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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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Winners and Losers
Senate candidates from Georgia
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from Past and present Senate candidates from Georgia (number of quotes indicated):
- Allen Buckley (18) Libertarian Senate challenger Georgia
- Amanda Swafford (21) Libertarian Challenger Georgia
- Brian Kemp (1) Georgia Republican candidate for Governor
- Buddy Carter (9) Republican House Member U.S. Rep Georgia-1
- Chase Oliver (9) Georgia Libertarian candidate for Governor
- Dale Cardwell (2) Democratic Senate Challenger (2008) Georgia
- David Perdue (69) Georgia Republican Challenger
- Derrick Grayson (23) Republican Senate candidate Georgia
- Doug Collins (19) Republican U.S. Rep Georgia-9
- Ed Tarver (12) Democratic GA-2 Senate Challenger Georgia
- Gary Black (1) Republican Senate Challenger Georgia
- Greg Orman (1) Kansas Independent candidate for Governor
- Herschel Walker (29) Republican Senate Challenger Georgia
- Jack Kingston (2) Republican (Senate run 2014) U.S. Rep Georgia-1
- Jason Carter (6) Georgia Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger
- Jim Barksdale (17) Democratic candidate for Senate Georgia
- Jim Martin (4) Democratic Senate Challenger (2008) Georgia
- John F. King (8) Republican Challenger Georgia
- John James (1) Michigan Republican Challenger
- Johnny Isakson (4) Republican (Until 2004) U.S. Rep Georgia-6
- Jon Ossoff (71) Democrat U.S. Rep Georgia-6
- Josh Lanier (3) Democratic Senate challenger (2008) Georgia
- Karen Handel (7) Republican U.S. Rep Georgia-6
- Kelly Loeffler (53) Republican Jr Senator Georgia
- Latham Saddler (17) Republican Challenger Georgia
- Matt Lieberman (16) Democratic challenger for 2-year special election Georgia
- Michelle Nunn (20) Former Democratic Challenger Georgia
- Mike Collins (5) Republican U.S. Rep Georgia-10
- Pat Roberts (1) Republican Sr (Retiring 2020) Kansas
- Paul Broun (15) Republican U.S. Rep Georgia-9
- Rand Knight (4) Democrat Challenger (2008) Georgia
- Raphael Warnock (58) Democratic Senator Georgia
- Rick Allen (11) Republican House Member U.S. Rep Georgia-12
- Shane Hazel (21) Georgia Libertarian challenger for Governor
- Ted Terry (11) Democratic Senate challenger Georgia
- Teresa Tomlinson (21) Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger Georgia
- Tom Price (18) Georgia Secretary of Health and Human Services-2017
- Valencia Stovall (13) Independent challenger for 2-year special election Georgia
- Vernon Jones (6) Georgia Republican challenger for Governor
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Abortion
Allen Buckley: No regulations or funding regarding abortion.
Amanda Swafford: Human life doesn't begin at conception.
David Perdue: Human life begins at conception.
David Perdue: Backed ban on most abortions after six weeks.
Derrick Grayson: Life begins at conception.
Derrick Grayson: Will fight any taxpayer funding, let charity pay for it.
Doug Collins: Co-sponsored bill giving legal protections to unborn.
Ed Tarver: Government should not legislate women's health decisions.
Herschel Walker: Is "strongly pro-life" including conservative judges.
Herschel Walker: Supports a total abortion ban without any exceptions.
Jon Ossoff: Will only vote to confirm judges who will uphold Roe v. Wade.
Jim Barksdale: Comprehensive reproductive health care services for women.
Johnny Isakson: Government should not be funding Planned Parenthood.
Johnny Isakson: Returned from surgery to defund Planned Parenthood.
Jon Ossoff: Will only confirm judges pledged to uphold Roe v. Wade.
Karen Handel: Endorsed by Susan B. Anthony List for pro-life women.
Kelly Loeffler: Fierce opponent of abortion.
Kelly Loeffler: Would support legislation to limit abortions.
Kelly Loeffler: Endorsed by Susan B. Anthony List; unapologetically pro-life.
Kelly Loeffler: Co-sponsored four bills to protect the unborn.
Latham Saddler: Will fight to protect the lives of all our unborn children.
Matt Lieberman: In campaign announcement, came out as pro-choice.
Michelle Nunn: Safe, legal, rare, and woman's personal decision.
Paul Broun: Human life begins at conception.
Raphael Warnock: Supports Roe and a woman's right to choose.
Raphael Warnock: Planned Parenthood endorsement: will fight new restrictions.
Raphael Warnock: Longtime supporter of contraceptive access & abortion rights.
Raphael Warnock: A decision between a woman and her doctor.
Raphael Warnock: Pro-choice: focused on infant and maternal mortality.
Rick Allen: Human life begins at conception.
Shane Hazel: Government has helped execute over 70 million babies.
Teresa Tomlinson: A woman is the sole fiduciary of her body and any pregnancy.
Tom Price: Would allow firing workers for birth control, abortion.
Tom Price: Co-sponsored Right to Life Act, protecting zygotes.
Tom Price: For Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.
Tom Price: Opposed to free birth control on religious grounds.
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Budget & Economy
Amanda Swafford: TARP manipulates the free enterprise system.
Amanda Swafford: End the Federal Reserve; explore alternative currency.
David Perdue: Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity.
David Perdue: Endorsed by Georgia Chamber of Commerce.
David Perdue: Supported Opportunity Zones to incentivize investment.
David Perdue: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau a "rogue agency".
David Perdue: For Paycheck Protection Program, pro-market solutions.
