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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 | 
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 (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    
    Deborah Ross:  All employers should cover contraceptives (no RFRA).
        
    Thom Tillis:  Human life begins at conception.
        
    Sean Haugh:  No role for government in regulating abortion.
        
    Sean Haugh:  No state nor federal government role in abortion.
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    Budget & Economy    
    Chris Rey:  As mayor, revitalized downtown & turned around economy.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity.
        
    Sean Haugh:  Scrap the Federal Reserve.
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    Civil Rights    
    Deborah Ross:  Transgender individuals use public bathrooms of their choice.
        
    Richard Burr:  Let same-sex marriage be decided by the states.
        
    Deborah Ross:  Introduced gender pay equity bill in state legislature.
        
    Thom Tillis:  OpEd: Supported tax cuts over help for students and women.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Defend the N.C. gay marriage ban.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Government shouldn't redefine marriage.
        
    Sean Haugh:  Government has no say over whom consenting adults love.
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    Corporations    
    Deborah Ross:  Corporations and wealthiest should pay their fair share.
        
    Thom Tillis:  AdWatch: began working at 15; postponed college until later.
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    Crime    
    Deborah Ross:  No incarceration for nonviolent misdemeanors.
        
    Chris Rey:  Started workforce development program for released prisoners.
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    Drugs    
    Deborah Ross:  Supports medical marijuana.
        
    Richard Burr:  Marijuana has no value that you can't get thru other things.
        
    Sean Haugh:  End the Drug War.
        
    Sean Haugh:  War on drugs is a war on our own people.
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    Education    
    Deborah Ross:  Make first two years of community college free.
        
    Chris Rey:  Read with the Mayor: volunteer program at grade schools.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Department of Education is 5,000 overpaid bureaucrats.
        
    Kay Hagan:  Repeatedly stressed support for public schools.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Oppose Common Core; eliminate U.S. Department of Education.
        
    Sean Haugh:  Scrap the Common Core curriculum standards.
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    Energy & Oil    
    Thom Tillis:  No subsidies for wind and solar.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Climate change is not an established fact.
        
    Kay Hagan:  Advocate for Keystone XL pipeline.
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    Families & Children    
    Chris Rey:  AdWatch: Faith, family, and service give my life meaning.
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    Foreign Policy    
    Deborah Ross:  Work with Iran on nukes; work with allies on ISIS.
        
    Deborah Ross:  Approach threats in multilateral way, like Iran nuclear deal.
        
    Richard Burr:  13% on Livable World scorecard; opposed Iran nuke deal.
        
    Sean Haugh:  No global policeman; no foreign entanglements.
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    Free Trade    
    Deborah Ross:  Always against the TPP; we need to stop trade agreements.
        
    Sean Haugh:  We need to completely change to free trade.
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    Government Reform    
    Greg Brannon:  I believe in a constitutionally limited government.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Photo ID for voting.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Helped engineer voter ID legislation.
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    Gun Control    
    Deborah Ross:  Tried to block legislation that would allow concealed carry.
        
    Deborah Ross:  Supports commonsense gun safety and background checks.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Opposes more gun restrictions.
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    Health Care    
    Chris Rey:  Expand Medicaid despite North Carolina's state legislature.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Repeal ObamaCare; it's not a government responsibility.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Voting for ObamaCare is a fire-able offense.
        
    Kay Hagan:  AdWatch: Hagan promised wrongly that all can keep insurance.
        
    Thom Tillis:  AdWatch: ObamaCare is a disaster.
        
    Kay Hagan:  I'd vote for ObamaCare again, but do "sensible fixes".
        
    Thom Tillis:  AdWatch: TV PAC attack on ObamaCare is a "badge of honor".
        
    Kay Hagan:  AdWatch: Targeted by RNC robocalls for support of ObamaCare.
        
    Kay Hagan:  AdWatch: Voted against consumers keeping pre-ObamaCare plans.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Do everything in our power to undo ObamaCare.
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    Homeland Security    
    Deborah Ross:  Maintain a strong military & care for veterans.
        
    Chris Rey:  Organized bipartisan "Save the 440th Airlift Wing" coalition.
        
    Chris Rey:  Improve support for military veterans.
        
    Richard Burr:  OpEd: Quashed release of report about CIA torture.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal.
        
    Sean Haugh:  Repeal the abomination of the Patriot Act.
        
    Sean Haugh:  Stop drone warfare.
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    Immigration    
    Deborah Ross:  Support the DREAM Act.
        
    Chris Rey:  Support giving illegal immigrants a path to citizenship.
        
    Deborah Ross:  Support giving illegal immigrants a path to citizenship.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Amnesty shouldn't be on the table.
        
    Kay Hagan:  Inaction is not an option; comprehensive reform is best.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Bipartian failure to secure the border.
        
    Sean Haugh:  Free movement across borders instead of curbs on immigration.
        
    Sean Haugh:  I believe in open borders.
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    Jobs    
    Tom Cotton:  Yes on minimum wage of $8.25, but no minimum-wage-economy.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Opposes federal minimum wage; but let states decide.
        
    Tim Scott:  $1,000 tax credit for job-training apprenticeships.
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    Principles & Values    
    Greg Brannon:  Tea Party supporter of constitutional conservative fighters.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Judeo-Christian values established our government framework.
        
    Thom Tillis:  A self-made man who grew up in a trailer park.
        
    Sean Haugh:  YouTube-based campaign as Libertarian party nominee.
        
    Sean Haugh:  The spoiler argument is bogus on every level.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Served on town commission; ousted sitting State House Rep.
        
    Thom Tillis:  "Moral Mondays" are for whining losers who oppose GOP agenda.
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    Social Security    
    Deborah Ross:  Government shouldn't cut nor privatize Social Security.
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    War & Peace    
    Deborah Ross:  Committed to defeating ISIS, with our international partners.
        
    Richard Burr:  We have effective oversight of CIA and drone strikes.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Withdrawing too quickly from Iraq left vacuum for ISIS.
        
    Kay Hagan:  Supports Obama's anti-ISIS strategy.
        
    Thom Tillis:  Too little is known about Syrian rebels to arm them.
        
    Kay Hagan:  US should have more quickly armed the moderate Syrian rebels.
        
    Thom Tillis:  US should have more quickly armed the moderate Syrian rebels.
        
    Sean Haugh:  Opposes US military intervention abroad.
        
    Sean Haugh:  Stay out of the Russia-Ukraine imbroglio.
        
    Sean Haugh:  Iraq exit plan is to find a door and exit.
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    Welfare & Poverty    
    Thom Tillis:  No government assistance for those who can help themselves.
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