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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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Books by and about the 2016 presidential election |
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What Happened ,
by Hillary Clinton (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Hard Choices,
by Hillary Clinton (2014) |
Becoming ,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Beto O`Rourke: Trust women to make their own decisions.
Ted Cruz: No exceptions for rape or incest; de-fund Planned Parenthood.
Emily Sanchez: Supports abortion as a woman's right.
David Alameel: Always fight to protect Roe v. Wade.
John Cornyn: Endorsed by Texas Right to Life.
Steve Stockman: AdWatch: If babies had guns, they wouldn't be aborted.
David Dewhurst: Pushed the sonogram bill with pro-life advocates.
David Dewhurst: Proud of defunding Planned Parenthood.
Tom Leppert: Companies can deny insuring birth control.
Ted Cruz: Companies can deny insuring birth control.
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Budget & Economy
Ted Cruz: Choose individual liberty over more & more spending.
Beto O`Rourke: Promote antitrust & regulations that promote competition.
Emily Sanchez: Federal stimulus as better than market-led recovery.
John Cornyn: We've had 17 federal shutdowns since 1976; Obama is AWOL.
David Dewhurst: Cut $14B in state spending last year; cut 10.2% since 2003.
John Cornyn: Inaction on $700B bailout is unacceptable leadership.
John Cornyn: Voting for $700B bailout demonstrates leadership.
Rick Noriega: Voting for $700B bailout demonstrates herd mentality.
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Civil Rights
Emily Sanchez: Supports affirmative action.
Emily Sanchez: Supports same-sex marriage.
David Alameel: Demand equal pay for equal work between men and women.
David Alameel: Supports same-sex marriage.
Ted Cruz: Opposes gay pride parades and opposes gay marriage.
Tom Leppert: Marched in gay pride parade, but opposes gay marriage.
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Corporations
Beto O`Rourke: Protect consumers from predatory financial behavior.
Ted Cruz: Free businesses from the CFPB's regulatory blockades.
Emily Sanchez: The Occupy Movement woke me up and gave me hope.
David Alameel: Big corporations & executives should pay fair share in taxes.
David Dewhurst: I formed a business from scratch; bring that to government.
David Dewhurst: I formed a business from scratch; bring that to government.
Tom Leppert: I'm a career businessman; I've actually created jobs.
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Crime
Emily Sanchez: Opposes stricter punishment to reduce crime.
Steve Stockman: Admits being jailed in 1970s, but suing group for saying so.
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Drugs
Beto O`Rourke: Long-time advocate for marijuana legalization.
Ted Cruz: Opposed to marijuana legalization, but let states choose.
Emily Sanchez: Legalize marijuana.
John Cornyn: Legal pot causes similar attitudes to other illegal drugs.
Steve Stockman: AdWatch: Arrested for drug possession in 1977.
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Education
Beto O`Rourke: Vouchers funnel public school $ into private schools.
Ted Cruz: Private school vouchers is civil rights issue of our time.
Emily Sanchez: Supports parents choosing schools via vouchers.
David Alameel: Quality education for ALL children, not just privileged few.
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Energy & Oil
Beto O`Rourke: Unprecedented action to build clean energy economy.
Ted Cruz: Paris Accord destroys $3 trillion in American GDP by 2040.
Beto O`Rourke: Incentivize renewable energy.
Emily Sanchez: Supports prioritizing green energy.
Emily Sanchez: Fracking is running rampant & endangers our air & water.
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Environment
Beto O`Rourke: Ensure EPA's funding & independence.
Ted Cruz: EPA ran amok under Obama.
Emily Sanchez: Federal regulation for clean air and water.
Emily Sanchez: The Earth sustains all life processes.
Rick Noriega: Reports for National Guard duty for Hurricane Ike response.
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Families & Children
Ted Cruz: Amendment to define marriage as between man & a woman.
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Foreign Policy
Beto O`Rourke: Invest in improving Northern Triangle of Central America.
