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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
Bret McAtee: Abortion is ethnocide.
Debbie Stabenow: Countless women rely on Planned Parenthood.
John James: 100% pro-life; always have been; always will be.
John James: De-fund Planned Parenthood; bad abortion even for rape.
Marcia Squier: Fund Planned Parenthood; abortion is an unrestricted right.
Mike Bishop: Pro-life with exception only for life of the mother.
Randy Hekman: Life begins at conception.
Terri Lynn Land: Supports GOP platform which bans abortion.
Elissa Slotkin: Criticized Republicans for opposing abortion access for vets.
Joe Tate: Repeal old state statute banning abortion.
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Budget & Economy
Debbie Stabenow: We waste billions on subsidies for Halliburton.
Gary Peters: COVID: Get resources, support to help people get through.
John James: Focus on cutting waste and getting to a balanced budget.
John James: Liberal leftist socialist policies have failed in Michigan.
Marcia Squier: Stimulus counters ever-growing income inequality.
Mike Bishop: Stop out-of-control spending policies.
Mike Bouchard: We need a line item veto.
Peter Hoekstra: TARP & debt ceiling increase were needed to fund two wars.
Peter Hoekstra: Cut agencies which are not in the constitution.
Scotty Boman: The government is the problem: cut out welfare and warfare.
Terri Lynn Land: Federal shutdown was opportunity to address spending.
Terri Lynn Land: Opposed deal to re-open federal government.
Terri Lynn Land: Opposed reopening government, due to ObamaCare, not jobs.
Leslie Love: Provide financial assistance to disadvantaged businesses.
James Craig: It shouldn't take as much as it does to run the government.
Elissa Slotkin: Oppose budget until Trump administration follows the law.
Gary Peters: Congress must do its most basic job to keep the lights on.
Joe Tate: There can be more investment in key state priorities.
Mallory McMorrow: We can't cut our way to prosperity.
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Civil Rights
John James: Opposed laws protecting LGBTQ from employment discrimination.
John James: Employers shouldn't be able to fire someone for being gay.
Marcia Squier: Comfortable with same-sex marriage.
Marcia Squier: Support affirmative action and reparations like urban repair.
Marcia Squier: Racism is a threat to domestic security.
Mike Bishop: Marriage is union of one man & one woman.
Scotty Boman: Backs gay marriage.
Terri Lynn Land: Supports GOP platform which bans same-sex marriage.
Terri Lynn Land: AdWatch: No discrimination, but "no comment" on gay- bashing.
Terri Lynn Land: Women want job flexibility more than equal pay.
Terri Lynn Land: Equal pay good; but Paycheck Fairness Act bad.
Terri Lynn Land: Equal pay for equal work for men and women.
Leslie Love: First African American on Natural Resources Commission.
Haley Stevens: Make sure Black-owned businesses have access to the capital.
Joe Tate: Expanded state civil rights law to include LGBTQ+ community.
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Corporations
Bob Young: Regulation hurts liberty AND hurts communities.
Bob Young: I believe in limited government (but not no-government).
Bob Young: Regulatory overreach hurts small businesses.
Debbie Stabenow: Supported recession bailouts saving the auto industry.
Gary Peters: I supported auto bailout; my opponent opposed it.
John James: Trump tax cuts encourage companies to do business in America.
Marcia Squier: I favor people over corporations and CEO billionaires.
Elissa Slotkin: 15% minimum tax on large corporations: pay their fair share.
Leslie Love: Increase opportunities for small & disadvantaged businesses.
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Crime
Gary Peters: Co-wrote bill for data-driven cooperation to fight crime.
Gary Peters: Leads fight for commission on criminal justice system.
John James: Against defunding police, for community policing.
Marcia Squier: End mass incarceration.
Leslie Love: Increase penalties for domestic violence and sexual assault.
Elissa Slotkin: Supports fair and transparent policing.
Mike Rogers: Combat violent criminal gangs from Central America.
Mallory McMorrow: Sponsored bill package making "ghost guns" a crime.
Mike Rogers: Authored the Respect for Fallen Heroes Act.
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Drugs
Debbie Stabenow: Time to decriminalize medical and recreational marijuana.
