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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 Virginia
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from Past and present Senate candidates from Virginia (number of quotes indicated):
- Alex Mooney (9) Republican House Member U.S. Rep West Virginia-2
- Amanda Chase (7) Virginia Republican candidate for governor of Virginia
- Bob Marshall (4) Former Republican Senate Challenger (2012) Virginia
- Bob McDonnell (1) Virginia Republican Governor
- Corey Stewart (34) Republican candidate for Virginia U.S. Senator Virginia
- Daniel Gade (33) Republican Senate challenger Virginia
- Don Blankenship (12) Constitution Party candidate for President
- Ed Gillespie (26) Virginia Republican 2017 Gubernatorial candidate
- Evan Jenkins (2) Republican House Member U.S. Rep West Virginia-3
- George Allen (31) Republican
- Glenn Elliott (20) Democratic Challenger West Virginia
- Harris Miller (1) Former Democratic challenger (2006) Virginia
- Hung Cao (34) Republican Challenger Virginia
- James Webb (4) Former Virginia Senator; Democratic Presidential candidate
- Jamie Radtke (17) Former Republican Senate Challenger (2012) Virginia
- Jim Justice (4) West Virginia Democratic governor
- Joe Manchin III (26) West Virginia Former Democratic Governor (Until 2010)
- John Buckley (16) Libertarian Senate challenger West Virginia
- John Raese (10) Republican Senate Challenger West Virginia
- Mark Warner (25) Virginia Former Democratic Governor (2002-2006); elected Senator 2008
- Natalie Tennant (13) Democratic Senate Challenger West Virginia
- Nick Freitas (16) Republican candidate for Virginia U. S. Senator Virginia
- Pat McGeehan (3) Republican Senate Challenger West Virginia
- Patrick Morrisey (18) West Virginia Republican Challenger
- Paula Jean Swearengin (37) Democratic candidate for West Virginia U. S. Senator West Virginia
- Richard Ojeda (18) Democratic Senate Challenger West Virginia
- Robert Sarvis (5) Virginia Libertarian nominee for Governor
- Scott Parkinson (15) Republican Challenger Virginia
- Scott Taylor (4) Republican U.S. Rep Virginia-2
- Shelley Moore Capito (11) Republican (Senate run 2014) U.S. Rep West Virginia-2
- Tim Kaine (64) Virginia Democratic Nominee for Vice President
- Tom Willis (18) Republican Challenger West Virginia
- Zane Lawhorn (1) Republican Senate Challenger West Virginia
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Abortion
Ed Gillespie: Opposes abortion.
Ed Gillespie: I never supported a Personhood amendment.
Ed Gillespie: Sell contraceptives over-the-counter to avoid Hobby Lobby.
George Allen: Define that life begins at conception, but contraception ok.
Joe Manchin III: Prohibit abortions after 20 weeks; prohibit public funding.
John Buckley: Pro-life Libertarian, because life begins at conception.
Patrick Morrisey: Overturn Roe v Wade; stop the pro-abortion agenda.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Pro-choice, including abortion alternatives.
Richard Ojeda: Wholeheartedly support a woman's right to choose.
Richard Ojeda: Opposing abortion makes you pro-birth, not pro-life.
Tim Kaine: If life begins at conception, we must outlaw contraception.
Tim Kaine: Increased access to contraceptive coverage.
Corey Stewart: No exceptions for rape, incest, or maternal life.
Tim Kaine: Planned Parenthood funding is critical part of safety net.
Daniel Gade: Against funding for Planned Parenthood in CARES Act.
Corey Stewart: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted righ.
Scott Taylor: Opposes taxpayer funding, but says women have choice.
Nick Freitas: Blames abortion industry for broken homes & criminal society.
Daniel Gade: Unborn child has a fundamental right to live.
Scott Parkinson: Pro-life.
Scott Parkinson: Describes himself as pro-life but won't provide details.
Hung Cao: Tim Kaine & Democrats support unlimited abortion on demand.
Glenn Elliott: Restore the balanced framework that Roe v. Wade provided.
Glenn Elliott: Restore women's reproductive rights; codify Roe.
Alex Mooney: Promote culture of life from conception to natural death.
Hung Cao: It's not a federal issue; the states should decide.
Tim Kaine: Opposes abortion personally, but uphold contraception & IVF.
Tom Willis: Complete ban on abortion except for life of the mother.
Tom Willis: Pro-life.
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Budget & Economy
George Allen: Stimulus spending failed to create promised jobs.
Jamie Radtke: If we do not deal with spending, nothing else matters.
Jamie Radtke: Focus on cutting spending; Allen voted to spend trillions.
Jamie Radtke: Congress should have reformed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Jamie Radtke: We need someone who is going to focus on cutting spending.
John Buckley: National debt beggars future generations.