Derrick Grayson: End ever-increasing spending to keep system from imploding.
Ed Tarver: End fraud, waste, and abuse in all departments of government.
Herschel Walker: Best way to help people succeed: don't give them a handout.
Jim Barksdale: Audit the federal government to weed out double-spending.
Jon Ossoff: Upgraded infrastructure foundation for decades of prosperity.
Jon Ossoff: Investment in infrastructure is overdue.
Jon Ossoff: More regulation of banks, reinstate Glass-Steagall Act.
Jon Ossoff: COVID: we need more direct relief from federal government.
Jon Ossoff: For stricter government oversight; cut duplicate programs.
Jon Ossoff: Fund public media, guarantee editorial independence.
Jon Ossoff: COVID: Put families & small business ahead on relief.
Jon Ossoff: Republican Senate will mean paralysis and gridlock.
Jon Ossoff: COVID: Another round of $1,200 stimulus checks.
Kelly Loeffler: COVID: We need to reopen our economy.
Josh Lanier: Congress is out of control on spending.
Kelly Loeffler: Support record economic growth, job creation under Trump.
Kelly Loeffler: COVID: No bailout to "blue states" for socialist policies.
Kelly Loeffler: Cut regulations; encourage investment; lower taxes.
Kelly Loeffler: COVID: Brought $47 billion to help Georgia jobs, businesses.
Latham Saddler: Stimulus has too much wasteful spending.
Michelle Nunn: Sequestration is absolute wrong way of making cuts.
Paul Broun: Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity.
Raphael Warnock: A stimulus package must help working people, not just rich.
Raphael Warnock: All Americans deserve prosperity.
Raphael Warnock: Social safety net is unique work of government.
Raphael Warnock: Need to invest in infrastructure, green energy jobs.
Shane Hazel: Government has no Constitutional authority for stimulus.
Teresa Tomlinson: Invest in infrastructure for rural farmers.
Tom Price: Deficits created by stimulus threatens economic stability.
Tom Price: Stimulus package favors Democratic projects.
Vernon Jones: Lead the way to protect home ownership.
Vernon Jones: Record of balancing budgets and not raising taxes.
Raphael Warnock: Opposes federal spending in Inflation Reduction Act.
John F. King: Let's start with a full audit of the Department of Defense.
Jon Ossoff: Budget cuts aren't about efficiency but cruelty and chaos.
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Civil Rights
Amanda Swafford: Government has authority to redefine marriage.
Amanda Swafford: Marriage equality is an individual freedom.
Brian Kemp: OpEd: refuses to process thousands of voter registrations.
David Perdue: Uphold Georgia's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
David Perdue: AdWatch: Perdue's company sued for gender pay discrimination.
David Perdue: Government shouldn't redefine marriage.
David Perdue: OpEd: avoids voter suppression questions.
David Perdue: Supreme Court overstepped in legalizing same-sex marriage.
Derrick Grayson: Government ain't got no business being involved in marriage.
Derrick Grayson: Government should be involved in marriage, civil unions.
Derrick Grayson: America is not a racist country; laws address racists.
Doug Collins: Against Equality Act (discrimination by sexual orientation).
Ed Tarver: Racism is a threat to domestic security.
Herschel Walker: Against reparations; it's pandering for votes.
Herschel Walker: Son is openly gay and led a Gays for Trump march.
Jim Barksdale: The gender wage gap is a real economic crisis.
Jim Barksdale: Eradicate anti-LGBTQ discrimination codified in legal code.
John James: Trump policies good for African-Americans & elevate everyone.
Jon Ossoff: Supports LGBTQ rights & Equality Act.
Jon Ossoff: For Equality Act, opposes any military ban.
Jon Ossoff: Can no longer go down a path of racism.
Jon Ossoff: Endorsed by Human Rights Campaign.
Jon Ossoff: We need a new Civil Rights Act to deal with systemic bias.
Kelly Loeffler: Supports religious liberty policy seen as discriminatory.
Kelly Loeffler: Anger over Floyd murder justifiable; destruction is not.
Kelly Loeffler: Black Lives Matter is "anti-Semitic" and anti-family.
Kelly Loeffler: Allow discrimination against LGBTQ for religious reasons.
Matt Lieberman: Concerned with "problems" in voting.
Matt Lieberman: We need a Voting Rights Act for the 21st century.
Matt Lieberman: Supports same-day voter registration & Election Day holiday.
Michelle Nunn: Support equal pay, and do it now.
Michelle Nunn: Equality, ending gender-based violence can transform world.
Paul Broun: Government shouldn't redefine marriage.
Rick Allen: Marriage is a union of one man and one woman.
Raphael Warnock: Nexus of taken a wrecking ball to African Americans.
Raphael Warnock: Protesters calling for change, believes change is possible.
Raphael Warnock: Fraud almost nonexistent; really about voter suppression.
Raphael Warnock: Protect LGBTQ+ from housing, financial, job discrimination.
Raphael Warnock: Endorsed by Human Rights Campaign.
Shane Hazel: Let gay couples defend pot farms with machine guns.
Ted Terry: Made Election Day a city holiday.
Ted Terry: Registered 8000 new Americans as voters over six years.
Ted Terry: Prioritize Equality Act; overturn transgender military ban.
Teresa Tomlinson: Expand Voting Rights Act; end voter suppression.
Teresa Tomlinson: Add sexual orientation & gender identity to Civil Rights Act.
Tom Price: Against LGBT rights, same-sex marriage.
Tom Price: Would allow LGBT discrimination under civil rights laws.
Tom Price: Supports football coaches proselytizing at high school.
Valencia Stovall: Racism is a threat to domestic security.