Gary Peters: Implement voter legalization of medical marijuana.
Gary Peters: When marijuana legalized, should be regulated and taxed.
John James: Opposes marijuana legalization for recreational use.
John James: Respect will of voters & legalize recreational marijuana.
Marcia Squier: Legalization will help utilize the endless benefits of pot.
Marcia Squier: Legalization of pot will help healthcare costs.
Marcia Squier: Cannabis is a life-saving drug and must be legalized.
Marcia Squier: Legalize pot, give addicts treatment, end war on drugs.
James Craig: Mexican cartels are poisoning by design with fentanyl.
Debbie Stabenow: Rated B- by NORML: decriminalize recreational marijuana.
Elissa Slotkin: Rated A- by NORML:decriminalize marijuana; let voters decide.
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Education
Bob Young: Parents should decide to which school they send their kids.
Debbie Stabenow: Supports student loan refinancing and Pell Grants.
Debbie Stabenow: Has long opposed school vouchers.
John James: Every high school student should be career- or college-ready.
John James: Supports public money for private schools.
John James: We have failed our children, supports school choice.
Marcia Squier: More funding needed for public schools; now more than ever.
Marcia Squier: No vouchers for schools, but ok for colleges.
Mike Bishop: Oppose Common Core nationwide standards.
Terri Lynn Land: Local funding and local control of schools.
Mike Rogers: Schools care more about social engineering than the three Rs.
James Craig: Mississippi provides a model that other states can replicate.
Elissa Slotkin: Forgiving student loans ok, if done by Congress.
Mike Rogers: No blanket forgiveness on student loans.
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Energy & Oil
Debbie Stabenow: Global Warming is real and I’m focused on solving it.
Debbie Stabenow: Climate change is real & human activity contributes.
Gary Peters: FactCheck: Mich. gets back more in gas tax than it collects.
Gary Peters: AdWatch: Yes, I own petcoke stock, but I can still speak out.
Gary Peters: Proudly voted to invest in renewable energy sources.
Gary Peters: Cap and trade is an option we need to look at.
John James: Green New Deal would decimate Michigan's economy.
Marcia Squier: Fund renewables by defunding the military.
Marcia Squier: Green energy is intertwined with job creation and education.
Marcia Squier: Enbridge-Line-5 pipeline should be permanently closed.
Mike Bishop: Don't use government to develop wind and solar energy.
Mike Bouchard: Conflicted on whether global warming is from human sources.
Leslie Love: Promote renewable energy and environmental protection.
Mike Rogers: Secure our energy independence; reduce regulations.
Mike Rogers: People can't afford EVs; lithium batteries sales helps China.
James Craig: Biden is beholden to the far left climate change agenda.
James Craig: Build both electric cars and internal combustion engines.
Joe Tate: Expanding access to solar energy aids low-income families.
Mallory McMorrow: Allow homeowners to install solar panels, charging stations.
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Environment
Debbie Stabenow: Authored ban on Great Lakes drilling.
Debbie Stabenow: Reverse cuts to Great Lakes funding.
Gary Peters: Push for Great Lakes restoration efforts & oil cleanups.
John James: Protect the national treasure of the Great Lakes.
Marcia Squier: All animals should be treated humanely.
Marcia Squier: Repeal the DARK Act: require full GMO labeling.
Marcia Squier: EPA should regulate for-profit corporations.
Marcia Squier: End the War on Oil, for national security AND environment.
Marcia Squier: Invest in ways to prevent erosion and rising waters.
Mike Bouchard: Water diversions shouldn't happen.
Elissa Slotkin: More bipartisan legislation like on PFAS contamination.
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Families & Children
Debbie Stabenow: Schools must prohibit bullying due to sexual orientation.
John James: Allow more flexible options for senior housing.
Leslie Love: Ban "girls' toys"/"boys' toys" from fast food meals.
Elissa Slotkin: Enshrine same-sex marriage into federal law.
Haley Stevens: Introduced bill to improve the Family and Medical Leave Act.
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Foreign Policy
Gary Peters: Be actively engaged in the Middle East.
John James: More military influence on the foreign policy team.
John James: For Trump's Middle East peace proposal, two state solution.
