will accomplish with CFR attempts to do.
Tom Cotton: Ranked-choice voting "is a scam to rig elections".
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Gun Control
Conner Eldridge: Enforce the gun laws already on the books.
Curtis Coleman: Champion of our 2nd Amendment rights.
Dan Whitfield: Disarming citizens against everything America stands for.
Dan Whitfield: Disarming citizens unconstitutional, but check backgrounds.
Josh Mahony: Mental health reform; but how do we do it?
Josh Mahony: Mental health reform, but we need Congress to pass it.
Natalie James: Ban AR-15 weapons & raise purchasing age.
Nathan LaFrance: Attempts at building a federal gun registry are wrong.
Ricky Dale Harrington: Right of people to bear arms "shall not be infringed".
Tom Cotton: Mental health reform; but how do we do it?
Tom Cotton: Mental health reform to block access to firearms.
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Health Care
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: I stopped the public option in ObamaCare.
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Worked to ensure the overhaul helped small businesses.
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Fix broken logistics of healthcare delivery.
Conner Eldridge: Improve ObamaCare rather than distractions about repeal.
Curtis Coleman: I will never vote to fund ObamaCare.
Dan Whitfield: Universal healthcare, like every other industrialized nation.
Dan Whitfield: Medicare for All--human misery should never be monetized.
Dan Whitfield: Coronavirus: China is not the enemy; COVID-19 is.
John Boozman: Something needs to be done, but ObamaCare is a job killer.
John Boozman: Solution like overhaul is what's wrong with government.
John Boozman: I want to be the deciding vote to repeal ObamaCare.
John Boozman: Nothing in healthcare bill controls cost; much escalates it.
Josh Mahony: Supports public option; preserve private health insurance.
Mark Pryor: AdWatch: Targeted by RNC robocalls for support of ObamaCare.
Mark Pryor: AdWatch: False that Medicare vouchers increase seniors' cost.
Natalie James: Defend and improve the Affordable Care Act.
Tom Cotton: Federal shut down to force ObamaCare delay by one year.
Tom Cotton: FactCheck: No special subsidies for congressional staff.
Tom Cotton: AdWatch: Cotton supports Medicare "premium support" vouchers.
Tom Cotton: AdWatch: No, Cotton won't end Medicare guarantee.
Tom Cotton: Introduced bill to cut off purchase of China-made drugs.
Tom Cotton: Supreme Court got it wrong o ObamaCare individual mandate.
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Homeland Security
Curtis Coleman: Oppose unconstitutional activities by the NSA.
Curtis Coleman: AdWatch: Boozman voted to curtail civil liberties; I won't.
Dan Whitfield: Invest in the VA: education on bases for soldiers' children.
Jake Bequette: Train military to fight great powers, not woke leftism.
Natalie James: Cut defense budget; move money to homelessness, education.
Nathan LaFrance: Meta-data collection of phone records is unconstitutional.
Tom Cotton: AdWatch: No sense of entitlement from serving in military.
Tom Cotton: Bring the Arsenal of Democracy roaring back to life.
Tom Cotton: Regime change in Venezuela was great thing for America.
Tom Cotton: Bring the Arsenal of Democracy roaring back to life.
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Immigration
Curtis Coleman: 100% opposed to amnesty in any form or by any mechanism.
Dan Whitfield: End migrant child detention facilities: use foster care.
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Jobs
Dan Whitfield: Large corporations required to pay $15 minimum wage.
Dan Whitfield: Regain workers' rights and protections through Unionism.
John Boozman: Pushed 16-hour trucker day; withdrew "sweatshop on wheels".
Mark Swaney: Abandon minimum wage in favor of living wage.
Natalie James: Supports living wage starting with $15-an-hour minimum.
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Principles & Values
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Some say I'm too liberal; some say I'm too conservative.
Frank Gilbert: Christian Libertarian & believes in Non-Aggression Principle.
Jake Bequette: I'm a God-fearing Christian conservative.
Jake Bequette: Upset to see athletes disrespect flag and our great country.
Jake Bequette: Calls himself Razorback; U of Arkansas asks him to stop.
Jake Bequette: Voters looking for someone unapologetically pro-American.
John Boozman: Arkansas can't afford Blanche Lincoln anymore.
Mark Pryor: AdWatch: I believe in God and I believe in His word.
Mark Pryor: Campaign theme: Pryor is responsible, Cotton is reckless.
Mark Pryor: AdWatch: I believe in God; and only God has all the answers.
Ricky Dale Harrington: Converted from Blue-Dog Democrat; married with three kids.
Ricky Dale Harrington: Libertarian for those unhappy with Democrats AND Republicans.
Tim Hutchinson: Parents operated a Christian radio station and school.
Tom Cotton: Served in military, academia, and as management consultant.
Tom Cotton: Fastest male in Congress; has finished 11 marathons.
Tom Cotton: Slavery was necessary evil upon which union was built.
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Social Security
John Boozman: Private accounts should be looked at as an option.
Tom Cotton: Oppo AdWatch: supports Privatizing social security.
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Tax Reform
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: The ultrawealthy should not receive tax cuts.
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: National sales tax of 23% is just a bad idea for Arkansans.
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Extend tax cuts for low and middle income.
Curtis Coleman: Simple Flat Tax plan: 10% for all personal income tax.
Dan Whitfield: Close loopholes for wealthy; lower taxes for working class.
John Boozman: Support the FairTax; abolish the Internal Revenue Service.
Nathan LaFrance: Replace income tax with national sales tax.
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Technology
Dan Whitfield: Internet info should be personal property, not providers'.
Tom Cotton: Protect officials, government employees from "doxing".
Tom Cotton: Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act would protect food supply.
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War & Peace
Conner Eldridge: Opposes Obama's Iran nuclear deal; needs more verification.
Dan Whitfield: America has been in the business of war for far too long.
Dan Whitfield: Bring troops home; stop destabilizing foreign governments.
Mark Swaney: Iraq war was a waste, based on a lie.
Ricky Dale Harrington: End costly wars and foreign entanglements.
Ricky Dale Harrington: Repeal the War Powers Act & Patriot Act.
Tom Cotton: Jihadists attack us for who we are.
Tom Cotton: Iraq War was just and noble.
Tom Cotton: Authored deal requiring Congress' input on Iran nuke deal.
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Welfare & Poverty
Dan Whitfield: Require all homeless shelters to be handicap accessible.
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