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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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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) |
Guide to Political Revolution, by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here, by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution, by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight, by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United, by Cory Booker (2016) |
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) |
Becoming, by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty, by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump, by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues , by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
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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2022 Vermont Senate race: debates and news coverage
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Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations from 2022 VT Senate race (number of quotes indicated):
- Gerald Malloy (20) Republican Challenger Vermont
- Patrick Leahy (4) Democratic Sr Senator Vermont
- Peter Welch (8) Democrat U.S. Rep Vermont-At-Large
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2022 Vermont Senate debates and race coverage:
- iVoterGuide Candidate Profile: "Gerald Malloy: Candidate for U.S. Senator | Vermont General | November 8, 2022", downloaded Sept. 2024, (Link)
- Vermont Business Magazine, "Peter Welch will run for Leahy's Senate seat," 11/22/2021
- Valley News, "Vermont US Senate candidates Gerald Malloy and Peter Welch draw sharp distinctions in debate," by Lola Duffort, 9/10/2022, (Link)
- Addison County Independent, "Editorial: A primary night overview," by Angelo Lynn, August 11, 2022
- WAMC, "A review of the Vermont U.S. Senate primary candidates," by Pat Bradley, August 2, 2022
- VT Digger, "Conservative Republican Gerald Malloy hopes to win over Vermont's right in US Senate primary," by Ethan Weinstein, Aug 4 2022
- WCAX, "Primary Preview: Meet the Republicans running for US Senate," by Kevin Gaiss, Jul. 7, 2022
- VTDigger, "Peter Welch votes with US House to pass gun safety package," by Jenna Peterson, Jun 8 2022
- Vermont Business Magazine, "Peter Welch will run for Leahy's Senate seat," 11/22/2021
- IMDB Biography, "Patrick Leahy," 6/22/21
- Vermont Business Magazine, "Leahy hails Vermont's national Farm to School leadership," 05/06/2021
- Counterpunch.org political e-zine, "The U.S. Struggle for Justice for Palestine Begins a New Chapter," by Mary Miller & Ariel Gold, July 17, 2020
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OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Gerald Malloy: Pro life: let States and People decide rather than courts.
Gerald Malloy: Would vote to ban abortions federally without any exceptions.
Peter Welch: Steadfast advocate for reproductive rights and Proposal 5.
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Budget & Economy
Gerald Malloy: Reduce the size of Federal Government, spend within budget.
Gerald Malloy: Save America from becoming dependent on stimulus.
Gerald Malloy: Address inflation by stopping Congressional overspending .
Peter Welch: Pay for programs from folks not paying their fair share.
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Crime
Gerald Malloy: Fund our Police; preserve order to enjoy freedoms.
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Drugs
Patrick Leahy: Let legal cannabis businesses use banking system.
Gerald Malloy: No "safe injection sites"; maybe legal pot at VA hospitals.
Peter Welch: Legalize marijuana but not most other drugs.
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Education
Gerald Malloy: Parents decide what is and isn't taught to their children.
Patrick Leahy: For Farm-to-School Act to teach nutrition & agriculture.
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Energy & Oil
Gerald Malloy: Promote US independence across all forms of Energy.
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Foreign Policy
Gerald Malloy: Don't make unenforceable treaties with untrustworthy allies.
Patrick Leahy: Signed letter opposing Israeli annexation of territories.
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Free Trade
Gerald Malloy: Wants a comprehensive review US Trade and Import practices.
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Government Reform
Gerald Malloy: Wished he had protested Jan. 6 over 2020 election.
Gerald Malloy: Keep the Electoral College; no statehood for DC or PR.
Peter Welch: Statehood for DC & PR; consider abolishing Electoral College.
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Gun Control
Gerald Malloy: Support 2d Amendment; I am a gun owner.
Peter Welch: Ban assault weapons, for comprehensive background checks.
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Health Care
Gerald Malloy: No Universal Healthcare but improve Medicare, Medicaid, VA.
Gerald Malloy: Prefers natural immunity route to COVID vaccine mandates.
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Homeland Security
Gerald Malloy: F-35s in Burlington: jet noise is the sound of freedom.
Peter Welch: Base F-35 fighter jets in Burlington, but reduce noise.
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Immigration
Gerald Malloy: Put up the wall, enforce the law, stop criminals.
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Principles & Values
Gerald Malloy: Wants to get US back on track, make it strong again.
Patrick Leahy: Lifelong Batman fan; has done cameos in several movies.
Peter Welch: January 6th was an attack on our democracy.
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Tax Reform
Gerald Malloy: For limited government, not overspending, not more taxes.
Peter Welch: More enforcement of taxes due from the top 1%.
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The above quotations are from 2022 Vermont Senate race: debates and news coverage.
Sen. Leahy up for re-election in 2022:
VT:
Incumbent Patrick Leahy(D,retiring)
Gerald Malloy(R)
vs.Peter Welch(D)
vs. U.S. Attorney Christina E. Nolan (R primary Aug. 9)
Previous Senate debates:
2018 Vermont Senate debates:
Sanders(I)
vs. Giordano(D)
vs.MacGovern(D)
vs.Milne(D)
vs.Paige(R)
vs.Zupan(R)
2016 Vermont Senate debates, Leahy vs.Milne
2012 Vermont Senate debates, Sanders vs. MacGovern
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