Marcia Squier: We need to support our troops by bringing them home.
Marcia Squier: End our interventionist strategies, and welcome refugees.
Peter Hoekstra: China is a nation that cheats and steals; no MFN.
Elissa Slotkin: Taiwan Strait fundamental to Navy's freedom of navigation.
Mike Rogers: Among the first to sound alarm on security danger from China.
James Craig: Israel is an important ally and a committed partner.
James Craig: Making Ukrainians more safe makes Americans less safe.
Mike Rogers: Fought Chinese efforts to steal US intellectual property.
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Free Trade
Debbie Stabenow: End trade agreements to keep jobs here.
John James: Free but fair trade, to keep jobs in Michigan.
John James: Let master negotiator Trump re-work trade deals.
John James: Fight China over soybeans now, or bullets later.
Marcia Squier: Replace free trade deals with zero export taxes.
Terri Lynn Land: Free trade agreements only with reciprocal market access.
Elissa Slotkin: Bring critical supply chains and manufacturing back home.
James Craig: Combat Chinese influence with America First policies.
Tudor Dixon: EV plant would send taxpayer dollars to Chinese adversary .
Haley Stevens: Trump's reckless tariffs are putting Michigan jobs at risk.
Joe Tate: Tariffs will have a negative impact on the economy.
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Government Reform
Debbie Stabenow: Repeal Citizens United; fight big money in politics.
Debbie Stabenow: Voter ID places undue burden on voters.
Gary Peters: Nuclear option: Allow confirmation of Obama's appointees.
Marcia Squier: Dem. superdelegates cheated Michigan voters of their choice.
Marcia Squier: Easier voter registration; restrict superdelegates.
Mike Bishop: Limit people driven by thirst for power, pride, and envy.
Peter Hoekstra: Setting 12-year term limit a mistake; after serving 18 years.
Terri Lynn Land: Super PACs are committed to Michigan.
Terri Lynn Land: Allow "dark money": secret campaign donations for issue ads.
Elissa Slotkin: Proud to have never taken a dime of corporate PAC money.
Mike Rogers: Get government out of the way; unleash American innovation.
Mike Rogers: Opposes overturning fair elections; Biden lawfully won.
James Craig: Regulations act as an obstacle for innovation, stifle growth.
James Craig: Congressional term limits would help fix dysfunction.
Gary Peters: Demanded answers on destruction of USAID documents.
Haley Stevens: FAA licensing for space launches is bureaucratic soup.
Mike Rogers: Federal regulations have been debilitating for farmers.
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Gun Control
Bret McAtee: End constant meddling with our 2nd amendment rights.
Gary Peters: Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety for gun-sense majority.
John James: 2nd Amendment is enough said.
John James: Second Amendment says semi-automatic weapons ok.
Marcia Squier: Graduated licensing & training for guns, like military.
Marcia Squier: Violent criminals should not be allowed gun ownership.
Mike Bishop: Oppose restrictive gun control laws.
Terri Lynn Land: Supports GOP platform which opposes magazine limit.
Elissa Slotkin: First rep to have two school shootings in her district.
James Craig: Armed, law-abiding populace is the best deterrent for crime.
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Health Care
Bob Young: ObamaCare should be repealed to increase competition.
Bob Young: The federal government broke our health care system.
Debbie Stabenow: Health coverage needs to be a right, not a privilege.
Gary Peters: AdWatch: Targeted by RNC robocalls for support of ObamaCare.
Gary Peters: Against voucher system & raising Medicare eligibility age.
Gary Peters: Prevent companies from keeping generic drugs off the market.
Gary Peters: COVID: $20 billion to states, nursing homes, care facilities.
John James: Remove the monstrosity of ObamaCare.
John James: Medicare for All terrible; barely paying for Medicare now.
John James: Fix the parts that give too many decisions to the government.
John James: Politicians stuff their pockets with drug company money.
Marcia Squier: Universal single-payer healthcare is the way to go.
Marcia Squier: Expand ObamaCare towards universal health care.
Mike Bishop: Replace ObamaCare with patient-centered reforms.
Mike Bouchard: No government-run universal healthcare.
Terri Lynn Land: Embrace threat of federal shutdown to defund ObamaCare.