Mark Warner: Sequester was stupidest way to cut; shutdown cost even more.
Pat McGeehan: Real crisis is $17T in debt and future unfunded liabilities.
Pat McGeehan: The Fed printing money for debt causes inflation.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Create investment banks that will create jobs.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Modernize roadways, bridges, water systems; expand broadband.
Tim Kaine: I cut state spending $5B while investing in infrastructure.
Tim Kaine: Tea Party's reckless economic policies create uncertainty.
Tim Kaine: Reverse the sequester: harmful, across-the-board budget cuts.
Joe Manchin III: We're not spending money, we're investing.
Joe Manchin III: We're not spending money, we're investing.
Corey Stewart: Opposes federal spending as economic stimulus.
Nick Freitas: Budgets must come from a place of transparency and frugality.
Corey Stewart: Market-led recovery better than stimulus.
George Allen: No future debt-limit increases until spending is restrained.
Scott Parkinson: Opposing balanced budget amendment is irresponsible.
Scott Parkinson: Advocated for economic freedom, opportunity, and liberty.
Glenn Elliott: Incentivize first-time homebuyers & rural infrastructure.
Hung Cao: Balance the budget and leave the rest to the states.
Tom Willis: Reckless spending is bankrupting our future.
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Civil Rights
Bob Marshall: Blocked gay judge's nomination.
Daniel Gade: Racism is an internal belief, not a domestic threat.
Ed Gillespie: Marriage is the legal union of one man and one woman.
Ed Gillespie: Increase share of African-American vote in midterm elections.
Ed Gillespie: Maintain state same-sex marriage ban, but leave it to states.
George Allen: Gay judges ok; activist judges not ok.
John Buckley: Shares home with his same-sex partner.
John Buckley: Live and let live: support the freedom to marry.
Mark Warner: Switched to supporting same-sex marriage in 2013.
Natalie Tennant: Treat gay couples equally, but no mandates on churches.
Patrick Morrisey: Disappointed with gay marriage legalization.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Worrying about somebody's sexuality is just ridiculous.
Robert Sarvis: Libertarian platform: allow same-sex couples to marry.
Shelley Moore Capito: Marriage is between a man and a woman.
Tim Kaine: GOP agenda on gay marriage is divisive social legislation.
Tim Kaine: No discrimination against nominating gay judges.
James Webb: Supports civil unions; opposes constitutional ban.
Corey Stewart: Stop brainwashing school children with the Homosexual Agenda.
Tim Kaine: We're still fighting for full LGBT equality.
Daniel Gade: Right to live in accordance with our religious principles.
Daniel Gade: Don't force churches to accommodate transgender people.
Corey Stewart: Protect Confederate monuments.
Tim Kaine: Redefine VA as rainbow coalition instead of Unite the Right.
Corey Stewart: Strongly supports traditional marriage.
Corey Stewart: 2017: praised Virginia decision to secede during Civil War.
Daniel Gade: 2011: Against women in combat; 2017: Allow in whatever role.
Ed Gillespie: OpEd: Lobbied for company that paid women 39% less than men.
Scott Taylor: Opposes transgender ban in military.
Corey Stewart: Unfair to condemn only white nationalists.
Hung Cao: Racism is racism, no matter what else you call it.
Glenn Elliott: Supports city ordinance to protect LGBT community.
Hung Cao: Supports policies restricting rights of the LGBTQ+ community.
Tom Willis: Ending DEI means freedom from tyranny in the classroom.
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Corporations
Ed Gillespie: Lobbied to restrict class action lawsuits on corporate fraud.
George Allen: Focus on small business and job creation.
George Allen: Encourage corporations to repatriate their foreign earnings.
John Buckley: I'm for limited government and free enterprise.
John Raese: OpEd: Sounded alarm in 2010 on international competitiveness.
Daniel Gade: Stop insider trading by requiring blind trusts for Congress.
Daniel Gade: Markets free of government interference are growth engines.
Nick Freitas: Lower corporate taxes will trickle down to workers.
Nick Freitas: Will fight for tax reform that limits red tape on business.
Don Blankenship: Corporate media empires divide Americans with untruths.
Hung Cao: Allow industry to innovate; government out of the way.
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Crime
Patrick Morrisey: More funding, more equipment, more hiring for state police.
Paula Jean Swearengin: End mandatory minimum sentencing.
Daniel Gade: For police oversight, criminal justice reform.
Mark Warner: Co-sponsored Justice in Policing Act.
Tim Kaine: Systemic racial inequities in the criminal justice system.
Corey Stewart: Stricter punishment for violent crimes.
Alex Mooney: Jan. 6 not a domestic terrorist attack, just a protest.
Glenn Elliott: We have a historically low crime rate for a city our size.
Mark Warner: Edward Snowden was one of worst traitors in history.
Mark Warner: ICE agents should remove masks, identify themselves.