Chase Oliver: 2003: Launched his high school's gay-straight alliance.
John F. King: Biological men don't belong in women's sports.
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Corporations
Amanda Swafford: FairTax avoids taxation of overseas corporate profit.
David Perdue: Only about 10 Senators have any real business experience.
David Perdue: End tax breaks & deals that outsource our jobs.
Jim Martin: Work with Delta Air but also respond to middle class needs.
Jon Ossoff: Reinstate Glass-Steagall; end speculative trading.
Rand Knight: Invest in our communities, not in corporate subsidies.
Rick Allen: Free enterprise is the fairest system.
Valencia Stovall: Lower corporate taxes; and COVD bailout for businesses.
Valencia Stovall: Include micro-businesses in SBA grants.
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Crime
David Perdue: Supported First Step Act with restrictions.
David Perdue: Supports expanding rights of crime victims.
David Perdue: Opposed Sentencing Reform Act as too lenient.
David Perdue: Need police reform, but vast majority of cops are honorable.
Doug Collins: Opposes defunding or "wholesale condemnation" of police.
Ed Tarver: Tough on violent drug dealers and fraudsters.
Herschel Walker: FactCheck: Claimed Capitol rioters distracted from fraud.
Herschel Walker: Any mom should be able to go to grocery store and feel safe.
Herschel Walker: Ex-wife & other women accuse him of making threats.
Herschel Walker: Defunding the police is a ridiculous idea.
Jim Barksdale: Better training for police, to avoid confrontations.
Jon Ossoff: Reverse militarization of police; ban private prisons.
Jon Ossoff: Don't defund the police; answer is to reform the police.
Jon Ossoff: Establish national standards for use of force by police.
Jon Ossoff: Crimes under Trump: act prudently, but accountability.
Jon Ossoff: Demilitarize the police; ban private prisons.
Kelly Loeffler: Cut highway dollars to any state reducing police funding.
Kelly Loeffler: Got to address lawlessness overtaking America's streets.
Kelly Loeffler: Co-sponsored "Back the Blue" resolutions, opposes defunding.
Kelly Loeffler: No place for racism, but fighting for well-funded police.
Raphael Warnock: Reform is personal, older brother sentenced to life.
Raphael Warnock: Mass incarceration about segregation, loss of voting rights.
Raphael Warnock: We have to continue to push back against police brutality.
Raphael Warnock: Mass incarceration a scar on the soul of America.
Raphael Warnock: Police accountability and bias training, against defunding.
Raphael Warnock: You can affirm what officers do; hold them accountable.
Shane Hazel: Release all non-violent offenders; end drug war.
Ted Terry: Supports "civilian-led policing" board hiring, firing police.
Teresa Tomlinson: End abuse of cash bail bonds & for-profit prisons.
Teresa Tomlinson: Fund reentry programs and restore voting rights to ex-felons.
Raphael Warnock: End cash bail for nonviolent crimes.
Chase Oliver: End qualified immunity at federal level, then states.
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Drugs
Allen Buckley: End Federal illicit drug regulations.
Amanda Swafford: Replace War on Drugs with individual freedom.
David Perdue: Receptive to medical marijuana, but leave it to states.
David Perdue: Supports medical marijuana, not recreational use.
Doug Collins: Marijuana: let states legalize, against federal legalization.
Ed Tarver: Against long prison terms for nonviolent, addicted prisoners.
Herschel Walker: Criticizes Biden Administration over false crack pipe policy.
Johnny Isakson: Legalize medical marijuana and cannabis oil.
Jon Ossoff: Past time to legalize, regulate, and tax cannabis.
Kelly Loeffler: Stiffer penalties for deceptively trafficking in fentanyl.
Kelly Loeffler: Marijuana: concerned about negative effects of legalization.
Raphael Warnock: Marijuana: wants to decriminalize.
Shane Hazel: Marijuana is a right.
Shane Hazel: End wars, including the drug war.
Ted Terry: Decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana.
Teresa Tomlinson: Remove marijuana from Controlled Substance Act schedule.
Teresa Tomlinson: End sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine.
Tom Price: Opposes needle exchange programs.
Tom Price: Criticized for comments on opioid addiction treatment.
Tom Price: Co-signs support letter to free states to act on marijuana.
Buddy Carter: Increased border security will stop flow of fentanyl into US.
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Education
Allen Buckley: Help college debt, but no government load payoff.
Amanda Swafford: Dismantle the Department of Education.
David Perdue: Helped secure permanent funding for HBCUs.
David Perdue: Supports school choice including private schools.
David Perdue: Free tuition is what Soviets, Nazis, Cubans, Venezuelans did.
Derrick Grayson: Common Core gets government further entrenched in education.
Derrick Grayson: Taking God out of schools eliminated moral compass for many.
Doug Collins: Voted for DC voucher program for private schools.
Doug Collins: Co-sponsored education bill eliminating loan forgiveness.
Ed Tarver: College debt forgiveness for income under $100,000.
Herschel Walker: Will work with Sen. Tim Scott to promote school choice.
Herschel Walker: Removed false claim of being a college graduate from website.
Jim Barksdale: Invest in education without "Opportunity School Districts".
Jon Ossoff: Make trade school, vocational training, public colleges free.
Jon Ossoff: Supports debt forgiveness; tuition free state schools.
Kelly Loeffler: Funding for low-income students for public, private schools.
Kelly Loeffler: Make sure that we protect school choice.
Paul Broun: Oppose nationwide Common Core standards.
Paul Broun: Big Bang & evolution: "lies straight from the pit of hell".