Emily Sanchez: Supports maintaining U.S. sovereignty from the U.N.
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Free Trade
Beto O`Rourke: Tariffs on China will devastate our economy.
Ted Cruz: Supports tariffs; opposes bailouts to those hurt by them.
Emily Sanchez: Opposes expanding free trade.
Ted Cruz: Defended Chinese company on intellectual property theft.
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Government Reform
Beto O`Rourke: End secret spending flooding American elections.
Beto O`Rourke: Empower communities by ending gerrymandering.
Ted Cruz: Disclosing campaign spending violates free speech.
Ted Cruz: Political gerrymandering is legitimate, unless racial.
Beto O`Rourke: Committed to personal term limit for serving in Congress.
Emily Sanchez: Opposes stricter enforcement of voting rights.
John Cornyn: Create anti-Tea Party PACs to counter Super PACs.
Paul Sadler: It's crazy to think Democrats want dependency.
Ted Cruz: Dems want to get as many Americans as possible dependent.
Rick Noriega: Legislative escape tp Okla. protected Voting Rights Act.
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Gun Control
Beto O`Rourke: Universal background checks; ban assault weapons.
Ted Cruz: Led fight not to ban assault weapons.
Beto O`Rourke: Supports common sense gun laws.
Emily Sanchez: Opposes an absolute right to gun ownership.
Steve Stockman: The best gun lubricant around is Liberal Tears.
Steve Stockman: 1993: Opposed federal raid on the Branch Davidian compound.
Steve Stockman: AR-15 giveaway: the perfect Mother's Day gift.
Steve Stockman: Consider impeachment for Obama's unilateral gun controls.
John Cornyn: Focus on mental illness, not on background checks.
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Health Care
Beto O`Rourke: Improve ObamaCare, including public option.
Ted Cruz: ObamaCare caused millions to lose their jobs.
Emily Sanchez: Supports expanding ObamaCare.
Steve Stockman: Supported Sen. Ted Cruz's fight to stop ObamaCare.
Steve Stockman: Challenge incumbent because he supported ObamaCare.
John Cornyn: End Congress' carve-out exemption from ObamaCare penalties.
Paul Sadler: Keep ObamaCare benefits for young adults & elderly.
Ted Cruz: Vow to repeal ObamaCare.
Ted Cruz: Throw my body in front of a train to stop ObamaCare.
John Cornyn: Don’t expand CHIP nationally until all Texans are covered.
Rick Noriega: Enroll all Texas kids in CHIP and other government plans.
Barbara Radnofsky: Don’t criminalize Medicare negotiating for drug prices.
Kay Bailey Hutchison: Rx Plan has private companies competing to lower drug prices.
Scott Jameson: Supports universal mandatory health insurance.
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Homeland Security
Emily Sanchez: Opposes expanding the armed forces.
David Dewhurst: No blanket cuts to military, but trim back some spending.
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Immigration
Ted Cruz: Enforce the law but also keep families together.
Beto O`Rourke: DREAMers are as American as my kids.
Ted Cruz: No path to citizenship to DREAMers or anyone else.
Emily Sanchez: Supports illegal immigrants earning citizenship.
David Alameel: Supports the DREAM Act and comprehensive immigration reform.
Steve Stockman: Opposes comprehensive immigration bill, and no negotiation.
Paul Sadler: Path to citizenship for 1.65 million illegals in Texas.
Ted Cruz: No path to citizenship for 1.65 million illegals in Texas.
David Dewhurst: Limit police power to ask detainees about immigration status.
Ted Cruz: Give police more power to ask about immigration status.
Paul Sadler: Pathway to citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.
Tom Leppert: No border wall.
David Dewhurst: Boots on the ground, plus a wall.
Ted Cruz: Boots on the ground, plus a wall.
David Dewhurst: No amnesty & no tuition for illegals; go home and re-apply.
Ted Cruz: Triple the size of the Border Patrol.
John Cornyn: More secure documents needed to enforce immigration laws.