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Drugs
John Buckley: Democrats are afraid to touch the failed War on Drugs.
Natalie Tennant: Federal registry to prevent "doctor shopping.
Patrick Morrisey: Fight opioid epidemic with criminal prosecutions & education.
Patrick Morrisey: Opioids: we're losing a generation of people to despair.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Hemp & cannabis can be cash crops for West Virginia.
Paula Jean Swearengin: End the wasteful, harmful, war on drugs.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Address the causes of addiction; not severe punishments.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for opioid crisis.
Richard Ojeda: An advocate for medical marijuana.
Richard Ojeda: Marijuana can be used for clinical, medical purposes.
Richard Ojeda: Supports medical marijuana, co-founded CBD oil company.
Robert Sarvis: Libertarian platform: Legalize marijuana.
Shelley Moore Capito: Fund advertisements intended to reduce methamphetamine use.
Corey Stewart: Decriminalize marijuana but don't legalize.
Tim Kaine: Decriminalize marijuana federally; respect states' rights.
Nick Freitas: Environmentally-friendly hemp could be a money maker crop.
Nick Freitas: Treatment for drug addicts and more rehab centers.
Alex Mooney: Rated B by NORML on marijuana reform.
Hung Cao: Rated F by NORML: no marijuana legalization.
Jim Justice: Rated C- by NORML: 100% against recreational marijuana.
Tim Kaine: Rated A+ by NORML: deschedule marijuana & let states decide.
Glenn Elliott: Reschedule marijuana; doesn't make sense to criminalize it.
Shelley Moore Capito: Concerned about impact of legalizing recreational cannabis.
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Education
Ed Gillespie: We spend $12 on safe sex ed for every $1 on abstinence.
George Allen: Lower student loan rates; freeze tuition rates.
Jamie Radtke: Feds should not be in the student loan business.
Jamie Radtke: Would vote against No Child Left Behind as too expensive.
Joe Manchin III: More accountability & more audits in the education system.
Joe Manchin III: Keep public education infrastructure strong.
Joe Manchin III: Limit student loan repayment to 15% of income.
Joe Manchin III: Vouchers pull resources from schools that need them most.
John Raese: Competition is what's good for education.
John Raese: Allow families a voucher to send kids to private schools.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Free college or trade school to all qualified students.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Ensure adequate funding; encourage best practices.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Free state colleges, community colleges, trade schools.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Supports federal subsidies in childcare.
Richard Ojeda: Outspoken support for teachers during strike.
Tim Kaine: More student loan interest cuts; more tuition assistance.
Tim Kaine: Invest in education--from preschool to career skills.
Daniel Gade: Full school choice proponent.
Corey Stewart: Give parents as many choices as possible, including vouchers.
Tim Kaine: Allow Pell Grants to cover short-term training.
Tim Kaine: Fight efforts to divert public funding to private schools.
Nick Freitas: Wants Common Core out of the educational system.
Amanda Chase: Believes in school choice and options for parents.
Daniel Gade: Student loan forgiveness is immoral transfer of risk.
Daniel Gade: Student debt payoff is tax on poor in favor of privileged.
Mark Warner: Limit student loan payments based on income.
Corey Stewart: Vouchers for school choice.
Scott Parkinson: Will be a warrior defending parental rights in education.
Hung Cao: School choice gives power back to parents.
Glenn Elliott: Build pathways that connect education to local careers.
Tom Willis: Expand school choice and parental control.
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Energy & Oil
Ed Gillespie: Democrats' energy policy is an attack on our quality of life.
Ed Gillespie: Sea levels are rising, but it's debatable what causes it.
George Allen: We are blessed to be #1 in energy resources: so use them.
George Allen: Energy independence instead of cap-and-trade.
George Allen: Use the blessings of our plentiful American energy.
George Allen: If you use electricity, you should vote for me.
Joe Manchin III: I fought for coal in past & will fight for coal in future.
Joe Manchin III: EPA regulatory practices unfairly hurt Appalachian coal.
Joe Manchin III: No one is going to stop using fossil fuels for a long time.
John Raese: Obama administration has caused decline of coal.
John Raese: 2010 alternative energy bill was WV's own cap-and-trade Bill.
Mark Warner: All-of-the-above approach, including pro-coal.
Natalie Tennant: All-of-the-above energy approach, with priority on coal.
Patrick Morrisey: Fought against clean power rules.
Patrick Morrisey: Led states suing to overturn Obama Clean Power Plan.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Need to invest in renewable energy now.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Federal investment in the renewable energy sector.
Paula Jean Swearengin: We must transition from coal, move to clean energy.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Congress needs to support the Green New Deal.
Richard Ojeda: Coal is going down; politicians need to stop lying.
Shelley Moore Capito: AdWatch: Fights back against Obama's war on coal.