Rand Knight: Raise teacher salaries; build more schools.
Raphael Warnock: Fully fund Pell Grants, strengthen loan forgiveness.
Shane Hazel: Eliminate the U.S. Department of Education.
Shane Hazel: Never pay for college loans; they chose to take on debt.
Teresa Tomlinson: Led the fight to save women's college from shutting down.
Tom Price: Allow state agencies to control Head Start funding.
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Energy & Oil
Amanda Swafford: No subsidies for wind and solar.
Dale Cardwell: End our dependence on foreign oil with wind & solar.
Dale Cardwell: Invest billions to help clean energy entrepreneurs.
David Perdue: No subsidies for wind and solar.
David Perdue: Support withdrawal from Paris Agreement.
Doug Collins: Co-sponsored bills to end EPA renewable fuel program.
Herschel Walker: Will fight to make America energy independent once again.
Herschel Walker: China and Russia not thinking about Green New Deal.
Jim Barksdale: Irresponsible to refute evidence of man-made climate change.
Jim Martin: Supports cap and trade system to reduce carbon emissions.
Jon Ossoff: Climate change is a major threat, invest in clean energy.
Kelly Loeffler: Insidious socialism like Green New Deal attacks liberty.
Matt Lieberman: Net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Michelle Nunn: Move forward on Keystone pipeline.
Paul Broun: No subsidies for wind and solar.
Rand Knight: Tackle energy dependence to reduce terrorist support.
Raphael Warnock: Climate change is here, way past time to get serious.
Rick Allen: No government funding for wind & solar.
Shane Hazel: No government funding for renewable energy.
Ted Terry: Commitment to 100% clean energy transition.
Ted Terry: Climate change is personal because I'm 36, will be around.
Teresa Tomlinson: Clean economy will create jobs, lower energy costs.
Valencia Stovall: Federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.
Chase Oliver: No carbon caps; no magic legislation.
Raphael Warnock: Creation Care: invest in a green energy future.
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Environment
Allen Buckley: Preserve the EPA within bounds of statutory rights.
David Perdue: Roll back stifling Obama-era regulations.
Doug Collins: Co-sponsored Stopping EPA Overreach Act.
Johnny Isakson: Protect environment while providing for economic opportunity.
Jon Ossoff: Aggressive protection of endangered species and habitats.
Jon Ossoff: Reverse Trump rollbacks of environmental standards.
Josh Lanier: Help cities with mass transit and farmers in small towns too.
Michelle Nunn: Preserved 85 acre marshland with conservation easements.
Raphael Warnock: Environmental justice is on the ballot.
Valencia Stovall: Global Stewardship for sustainable practices.
Vernon Jones: Capture methane gas from landfills for electricity.
Buddy Carter: Sponsored bill to nullify EPA rule on air pollution.
Mike Collins: Sponsored bill to weaken EPA's role under Clean Water Act.
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Families & Children
Chase Oliver: Support LGBTQ kids; stop demonizing LGBTQ people.
Jon Ossoff: Allow children of fallen military to attend DoD schools.
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Foreign Policy
Allen Buckley: We face significant problems, including foreign intervention.
David Perdue: US should provide aid to encourage development.
David Perdue: Defends Trump on Putin; must engage with Russia.
David Perdue: National debt impacts our foreign policy.
David Perdue: Voted against blocking arm sales to Saudi Arabia.
Derrick Grayson: 900 military bases in 150 countries is an empire.
Doug Collins: Going to stand with America against China.
Herschel Walker: Friendship for Israel means nixing event over swastika.
Jim Barksdale: Use all the tools of diplomacy in the pursuit of peace.
Jon Ossoff: Supports Israel, continuing U.S. military aid.
Jon Ossoff: US should play active role in Israel/Palestine diplomacy.
Jon Ossoff: Supports blocking arm sales to Saudi Arabia.
Karen Handel: FactCheck: Only $2.2M on USAID pottery in Morocco, not $27M.
Kelly Loeffler: Supported moving US Embassy to Jerusalem.
Latham Saddler: I see America being challenged by a rising communist China.
Latham Saddler: He is determined that Communist China will not prevail.
Latham Saddler: A strong, united America makes the world more secure.
Matt Lieberman: We should be sticking by our allies.
Matt Lieberman: Will abide by ethics rules concerning father's lobbying work.
Matt Lieberman: Strong supporter of Israel & two-state solution.
Michelle Nunn: Our military is but one element of our national power.
Shane Hazel: US in 150 countries is for international aristocrats.
Teresa Tomlinson: My support for Israel is unshakable.
Teresa Tomlinson: Restore and support our traditional alliances.
Buddy Carter: Claimed US spent millions on condoms for the Taliban.
Buddy Carter: Rename Greenland "Red, White, and Blueland".
John F. King: Stand with Israel; get tough on Iran; crush the cartels.
Mike Collins: Against military aid to Ukraine; arm Taiwan instead.
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Free Trade
Amanda Swafford: We need more transparency regarding trade agreements.
David Perdue: My company exported American-made products into Asia.
David Perdue: Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA.
David Perdue: Reluctantly came to support Trump steel, aluminum tariffs.
David Perdue: Aggressively imported cheap Chinese products as CEO.
Jim Barksdale: Rewrite trade deals to give US workers a level playing field.
Jon Ossoff: Attack unfair practices by overseas competitors.
Kelly Loeffler: Hopes trade war challenges can be resolved soon.
Kelly Loeffler: Co-sponsored the BEAT CHINA Act on medical manufacturing.
Michelle Nunn: Moving jobs to China & Mexico helps profits but not people.