Rick Noriega: Immigration system is broken; deport undocumented workers.
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Jobs
Beto O`Rourke: Raise minimum wage from $7.25/hr to $15.
Ted Cruz: Raising minimum wage costs jobs for the most vulnerable.
David Alameel: Raise minimum wage so families can work with dignity.
David Alameel: End tax breaks for sending jobs overseas.
Tom Leppert: I have created thousands of jobs; we need that in DC.
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Principles & Values
Beto O`Rourke: Supports Congress term limits; leaving House after 6 years.
Emily Sanchez: Opposes keeping God in the public sphere.
Emily Sanchez: Spicybrown for Senate: Top of Green Party ticket.
David Alameel: Defeated LaRouche Democrat in primary.
Steve Stockman: Lost campaigns in 1990 and 1992 before winning in 1994.
David Dewhurst: PAC ad: "Shattered Vision" calls Cruz a false conservative.
Ted Cruz: OpEd: His law firm donated $200,000 to Obama's campaign.
Rick Noriega: Served in Afghanistan as Lt. Colonel in Army National Guard.
John Cornyn: Criticizes Noriega for campaigning during Hurricane Ike.
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Social Security
Emily Sanchez: Opposes privatizing Social Security.
David Alameel: Vows to NEVER cut or privatize Social Security and Medicare.
David Alameel: Vows to NEVER cut Social Security and Medicare.
Ted Cruz: Raise retirement age; cap increases to inflation rate.
Barbara Radnofsky: Privatization is a terrible idea.
Kay Bailey Hutchison: Reform Social Security now, while it’s still easy.
Scott Jameson: Replace entitlements with market alternatives.
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Tax Reform
Beto O`Rourke: GOP tax plan helps rich & hurts middle class.
Emily Sanchez: Supports higher taxes on the wealthy.
Paul Sadler: Allow tax cuts to expire for nation's wealthiest residents.
Paul Sadler: Allow tax cuts to expire for nation's wealthiest residents.
David Dewhurst: State income tax would pass over my dead, cold body.
David Dewhurst: I favor a fairer and flatter tax.
Ted Cruz: Permanent Washington elite protects the tax code.
Tom Leppert: Flat tax is an opportunity to expand the base.
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Technology
Beto O`Rourke: Stimulus spending invests in areas like infrastructure.
Beto O`Rourke: Rolling back net neutrality hurts democracy.
Ted Cruz: Net neutrality puts government in charge of internet.
Steve Stockman: Accepts Bitcoin donations as an alternative to fiat currency.
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War & Peace
Beto O`Rourke: Nuclear treaty was best path to prevent Iranian nukes.
Ted Cruz: Nuke treaty didn't sufficiently rein in Iran's nuke program.
Ted Cruz: SWIFT: commit to maintain ongoing sanctions against Iran.
Beto O`Rourke: We need to think before acting in Mideast.
Emily Sanchez: Supports staying out of Iran.
David Alameel: time for us to bring the troops & funding home.
John Cornyn: No ransom to North Korea on nukes; we've tried that before.
David Dewhurst: More combat troops were needed in Iraq, and for longer.
Ted Cruz: Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan went on too long.
Barbara Radnofsky: US presence destabilizes Iraq; leaving causes stability.
Barbara Radnofsky: Partition of Iraq will increase terrorism.
Barbara Radnofsky: Secret CIA papers at time of war vote skeptical of WMD info.
Kay Bailey Hutchison: Need ideas like option for semi-autonomous regions.
Kay Bailey Hutchison: I can’t think of anything worse than cut-and-run.
Kay Bailey Hutchison: Would have voted against war if current WMD info were known.
Scott Jameson: No immediate withdrawal from Iraq.
Scott Jameson: Iraq war should not be funded as an emergency.
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Welfare & Poverty
David Alameel: I don't see upward mobility for the middle class.
David Alameel: I started out very very poor, and I don't forget it.
Steve Stockman: 1990s: Homeless in Fort Worth's Water Gardens park.
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