Tim Kaine: We are producing more energy than ever; find alternatives.
Tim Kaine: Cut subsidies to big oil companies.
Corey Stewart: Theory of man-made climate change is a hoax.
Tim Kaine: Climate change imperils our planet's future.
Daniel Gade: Energy production mix: renewables, nuclear, fossil fuels.
Scott Taylor: Climate change happening, but not sure how much is manmade.
Alex Mooney: Promises to be a strong advocate for the coal industry.
Don Blankenship: Climate change policy hits vital energy & steel industries.
Hung Cao: Produce more American-made oil and natural gas.
Hung Cao: We must invest in energy independence and gas under $2/gal.
Glenn Elliott: Advocated for green energy, silent on EPA coal rules.
Tom Willis: YES to West Virginia coal, gas, and energy independence!!
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Environment
Don Blankenship: AdWatch: role of MSHA in mine disaster was covered up.
Don Blankenship: AdWatch: Year in prison for contaminating drinking water.
John Raese: Abolish the EPA & the Department of Energy.
Patrick Morrisey: EPA exceeds its authority on Clean Water & Cross-State Air.
Paula Jean Swearengin: West Virginia rivers and streams are constantly threatened.
Tim Kaine: Always work to protect our air, water and land.
Corey Stewart: Excess environmental regulation costs jobs.
Tim Kaine: Extreme concern over cuts to EPA.
Daniel Gade: A huge fan of deregulation as much as possible.
Corey Stewart: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach.
Ed Gillespie: OpEd: Lobbied for company that received 50 EPA warnings.
Hung Cao: Loosen environmental regulations; they cost jobs.
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Families & Children
Joe Manchin III: Opposes gay marriage personally, but accepts as settled law.
Patrick Morrisey: Disappointed with legalization of gay marriage.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Make 6 months of family leave available to all parents.
Tim Kaine: Teach Safe Relationships: prevent sexual assault.
Nick Freitas: Families start before birth and everyone has worth.
Scott Parkinson: Focus on parental rights in education.
Glenn Elliott: Support families with comprehensive child care solutions.
Glenn Elliott: Strengthen the middle class: invest in child care.
Hung Cao: Teach kids the whole history, not a political agenda.
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Foreign Policy
Don Blankenship: Soft on China if one is related to a "Chinaperson".
Don Blankenship: Double headline - Already Done.
George Allen: End foreign aid to Egypt until they join War on Terror.
Robert Sarvis: Libertarians want less intervention in foreign policy.
Tim Kaine: Strengthen partnerships with Latin America.
Corey Stewart: Support American Exceptionalism.
Jim Justice: Keep Chinese Communist Party from purchasing U.S. land.
Glenn Elliott: Support for Ukraine critical for our national security.
Jim Justice: Requested $5m from legislature to support Ukraine hospital.
Hung Cao: Raised in Niger; protected by US Marines.
Tim Kaine: Defense support for Israel, humanitarian support for Gaza.
Alex Mooney: Condemn China and Cuba for establishing a spy base.
Mark Warner: Ending Gaza conflict could create united front against Iran.
Mark Warner: Will allies share information if we treat it this sloppily?
Mark Warner: Foreign aid cuts destroy 75 years of American soft power.
Tom Willis: Reaffirm US commitment to our friend and ally Israel.
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Free Trade
Ed Gillespie: Opposes the Export-Import Bank.
Ed Gillespie: Lobbied to remove tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber.
Joe Manchin III: Supports tariffs on China; trade hasn't been good for WV.
Mark Warner: Renew Export-Import Bank to support U.S. businesses globally.
Patrick Morrisey: Supports tariffs on China to gain negotiating leverage.
Corey Stewart: Trump's Chinese tariffs are right on.
Tim Kaine: Trump's Chinese tariffs are killing jobs.
Daniel Gade: Promote free market taxation, regulation, & unfettered trade.
Corey Stewart: Free trade only if the US is being treated fairly.
Don Blankenship: Oppose extreme free trader government & economists.
Hung Cao: Protect US jobs and products against unfair trade practices.
Glenn Elliott: I will support fair trade that benefits our workers.
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Government Reform
Ed Gillespie: Paid $27M in lobbying fees in early 2000s.
Don Blankenship: Media & Republicans conspired to defame me.
Evan Jenkins: Important to keep information secure.
George Allen: Judges shouldn't invent law or impose their political views.
George Allen: Sexual orientation not a factor in judges' qualifications.
Jamie Radtke: Line-item veto to get rid of earmark spending.
Jamie Radtke: No more blank checks for Congress.
Jamie Radtke: Country's biggest problem is activist judges.
Joe Manchin III: Not more government, but easier government.
Joe Manchin III: Citizens United decision has destroyed this country.
John Raese: I think we need less government.
John Raese: End the coalition of taking & government control.