Michelle Nunn: Trade impacting international cooperation on other issues.
Shane Hazel: Remove barriers to international trade.
Teresa Tomlinson: Reject policies that put our farmers at disadvantage.
Valencia Stovall: Remove tariffs and quotas, but focus on fair trade.
Buddy Carter: Tariffs are tough but will pay off in the long term.
Jon Ossoff: Rules of international trade chaotic under Trump.
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Government Reform
Allen Buckley: Our country faces excessive debt, entitlements, & regulation.
Amanda Swafford: Photo ID for voting.
David Perdue: Absolute power corrupts; support check and balance system.
David Perdue: Photo ID for voting.
David Perdue: Republican Secretary of State should resign over election.
David Perdue: Strong advocate for Congressional term limits.
David Perdue: Idea of voter suppression is a lie out of the pit of hell.
David Perdue: OpEd: Refusal to debate seemed lordly and dismissive.
Derrick Grayson: Keep Georgians engaged; keep government transparent.
Derrick Grayson: PACs have agendas; don't take their money.
Doug Collins: Opposed voting rights bill as unconstitutional.
Herschel Walker: Opposed certifying Biden's Georgia victory, claims fraud.
Herschel Walker: He will fight for lower taxes, fewer government regulations.
Jim Barksdale: Repeal Citizens United and ban Super PACs.
Jon Ossoff: End Citizens United; get dark money out of politics.
Jon Ossoff: We need a new Voting Rights Act.
Jon Ossoff: Trying to take away sacred right to vote is disgraceful.
Jon Ossoff: Open to discussing getting rid of filibuster.
Jon Ossoff: Open to term limits for federal judges.
Jon Ossoff: Perdue lying about stock trades is totally unacceptable.
Kelly Loeffler: Condemned Pelosi for Commission on President Capacity.
Kelly Loeffler: Raise penalties for voter fraud, ballot harvesting.
Kelly Loeffler: Issues in the election; Georgians must trust process.
Kelly Loeffler: Denounce violence; hold election officials accountable.
Kelly Loeffler: Trump has right to challenge election results.
Latham Saddler: Georgia laws make it easier to vote, harder to cheat.
Latham Saddler: Fewer regulations allow our businesses to grow and thrive.
Matt Lieberman: Protect voters whose rights are endangered by local laws.
Michelle Nunn: If Congress doesn't pass a budget they don't get paid.
Michelle Nunn: Bar members of Congress from becoming lobbyists.
Michelle Nunn: Amendment to overturn the Citizens United decision.
Michelle Nunn: AdWatch: Michelle helps organizations make changes.
Paul Broun: Photo ID for voting.
Raphael Warnock: Restore Federal election oversight under Voting Rights Act.
Raphael Warnock: Will work to pass John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
Raphael Warnock: Restore oversight provisions of Voting Rights Act.
Raphael Warnock: Voter suppression happens all across the country.
Raphael Warnock: Four greatest words in democracy: "The people have spoken".
Rick Allen: Enact congressional term limits.
Rick Allen: Require photo ID to vote.
Shane Hazel: No regulation of indirect campaign contributions.
Tom Price: Regulators should be teammates and allies to business.
Tom Price: Healthcare regulation leading some to leave the field.
Valencia Stovall: Federal education standards; our system is outdated.
Chase Oliver: His 2% vote caused runoff in 2022 Georgia Senate race.
Chase Oliver: Ranked-choice voting is better than runoffs.
John F. King: Protect farmers from crushing government regulations.
John F. King: The sanctity of our elections has been under siege.
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Gun Control
Allen Buckley: Uphold the Second Amendment with background checks.
Amanda Swafford: Opposes more gun restrictions.
Amanda Swafford: Sacrificing liberty for safety has never worked.
David Perdue: Opposes more gun restrictions.
David Perdue: Ample guns laws on the books; supports background checks.
Derrick Grayson: National background check, and Constitutional Carry.
Doug Collins: Allow concealed firearm carry across state lines.
Ed Tarver: Ban assault weapons & high velocity ammo.
Herschel Walker: Confirm judges who will protect our right to bear arms.
Jason Carter: Let local communities decide if teachers can be armed.
Jim Barksdale: Stop suspected terrorists from being able to buy guns.
Jon Ossoff: Background checks; red flag laws; assault weapon ban.
Jon Ossoff: Supports background checks, assault weapon ban.
Jon Ossoff: Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety.
Kelly Loeffler: Defend the Second Amendment.
Kelly Loeffler: Sponsored bill barring national firearm database.
Latham Saddler: Threats to 2d amendment are a threat to our way of life.
Matt Lieberman: For assault rifle ban & background checks.
Matt Lieberman: In campaign announcement, came out as pro-gun control.
Paul Broun: FactCheck: Guns cause more deaths than bats & hammers.
Paul Broun: Opposes more gun restrictions.
Raphael Warnock: Guns not allowed in Capitol, but allowed in our schools?
Raphael Warnock: Answer to gun violence isn't masses of people carrying guns.
Raphael Warnock: Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety.
Rick Allen: Disagree with more restrictive gun control laws.
Shane Hazel: Repeal all gun laws; strictly interpret 2nd Amendment.
Ted Terry: 2nd Amendment doesn't mean unfettered access to guns.
Teresa Tomlinson: Universal background checks; assault weapon ban.
Tom Price: Gun ownership protects those at scene of crime.
Valencia Stovall: Right to own guns, but not high powered weapons.
Chase Oliver: Pink Pistols: no red flag laws; no gun confiscation.
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Health Care
Allen Buckley: Eliminate premiums; raise coinsurance contribution.