Terri Lynn Land: Fix ObamaCare so Michiganders can keep insurance as promised.
Terri Lynn Land: Pre-tax health savings accounts & cross-states insurers.
Leslie Love: Provide for those who live and work in nursing homes.
Joe Tate: ACA helped expand Medicaid, get 100,000s of people coverage.
Mallory McMorrow: Healthcare is just one piece of the American dream.
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Homeland Security
Debbie Stabenow: Push to pass the 9/11 Report.
Debbie Stabenow: Critical balance between staying safe and keeping our rights.
Gary Peters: Protect religious non-profits against terrorism.
Gary Peters: Less-than-honorable discharged veterans can regain benefits.
Gary Peters: AdWatch: endorsed by VoteVets for military service.
John James: Help prepare our veterans for re-entry into society.
John James: Adequately fund military but work toward balanced budget.
Marcia Squier: Reappropriate military spending to social needs.
Marcia Squier: Cut the military budget by at least 50%.
Mike Bishop: Maintain a numerically superior nuclear arsenal.
Mike Bouchard: Can't give up basic rights to stay safe.
Mike Bouchard: If we don't fix terrorist security, people die.
Elissa Slotkin: Selfridge Base plays a key role in keeping Michigan strong.
Gary Peters: Selfridge Base plays a key role in keeping Michigan strong.
Haley Stevens: Don't send troops to states unless requested by officials.
Joe Tate: Protested VA cuts, as ex-Marine has used VA himself.
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Immigration
Bob Young: We have the right to kick out people we don't want here.
Bob Young: Penalize the insanity of sanctuary cities.
Bret McAtee: We need a sane immigration policy.
Debbie Stabenow: Opposed immigration bill because it cost us jobs.
Gary Peters: DACA has provided relief to thousands of young people.
John James: No nonsense view of illegal immigration--has to stop now.
John James: Proponent of Kate's Law; defund sanctuary cities.
John James: We must end illegal immigration & secure the border.
Marcia Squier: Support pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens.
Mike Bishop: Protect the border and prevent illegal entry.
Mike Bouchard: 52% of illegal immigrants have criminal backgrounds.
Randy Hekman: Secure the borders but encourage legal immigration.
Terri Lynn Land: No amnesty; seal the border; more H-1B visas.
James Craig: Large-scale migration at Mexican border is an invasion.
Tudor Dixon: It's the women that are the victims of this open border.
Joe Tate: Proposed drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants.
Mallory McMorrow: We do not have a problem with our border with Canada.
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Jobs
Debbie Stabenow: President should meet with Big 3 Automakers.
Gary Peters: Extend jobless benefit for long-term unemployed.
John James: Incumbent does not do enough to create or protect jobs.
John James: Opposes raising federal minimum wage to $15/hr.
Marcia Squier: Stop stiffing tipped worker wages!
Marcia Squier: Grow jobs in health, renewable energy, and infrastructure.
Mike Bouchard: Big 3 Automakers need tax cuts so no job cuts.
Terri Lynn Land: Extend jobless benefit for long-term unemployed seeking work.
Leslie Love: Sponsored legislation on pay equity& women in skilled trades.
Elissa Slotkin: Bring good-paying, union jobs back to the US.
Elissa Slotkin: Raise the minimum wage gradually to $17/hr.
Mike Rogers: Limit actions by National Labor Relations Board .
Mike Rogers: 2007: Opposed raising minimum wage.
Gary Peters: Supported legislation aimed at strengthening unions.
Haley Stevens: We need to protect the right to organize.
Joe Tate: The first state in 70 years to repeal right-to-work laws.
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Principles & Values
Bret McAtee: Running as US Taxpayers Party, also Constitution Party.
Bret McAtee: Awaken benumbed people from their moral torpor.
Debbie Stabenow: A clear choice against failed Bush policies.
Debbie Stabenow: End the ongoing debate over debates: No Senate debates.
John James: Fight for the Constitution's principles, as written.
John James: From slave to senate candidate in four generations.
John James: Liberal violence is construed as speech.
Marcia Squier: Government should be separate from private religion.
Marcia Squier: Separating church & state is only disestablishmentarianism.