Natalie Tennant: OpEd: Suppress voting by requiring change-of-address cards.
Natalie Tennant: I learned "make-do" attitude via my upbringing on a farm.
Natalie Tennant: 18-month investigation into stolen election: 3 convictions.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Cut regulations favoring big businesses.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Voter turnout depressed due to money influencing elections.
Paula Jean Swearengin: We as voters need to hold representatives accountable.
Richard Ojeda: Federal employees/appointees should donate excess assets.
Richard Ojeda: Introduced bill: lobbyists should wear body cameras.
Richard Ojeda: Move toward public financing for campaigns.
Nick Freitas: Use originalism to faithfully interpret Constitutional text.
James Webb: Increasing number of lobbyists is a problem.
Corey Stewart: Opposes regulation of campaign donations.
Tim Kaine: Expand early voting & general ballot access.
Tim Kaine: Reverse Citizens United; it erodes democracy.
Amanda Chase: Champion of small, limited government.
Daniel Gade: Government overreach is tyranny.
Daniel Gade: Make Congress members put investments in blind trust.
Amanda Chase: Introduced term limits to stop career politicians.
Daniel Gade: For REINS Act: Congress must approve agency regulations.
Daniel Gade: Pledges to support Congressional term limits.
Scott Parkinson: Will fight for term limits on Members of Congress.
Scott Parkinson: Roll back government regulations that stifle opportunity.
Scott Parkinson: Deconstruct the regulatory state that crowds out investment.
Scott Parkinson: Legitimate concerns about election integrity & voter rolls.
Scott Parkinson: Will fight for term limits on Members of Congress.
Hung Cao: You had better be required to show an ID to vote.
Don Blankenship: Return to a nation of laws, not illogical judges.
Hung Cao: Lifelong politicians are a cancer to our republic.
Tom Willis: Turn judicial elections into partisan contests.
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Gun Control
Ed Gillespie: Fight UN gun ban treaty, & fight bans on guns or ammunition.
George Allen: Endorsed by NRA for record of defending Second Amendment.
George Allen: Instant criminal records check on all gun purchases.
Jamie Radtke: Second Amendment avoids infringement on civil liberties.
Jamie Radtke: Oppose the Clinton-Feinstein gun ban.
Joe Manchin III: Background checks ok; not no ban on semi-automatic weapons.
John Buckley: Freedom to carry AND freedom to marry.
Mark Warner: Restrict but don't ban high-capacity magazines.
Natalie Tennant: Vehemently disagrees with Obama administration on gun rights.
Patrick Morrisey: Keep Washington liberal gun grabbers off our guns.
Richard Ojeda: Deaths and injuries every month from senseless gun violence.
Nick Freitas: Unapologetic firm supporter of 2nd Amendment rights.
Amanda Chase: Keep kids safe with armed police at each school.
Tim Kaine: Gun violence causes unbearable pain; stand up to gun lobby.
Corey Stewart: Gave away a semi-automatic rifle in campaign raffle.
Tim Kaine: Ban assault weapons, high-capacity ammo, & bump stocks.
Daniel Gade: Right to protect ourselves by keeping and bearing arms.
Corey Stewart: Absolute right to gun ownership.
Mark Warner: Support assault weapons ban plus background checks.
Daniel Gade: For concealed carry reciprocity: permit good nationwide.
Alex Mooney: A+ Rating from the National Rifle Association.
Hung Cao: Places with most gun violence have strictest gun control.
Tom Willis: No red flag laws; no weapon bans.
Tom Willis: Pro-Second Amendment.
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Health Care
Ed Gillespie: Benefits from GOP resistance to the new health law.
Ed Gillespie: Ebola: Impose a flight ban from West Africa.
George Allen: I want to be the deciding vote to repeal ObamaCare.
George Allen: ObamaCare hurts seniors by taking $700B from Medicare.
Jamie Radtke: Repeal Obama's health care overhaul.
Joe Manchin III: ObamaCare makes healthcare more affordable for everyone.
Joe Manchin III: Reform & repair ObamaCare, not repeal.
Joe Manchin III: Unacceptable to go back to pre-ObamaCare days.
John Buckley: Less government in healthcare; more individual choice.
John Buckley: ObamaCare is a Big Government bacterial infection.
John Raese: ObamaCare is the problem, not the solution.
John Raese: ObamaCare relies on poor business model; use private-sector.
Mark Warner: AdWatch: Targeted by RNC robocalls for support of ObamaCare.
Mark Warner: Ebola: screen passengers on flights from West Africa.
Natalie Tennant: Supports access to insurance for all.
Natalie Tennant: FactCheck: GOP says 147,000 lose insurance; really 8,800.
Patrick Morrisey: Was lobbyist for pharmaceutical distributors; wife still is.