Allen Buckley: Tax subsidies for health savings accounts (HSAs).
Amanda Swafford: Repeal ObamaCare; it's not a government responsibility.
Amanda Swafford: Dramatically strengthen Health Savings Accounts.
David Perdue: Responsible thing to do: fix ObamaCare; don't repeal it.
David Perdue: Repeal ObamaCare; it's not a government responsibility.
David Perdue: Repeal fining poor because they can't afford ObamaCare.
David Perdue: COVID: We've done everything we could.
David Perdue: Market based solutions, crack down on fraud in Medicare.
David Perdue: Incentivize drug manufacturers to lower prices.
David Perdue: Invest in equipping vulnerable populations.
Derrick Grayson: Repeal ObamaCare and replace it with nothing.
Derrick Grayson: High-risk pool for individuals with pre-existing conditions.
Ed Tarver: I embrace the framework of the Affordable Care Act.
Doug Collins: Voted more than 50 times to repeal the ACA.
Doug Collins: COVID: Trump saved lives, getting our economy back.
Jason Carter: Claimed water kills Ebola; "I was misinformed".
Jason Carter: ObamaCare a "mess" that needs fixing.
Jim Barksdale: ObamaCare isn't perfect, but it's a good step.
Jim Martin: All children must have access to health care.
Jim Martin: Part of team that created the PeachCare Act.
Jon Ossoff: Supports public option over Medicare-for-All.
Jon Ossoff: Ensure all Americans have insurance, for public option.
Jon Ossoff: Improve ACA, not repeal it.
Jon Ossoff: COVID: Trump's response "gross incompetence".
Jon Ossoff: Will oppose ongoing efforts to defund Medicare.
Jon Ossoff: Empower Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices.
Jon Ossoff: More federal support for eldercare in America.
Jon Ossoff: COVID: out of control because government ignored science.
Jon Ossoff: Expand Medicaid, invest in new public health clinics.
Karen Handel: Embrace threat of federal shutdown to defund ObamaCare.
Karen Handel: ObamaCare overreaches, but feds should address healthcare.
Karen Handel: ObamaCare canceled my wife's policy & doubled premiums.
Kelly Loeffler: Supports overhaul of Medicaid in Georgia.
Kelly Loeffler: Insidious socialism like Medicare-for-All attacks liberty.
Kelly Loeffler: End ACA: Medicare for All is an attack on liberty.
Kelly Loeffler: COVID: Trump took threat seriously from the beginning.
Kelly Loeffler: Against Medicare for All, use free market solutions.
Kelly Loeffler: Reduce regulation, increase competition, cut waste.
Kelly Loeffler: For nursing homes, we need tort reform & to cut regulations.
Matt Lieberman: Expand ObamaCare; add public option.
Michelle Nunn: Add a tier of affordable coverage to ObamaCare.
Michelle Nunn: ObamaCare would have been better if bipartisan.
Pat Roberts: Ebola: suspend air travel between the U.S. and West Africa.
Paul Broun: Repeal ObamaCare; it's not a government responsibility.
Raphael Warnock: 2014: Arrested at demonstration for Medicaid expansion.
Raphael Warnock: COVID: Crisis handled like country with no resources at all.
Raphael Warnock: AdWatch: Don't get rid of healthcare in middle of a pandemic.
Raphael Warnock: Arrested in 2014 when GA refused to expand Medicaid.
Raphael Warnock: Protect, improve, build upon the Affordable Care Act.
Raphael Warnock: COVID: We need leadership that believes in science.
Raphael Warnock: Expand Medicaid, protect Medicare.
Raphael Warnock: Allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices.
Raphael Warnock: Expand Medicaid to help with long-term care services.
Rick Allen: No government responsibility to ensure healthcare.
Shane Hazel: Have state and fed remove themselves from healthcare.
Teresa Tomlinson: Lower Medicare eligibility to 55, offer public option.
Teresa Tomlinson: Concerned about closure of rural hospitals.
Tom Price: Forced out of HHS for travel expenses.
Valencia Stovall: Supports ObamaCare, and bailouts during public health crises.
Vernon Jones: Part of team that created the PeachCare Act.
John F. King: Launched state-based Georgia Access in lieu of ObamaCare.
Jon Ossoff: Drastic cuts to Medicaid will cause fundamental damage.
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Homeland Security
Allen Buckley: Reduce excessive foreign military bases.
Allen Buckley: We don't need 800+ foreign bases; rest of world only has 60.
Amanda Swafford: Superior nuclear arsenal is not necessary.
Amanda Swafford: Oppose private prison industry and domestic wiretapping.
David Perdue: Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal.
David Perdue: US must address global security crisis with strong defense.
Derrick Grayson: Reform VA care for veterans to reduce suicides and shootings.
Derrick Grayson: Stop borrowing money to fight unjust, undeclared wars.
Derrick Grayson: Give veterans priority for treatment and services.
Herschel Walker: I believe in smaller government & a strong military.
Herschel Walker: Invest heavily in our military to ensure we have the best.
Jim Barksdale: Protect our military installations from BRAC closures.
Kelly Loeffler: Voted for Defense bill renaming bases honoring Confederates.
Latham Saddler: Georgia senators are usually experts on national security.
Latham Saddler: Work to ensure our common defense as a top priority.
Paul Broun: Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal.
Rick Allen: Maintain a larger nuclear arsenal than our adversaries.
Shane Hazel: Abolish the Veterans Administration.
Valencia Stovall: Increase defense spending with accountability.
Vernon Jones: Find the terrorists no matter where they are.
Chase Oliver: 2008: Close Guantanamo; stop drone policies .