Mike Bishop: Uphold the principles of faith, family and freedom.
Peter Hoekstra: Accused of anti-Chinese racism in Super Bowl TV ad.
Peter Hoekstra: I will either debate her or an empty chair; it's her choice.
Terri Lynn Land: AdWatch: Grew up in a trailer park, then managed motels.
Peter Meijer: Voted to impeach Trump & lost House seat to Trump challenger.
Elissa Slotkin: Third-generation Michigander; from family farm in Holly.
Gary Peters: Never saw service in Congress as a job for his whole life.
Tudor Dixon: Deciding on Senate or Governor bid in 2026.
Tudor Dixon: Committed to deliver on the America First agenda in Michigan.
Tudor Dixon: Could run again for governor "if God says to do it".
Joe Tate: I am an imperfect man of faith.
Mallory McMorrow: Reclaim faith from being used as a weapon to hate people.
Mallory McMorrow: Democrats fight for the American dream.
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Social Security
Debbie Stabenow: Led the fight to stop privatization.
Gary Peters: One of the most successful programs in our history.
Gary Peters: Oppose raising retirement age & privatizing Social Security.
John James: Returning lifelong investment to seniors is moral obligation.
John James: Stop any attempt to underfund the Social Security trust fund.
Marcia Squier: Strongly opposes privatizing Social Security.
Marcia Squier: Protect against any legislation dismantles future benefits.
Mike Bouchard: Supports privatization of Social Security.
Terri Lynn Land: Supports GOP platform plank for personal accounts.
Leslie Love: Stop Republicans from slashing Social Security & Medicare.
James Craig: Eliminate taxation of Social Security benefits.
Elissa Slotkin: Republicans are desperate to privatize entitlements.
Mike Rogers: Fix system with every option on the table.
Mallory McMorrow: Worked on repealing the state's seniors retirement tax.
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Tax Reform
Bob Young: Taxes need to be made simpler and flatter.
Bret McAtee: Current confiscatory tax policy is unconstitutional.
Gary Peters: Middle class bears burden of unfair tax code.
Marcia Squier: Wealthiest get wealthier via tax loopholes.
James Craig: The estate tax is a policy failure and should be eliminated.
Aric Nesbitt: Can fix roads, invest in schools without raising taxes.
Joe Tate: Repeal retirement tax; increase family tax credit.
Mallory McMorrow: Republicans are giving massive tax breaks to billionaires.
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Technology
Debbie Stabenow: Supports net neutrality.
Heritage Foundation: FHA highway funds are skewed because strings are attached.
John James: Repair of infrastructure is stepping stone to the future.
John James: Broadband access to everyone, not just big cities.
Mike Rogers: Works with companies to protect data from bad-acting China.
Elissa Slotkin: Supported $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Haley Stevens: Helped write the CHIPS and Science Act.
Mike Rogers: Cryptocurrency law a historic win for our country.
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War & Peace
Bret McAtee: They’re turning the American Republic into an empire.
Debbie Stabenow: We are not in Iraq forever.
Debbie Stabenow: Iraq was a war of choice, not a necessity.
Gary Peters: Undecided on military intervention in Syria.
John James: Army veteran who flew Apache helicopters in Iraq.
John James: Iran nuclear treaty was a fatally flawed deal.
John James: The Iranian regime has blood on its hands.
Marcia Squier: Refuse donations from the military-industrial complex.
Marcia Squier: No more profit-driven interventionist military strikes.
Marcia Squier: Stop bombing countries that never attacked us.
Mike Bouchard: We cannot leave a vacuum in Iraq.
Mike Bouchard: Pre-emptive war ok if we have actual intel.
Terri Lynn Land: No military action in Syrian civil war.
Terri Lynn Land: No military intervention in Syria.
Elissa Slotkin: Served three tours in CIA in Iraq.
Mike Rogers: Trump's bombing Iran makes America and the world safer.
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Welfare & Poverty
Bob Young: We can't continue with an entitlement mentality.
John James: Eliminate poverty instead of just making it more comfortable.
Randy Hekman: Transform to nonprofit/charity model to provide assistance.
Mike Rogers: Stop the spending in Washington that drove up prices.
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