Patrick Morrisey: Sued to end coverage of preexisting conditions.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Medicare for all as part of insurance free market.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Health care is a human right, decouple health care from jobs.
Shelley Moore Capito: Vote for repeal & replace; but work for fixing ObamaCare.
Tim Kaine: Inaction was not a solution for healthcare.
Tim Kaine: Let Medicare negotiate rates for prescription drug prices.
Corey Stewart: ObamaCare has failed; Medicaid expansion is major disaster.
Tim Kaine: Praised Virginia's Medicaid expansion.
Amanda Chase: Allow insurance across state lines; no surprise billing.
Corey Stewart: Full repeal of ObamaCare.
Nick Freitas: Wants all government restrictions taken out of health care.
Corey Stewart: Oppose ObamaCare.
Daniel Gade: Let people buy and sell health insurance across state lines.
Don Blankenship: COVID pandemic: government-created crisis from China Virus.
Scott Parkinson: Against Leftist radicals' plan to end Medicare as we know it.
Hung Cao: Americans are unaware of medications now unavailable.
Glenn Elliott: Expand Medicaid; bring down prescription drug costs.
Glenn Elliott: Why do we make severely ill use Go Fund Me?
Tom Willis: Would allow over-the-counter sale of ivermectin.
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Homeland Security
Bob Marshall: Against "don't ask, don't tell" as Navy officer in 1990s.
George Allen: 52,000 earmarks, but mostly for defense & security.
George Allen: Spending necessary to bolster the military, post-9-11.
George Allen: More concerned with army's readiness than war authorization.
George Allen: Military readiness more important than congressional consent.
Jamie Radtke: Creating Department of Homeland Defense was not necessary.
John Buckley: National Defense Authorization Act is Big Brother spying.
John Buckley: Opposes NSA spying & foreign policy meddling.
Shelley Moore Capito: Weak Iraq policy let ISIS foment into power.
Tim Kaine: All-cuts approach leaves TRICARE & nat'l defense vulnerable.
Tim Kaine: Let Bush tax cuts expire instead of automatic defense cuts.
Tim Kaine: Budget cuts made us vulnerable to Libya embassy attack.
Tim Kaine: Troop Talent Act: ease transition to civilian careers.
Tim Kaine: Open all combat roles to women.
James Webb: Supports don't ask, don't tell rule for military.
Daniel Gade: Judicious use of military force abroad to fight terrorism.
Daniel Gade: Stronger national defense: focus on growth of Navy.
Corey Stewart: Expand the military.
Nick Freitas: Help our veterans with reentry into civilian life.
Scott Taylor: Protects military base access roads from sea-level rise.
Alex Mooney: Prioritize the well-being of our service members & veterans.
Hung Cao: No pier in Gaza; keep sanctions on Iran.
Hung Cao: We need a strong military to keep pace with foreign threats.
Hung Cao: Aid to Ukraine is depleting our national strategic reserves.
Glenn Elliott: Beyond healthcare, our veterans deserve robust support.
Hung Cao: Graduated US Naval Academy; deployed to Afghanistan.
Hung Cao: No DEI in military; no men in girls' sports.
Tom Willis: End woke policies in the military; honor the warrior ethos.
Tom Willis: Enlisted in W.V. National Guard, then US Army Special Forces.
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Immigration
Ed Gillespie: Unapologetic supporter of comprehensive immigration overhaul.
Ed Gillespie: Send migrant kids back to parents in Central America.
Joe Manchin III: Give DREAMers a path to citizenship.
John Buckley: Create a mechanism to normalize people already here.
Mark Warner: Send migrant kids back to Central America, after processing.
Natalie Tennant: Secure the borders first, then send illegals to back of line.
Patrick Morrisey: Lax immigration laws pose a security risk to our homeland.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Create swift, secure path to citizenship.
Richard Ojeda: Taking benefits from illegal immigrants sounds good.
Robert Sarvis: Liberalize immigration; population growth lowest since 1930s.
Shelley Moore Capito: Secure the borders first, then comprehensive reform.
Tim Kaine: Make it easier for foreign students to get green cards.
Corey Stewart: Illegal immigration threatens America's security & jobs.
Harris Miller: Tamper-proof ID card; limited enforcement against employers.
Tim Kaine: Comprehensive immigration reform to protect DREAMers.
Nick Freitas: Supports stronger borders and a merit-based entry policy.
Daniel Gade: Limit low-skill workers; welcome cream of foreign economies.
Daniel Gade: Would limit humanitarian asylum.
Mark Warner: Co-sponsored path to citizenship for "DREAMers".
Corey Stewart: Oppose pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens.
Hung Cao: No open borders; restore 'Remain in Mexico' policy .
Hung Cao: What is happening at our southern border is an invasion.
Glenn Elliott: Path to citizenship means more paying into Social Security.