Jon Ossoff: Georgia's 13 military installations are vital to our defense.
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Immigration
Allen Buckley: Include those who don't have a great skill set.
Amanda Swafford: Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry.
Amanda Swafford: No caps on number of visas allowed.
David Perdue: Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry.
David Perdue: Citizenship for DACA tied to cutting immigration.
Doug Collins: Co-sponsored Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act.
Ed Tarver: Immigrants seek the opportunities of the American Dream.
Greg Orman: Tough, practical, fair policy: no amnesty but no deportation.
Herschel Walker: For path to citizenship in 2015, now only "a strong border".
Herschel Walker: Secure our southern border, fix the immigration problem.
Jim Barksdale: Pass comprehensive reform & bring 11M out of shadows.
Jon Ossoff: Strengthen borders, path for undocumented immigrants.
Jon Ossoff: DREAMers are Americans and here to stay.
Karen Handel: Immigration bill is 1,000 pages of industry rewards.
Kelly Loeffler: Supports building border wall.
Kelly Loeffler: Co-sponsored Asylum Abuse Reduction Act.
Latham Saddler: For a physical and technological wall on southern border.
Michelle Nunn: Un-American travel ban hurts refugees & US standing in world.
Paul Broun: Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry.
Raphael Warnock: Jesus was an "undocumented immigrant".
Rick Allen: Protect the border and to prevent illegal entry.
Shane Hazel: Shut off the welfare magnet; have troops patrol border.
Ted Terry: Refugees exemplify the best of what America offers.
Teresa Tomlinson: End family separation & citizenship for DREAMers.
Valencia Stovall: Construct wall on Mexican border; then rolling legalization.
John F. King: Keep our border secure and deport criminals here illegally.
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Jobs
David Perdue: Oppose increase in the federal minimum wage.
David Perdue: 2005: I spent my career outsourcing; 2014: I'm proud of that.
David Perdue: Co-sponsored National Right-to-Work Act.
David Perdue: Raising minimum wage kills jobs.
Doug Collins: Co-sponsored National Right-to-Work Act.
Doug Collins: Voted against raising the minimum wage to $15.
Jon Ossoff: Minimum wage should be livable wage.
Kelly Loeffler: Co-sponsored National Right-to-Work Act.
Michelle Nunn: Increase the minimum wage, help lower the unemployment rate.
Raphael Warnock: $7.25 an hour "is not a living wage".
Raphael Warnock: Supports pay equity with honest wages, fair overtime.
Ted Terry: Raised city minimum wages to $15 an hour.
Teresa Tomlinson: Support right to organize & protect benefits.
Teresa Tomlinson: Raise minimum wage to $15 with cost of living adjustments.
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Principles & Values
Allen Buckley: Absolute separation of church and state.
Amanda Swafford: Judeo-Christian values aren't threatened by Shariah.
David Perdue: Judeo-Christian values established our government framework.
David Perdue: CEO of Dollar General & Reebok; cousin of Gov. Sonny Perdue.
David Perdue: Change diapers & politicians frequently: not a D.C. insider.
David Perdue: COVID: Stock trades came under investigation.
David Perdue: Mocked Kamala Harris's first name at Trump rally.
David Perdue: Strong supporter of judges in the mold of Antonin Scalia.
Derrick Grayson: 100% of the Constitution, 100% of the time.
Derrick Grayson: Social positions based on strong Christian values.
Derrick Grayson: People free to worship or not; tax exempt status abolished.
Doug Collins: Impeachment smeared a president who put America first.
Doug Collins: Impeachment started with tears in Brooklyn in 2016.
Ed Tarver: In the Army, it was about serving "one nation".
Ed Tarver: Government and religion should not be intertwined.
Gary Black: Puts on football gear in ad to tweak football star opponent.
Herschel Walker: Qualified to run for Senate because I love America.
Herschel Walker: Born in Wrightsville; going to die a Jesus Christ death.
Herschel Walker: If you don't like this country, you don't have to stay here.
Herschel Walker: Love for anthem doesn't preclude caring for social justice.
Herschel Walker: Putting Georgia and Georgians first.
Herschel Walker: With God's help will bring conservative value to Washington.
Jack Kingston: Endorsed by McIntosh County Commissioner over Handel.
Jack Kingston: Broaden appeal of GOP by engaging liberal media.
Jason Carter: Comfortable talking about his religious faith.
Jim Barksdale: Against Georgia adopting "religious liberty" legislation.
Jon Ossoff: Dedicated my career to fighting corruption.
Jon Ossoff: His faith informs his approach to politics.
Jon Ossoff: Criticizes "cultural elitism" of Hollywood.
Jon Ossoff: Multiracial coalition with shared values emerging.
Jon Ossoff: Standard for Senators higher than not being prosecuted.
Jon Ossoff: On Day One, I'll place my stock portfolio in a blind trust.
Jon Ossoff: Refusal to debate shows arrogance & sense of entitlement.
Jon Ossoff: Parents' success helped me, I want to help others.
Karen Handel: Endorsed by McIntosh County Commissioner before Kingston.
Kelly Loeffler: Will abide by Senate ethics rules, won't address conflicts.
Kelly Loeffler: Donated maximum $2800 to Trump recount fund.
Kelly Loeffler: WNBA players endorsing opponent is "cancel culture".
Kelly Loeffler: Atlanta's "most expensive real estate transaction ever".
Kelly Loeffler: Endorsed QAnon candidate for fighting "radical left".
Kelly Loeffler: First in my family to graduate from college.
Kelly Loeffler: I'm a Christian: a person of deep faith.
Kelly Loeffler: Conservative values matter: uphold the Constitution.
Latham Saddler: I will put Georgia first and keep America first.
Latham Saddler: It is time for my generation of leaders to step up.
Latham Saddler: MLB reacting to voter suppression is "cancel culture".
Latham Saddler: Georgia is the most patriotic state in America.
Matt Lieberman: Will "err on the side of propriety".
Matt Lieberman: Don't wait for a miracle; we must make changes.
Michelle Nunn: Daughter of Sen. Sam Nunn: legacy of bipartisanship.
Paul Broun: Separation of church and state is a mistaken idea.
Paul Broun: Lost campaigns in 1990, 1992 & 1996 before winning in 2006.
Paul Broun: Biblical morality is spiritual foundation of our nation.
Raphael Warnock: America at its highest: equal voting, health care, education.
Raphael Warnock: Youngest pastor to lead Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Raphael Warnock: 2008: Joined black pastors defending controversial sermons.
Raphael Warnock: My whole life is about service; Senate would continue that.
Raphael Warnock: Washington is not focused on ordinary people.
Raphael Warnock: Have a moral foundation for everything that we do.
Raphael Warnock: I'm a Matthew 25 Christian: love your neighbor.
Rick Allen: Shariah law is a threat; keep Judeo-Christian framework.
Shane Hazel: Individual right to beliefs, including spreading Gospel.
Ted Terry: Prefers evidence-based policy making.
Valencia Stovall: Born-again believer in Jesus Christ.
Herschel Walker: Country wide election fraud in 2020 election .
Buddy Carter: Launched campaign calling himself a "MAGA warrior".
Buddy Carter: Decided to run for Senate after prayerful consideration.
Buddy Carter: Pushed Trump for Nobel Peace Prize for Iran/Israel ceasefire.
Mike Collins: Dedication to America First policies recognized.
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Social Security
Allen Buckley: Raise retirement to age 70 to save Social Security.
Allen Buckley: Financial Sanity Act: raise age to 70.
David Perdue: Reduce $86T retirement deal for federal employees.
David Perdue: Return to sensible budgeting to stabilize Social Security.
Jim Barksdale: No privatized "everyone on their own" scheme.
Jon Ossoff: Strengthen and protect Social Security benefits.
Kelly Loeffler: Don't privatize, but address long-term solvency.
Michelle Nunn: Bipartisan entitlement reform to preserve Social Security.
Raphael Warnock: Opposes raising retirement age or privatizing benefits.
Shane Hazel: Taxation is theft; Social Security is a giant Ponzi scheme.
Tom Price: Supports major cutbacks to Social Security.
Valencia Stovall: Livable wages support social security benefits.
Vernon Jones: Fight hard as the Dickens for our seniors.
Mike Collins: Get off of Social Security, get back in the workforce.
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Tax Reform
Amanda Swafford: Politicians use tax code to for social engineering.
David Perdue: Cut spending AND increase revenue.
David Perdue: Trump tax cuts having a positive impact across the country.
Jason Carter: Discuss regional sales tax to deal with local issues.
Jason Carter: Step up investment in pursuing tax cheats.
Jon Ossoff: Lower taxes for all but the wealthiest Americans.
Jon Ossoff: We borrow trillions to cut taxes for the wealthy.
Jon Ossoff: Doesn't support increase in income tax rates.
Josh Lanier: Opposes $1 trillion tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.
Latham Saddler: Infrastructure proposal a tax hike, corporations will leave.
Shane Hazel: Taxation is theft.
Raphael Warnock: Oppose tax breaks that benefit the wealthiest Americans .
Buddy Carter: Eliminate income tax; replace it with a consumption tax.
John F. King: Make Trump's tax cuts permanent; lower costs.
Mike Collins: Protect Georgians from the largest tax hike in history.
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Technology
Kelly Loeffler: We can figure out getting broadband to rural areas.
Michelle Nunn: Reverse the downward trends in basic R&D funding.
Chase Oliver: Let innovators reduce carbon; not federal-chosen technology.
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War & Peace
Allen Buckley: Involvement in Iraq hurt the US domestically.
Allen Buckley: Plan to exit the Middle East.
David Perdue: North Korean sanctions prove diplomacy succeeds.
David Perdue: Opposed requiring Congressional approval of attack on Iran.
Derrick Grayson: Non-intervention: Bring our troops home immediately.
Derrick Grayson: Policies of regime change intervention must be abandoned.
Doug Collins: Claimed Democrats "in love with terrorists," then apologized.
Ed Tarver: Coordinate with allies to dismantle extremist networks.
Jim Barksdale: No wars of choice without clear purpose & exit strategy.
Latham Saddler: Became fluent in Farsi; joined the Navy SEALs.
Matt Lieberman: Iran nuclear deal could have been better.
Matt Lieberman: Against rejoining Iran Deal until better deal made.
Rand Knight: Get out of Iraq within 12-18 months.
Shane Hazel: Forever wars are killing us; #EndTheWars.
Shane Hazel: Our policy should be that of non-intervention.
Teresa Tomlinson: Congress should vote on war actions, including Afghanistan.
Teresa Tomlinson: Sanctions against Iran, but diplomacy as well.
Jon Ossoff: Criticized Israel for civilian death and suffering in Gaza.
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Welfare & Poverty
Allen Buckley: Entitlements spending needs to be reasonably reduced.
Derrick Grayson: Welfare policy rips black families apart, like slavery.
Raphael Warnock: COVID exacerbates inequality in economics & health care.
Raphael Warnock: Created community financial literacy center.
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The above quotations are from Winners and Losers
Senate candidates from Georgia.
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