Tom Willis: Against birthright citizenship; no amnesty ever.
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Jobs
Joe Manchin III: Raise minimum wage from $7.25/hr to $10.10.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Supports living wage and workers' rights.
Natalie Tennant: Raise payroll cap to $240,000; and raise minimum wage.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Raise minimum wage; tie rate to inflation.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Supports protections for unions, ending "right to work" laws.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Wants a living wage, but not advocating for set amount.
Richard Ojeda: Against right to work laws, active union participant.
Richard Ojeda: Ensure coal miners able to transition to "real jobs".
Richard Ojeda: Strongly against right to work laws.
Tim Kaine: Close the gender pay gap.
Tim Kaine: Raise minimum wage from $7.25/hr to $15.
Daniel Gade: Against forced unionization.
Glenn Elliott: Strengthen organized labor's power of collective bargaining.
Hung Cao: We want the right to work.
Mark Warner: Inclusivity means our spies look like where they're working.
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Principles & Values
Bob McDonnell: Indicted on corruption charges days after leaving office.
Don Blankenship: I'm Trumpier than Trump, despite Trump opposition.
Ed Gillespie: Planned political reporting career at Catholic U. of America.
Ed Gillespie: Raised a Democrat; first job with Democrat; switched to GOP.
Ed Gillespie: Don't let the Left fill the vacuum of minority voters.
Evan Jenkins: A proud ally of our president Trump.
Jamie Radtke: Career politicians are part of the problem.
Joe Manchin III: We can only fix things by coming together.
John Buckley: Former Republican state legislator.
John Buckley: Cousin to William F. Buckley; long background in GOP.
John Buckley: Elected as Republican to VA House; running as Libertarian.
Natalie Tennant: 55-county "Talk with Tennant" tour: represent W.V., not D.C.
Pat McGeehan: Constitutional conservative: pro-life, pro-gun and pro-coal.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Part of "Brand New Congress" to fight special interests.
Paula Jean Swearengin: When we unite for justice, we can accomplish our goals.
Paula Jean Swearengin: We need Congress to do right, even if breaking with party.
Richard Ojeda: Democrats becoming more a party of elites.
Shelley Moore Capito: Declined to debate with 3rd-party candidates.
Tim Kaine: Smash-mouth partisanship is yesterday's politics.
Tim Kaine: Served as a missionary in Honduras.
Zane Lawhorn: We're seeping into era of chaos, as foretold in the Bible.
Nick Freitas: First and foremost a Christian, for liberty and equality.
Amanda Chase: Put "In God We Trust" in public schools.
Daniel Gade: Church-state separation is NOT removal of religious content.
Tim Kaine: Motivated to serve, including missionary work in Honduras.
Corey Stewart: Keep God in the public sphere.
Scott Parkinson: Parkinson is a Christian, husband, father and conservative .
Scott Parkinson: A Christian, husband, father, and conservative Virginian.
Hung Cao: Prosecution of Trump is weaponization of Justice Department.
Hung Cao: Military denied religious exemptions over COVID vaccines.
Hung Cao: We can't let witches and Wiccans take over in Virginia.
Hung Cao: America is the most incredible country in the world.
Glenn Elliott: Seventh Generation West Virginian and Mayor of Wheeling.
Alex Mooney: Work with religious organizations to service those in need.
Shelley Moore Capito: Voted to confirm her son as United States Attorney.
Tom Willis: Protect right to live according to your faith.
Tom Willis: Campaign slogan: "Veteran, Businessman, Father".
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Social Security
George Allen: Raise retirement age; more retirement security options.
George Allen: Raise retirement age & end benefits to wealthy.
George Allen: Raise retirement age, plus options for younger people.
Jamie Radtke: Raise retirement age; private retirement security options.
Joe Manchin III: Expand Social Security without privatization.
Mark Warner: Opposes privatizing social security.
Patrick Morrisey: Reforms to keep Social Security & Medicare solvent.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Fix solvency by lifting cap on incomes over $137,000.
Shelley Moore Capito: Raise payroll cap above $200,000.
Tim Kaine: No dangerous privatization schemes for Social Security.
Tim Kaine: Lift the payroll tax cap.
Tim Kaine: Fight against any privatization proposals.
Tim Kaine: Make Social Security work for today's seniors and future.
Corey Stewart: Lifting cap would increase taxes on the little guy.
Tim Kaine: Lift cap above $128,000 to make Trust Fund solvent.
Daniel Gade: Entitlement reform including Social Security & VA disability.
Daniel Gade: 2015: Disability pay for vets "harmful".
Alex Mooney: Reform Social Security to prevent insolvency & tax increases.
Hung Cao: We have the money to meet commitments to Social Security.
Glenn Elliott: Oppose any attempts to undermine these critical programs.
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Tax Reform
Ed Gillespie: Believes in conservative ideas of lower taxes.
George Allen: Freedom-to-choose flat tax: present tax code or flat rate.
George Allen: No tax increases; no defense cuts; no bargaining.
George Allen: Letting Bush tax cuts expire is a tax hike.
Joe Manchin III: Wealthy corporations got greatest benefit from Trump tax cut.
Patrick Morrisey: Trump tax cuts mean West Virginians receive bonuses & raises.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Cut taxes for middle/working class.
Richard Ojeda: Raise taxes on natural gas companies building pipelines.
Tim Kaine: Balance taxes: let Bush tax cuts expire at the top end.
Tim Kaine: No need for millionaire's tax: just let Bush cuts expire.
Tim Kaine: Open to some minimum income tax level for everyone.
Tim Kaine: Keep Bush tax cuts except for the wealthy.
Corey Stewart: Lowering taxes is the key to prosperity.
Tim Kaine: Trump tax cuts explode deficit & only benefit the wealthy.
Daniel Gade: Wants a flat tax, or very simplified tax code.
Corey Stewart: The wealthy are already disproportionately taxed.
Scott Parkinson: Voiced support for doubling down on Trump-era tax cuts.
Hung Cao: Signed pledge to oppose any and all income tax increases.
Glenn Elliott: Close loopholes that let wealthy skirt tax obligations.
Amanda Chase: Help business by opposing tax increases & cutting red tape.
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Technology
George Allen: No online sales tax for out-of-state websites.
George Allen: Keep taxes off Internet.
Joe Manchin III: Supports infrastructure investment.
Joe Manchin III: Overturn FCC repeal of net neutrality.
Patrick Morrisey: Supports infrastructure investment.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Invest $4.6 trillion in infrastructure.
Paula Jean Swearengin: Federal government must help states expand broadband.
Hung Cao: Harness the American Spirit of innovation.
Tim Kaine: Force online retailers to collect sales taxes.
Tim Kaine: Protect Net Neutrality (equal access to Internet).
Tim Kaine: Transportation infrastructure spending as economic stimulus.
Nick Freitas: Government barriers to expanding technology must be stopped.
Don Blankenship: Equality/Ethics/Exactness: don't rely on media for truth.
Mark Warner: Signal app absolutely not safe for classified information.
Mark Warner: Chinese-held TikTok should not be available to Americans.
Shelley Moore Capito: Calls for the resumption of spending for internet access.
Tom Willis: Big Tech and government should never censor your beliefs.
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War & Peace
Bob Marshall: Opposes sending troops overseas without declaration of war.
Bob Marshall: No US military in Libyan war without congressional consent.
Ed Gillespie: As Bush spokesperson, defended Iraqi surge & al Qaeda link.
Ed Gillespie: Keep troops in Afghanistan; military on table with Iran.
George Allen: Iran is a threat; prevent getting nuclear weapons.
Jamie Radtke: Opposes sending troops overseas without declaration of war.
Jamie Radtke: No US military in Libyan war without congressional consent.
Joe Manchin III: Withdraw from Iranian nuclear treaty.
Mark Warner: Keep military action on the table against Iran.
Natalie Tennant: We should consider ground troops against ISIS.
Patrick Morrisey: Withdraw from Iranian nuclear treaty.
Paula Jean Swearengin: End wars of choice; protect human rights when needed.
Richard Ojeda: Criticizes those wanting war with Iran: talk is easy.
Tim Kaine: Supported Obama's stopping the Iraq War.
Tim Kaine: Redefine War Powers to reflect realities of 21st century.
Tim Kaine: Nuke deal with Iran is dramatic improvement over status quo.
James Webb: It was a mistake to go to Iraq; said so before Senate vote.
Corey Stewart: Iran continues to be a state-sponsor of terrorism.
Tim Kaine: Withdrawing from Iran nuke treaty weakens alliances.
Daniel Gade: Opposed to open-ended commitment of troops.
Daniel Gade: Support requiring congressional approval of military actions.
Corey Stewart: Avoid foreign entanglements.
Jim Justice: Weak foreign policy causes Mideast chaos and war.
Hung Cao: No money for Ukraine; no money for Iran.
Mark Warner: Russia & China benefit when Trump threatens NATO & Greenland.
Mark Warner: We should've pushed out Maduro in 2024 when he lost election.
Tom Willis: Congress must approve military action except in self-defense.
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Welfare & Poverty
John Buckley: Eliminate DOE, HUD, HHS, NPR, FAA, and more.
Robert Sarvis: Foster a competitive market for community-based services.
Nick Freitas: Cites welfare handouts as major reason for family breakdown.
Mark Warner: $93M for LIHEAP: home heating for low income families.
Tim Kaine: $93M for LIHEAP: home heating for low income families.
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The above quotations are from Winners and Losers
Senate candidates from Virginia.
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