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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
Leah Vukmir: No exceptions, including rape, incest, or mother's life.
Tammy Baldwin: Planned Parenthood provides essential services.
Ron Johnson: Only allow abortion for rape, incest, and maternal life.
Ron Johnson: Roe v Wade decision was a tragedy.
Russell Feingold: Supports public funding for Planned Parenthood.
Leah Vukmir: 100% pro-life.
Mark Neumann: God-given rights begin at conception.
Tommy Thompson: God-given rights begin at conception.
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Budget & Economy
Leah Vukmir: Congress is addicted to spending our money.
Leah Vukmir: Congress is addicted to spending our money.
Tommy Thompson: Balanced budget is first priority.
Tommy Thompson: Tax-and-spend policies are out of the mainstream.
Mark Neumann: Full audit of the Federal Reserve.
Tommy Thompson: Full audit of the Federal Reserve.
John Schiess: Get rid of federal reserve system.
Mark Neumann: Balance the budget by eliminating Obamacare.
Ron Johnson: $184B stimulus drove the country deeper into debt.
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Civil Rights
Tammy Baldwin: Legal gay marriage is victory for fairness & equality.
Leah Vukmir: Voted against anti-bullying legislation to protect students.
Leah Vukmir: Silent on LGBT issues during debate and surveys.
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Corporations
Tammy Baldwin: Support Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Tammy Baldwin: I've stood up to Wall Street and Big Oil.
Tammy Baldwin: I've stood up to Wall Street and Big Oil.
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Crime
Leah Vukmir: Law and order is a critical issue.
Mark Neumann: Death penalty for terrorism convicts.
Tommy Thompson: Death penalty for terrorism convicts.
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Drugs
Leah Vukmir: Keep marijuana a Schedule 1 drug; no medical use.
Tammy Baldwin: Legalize medical marijuana; let states decide.
Leah Vukmir: Don't let our veterans down, like with opioids at Tomah VA.
Ron Johnson: Death penalty for drug dealers.
Leah Vukmir: More law enforcement grants to prevent drug flow into WI.
Ron Johnson: No federal legalization; but let's see how states do.
Ron Johnson: Unsecure Mexican border is a gateway for drug traffickers.
Leah Vukmir: Opposes stronger penalties for drunk driving.
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Education
Leah Vukmir: I want schools competing for enrollment.
Leah Vukmir: Get federal government out of business of student loans.
Tammy Baldwin: Opposes giving taxpayer dollars to private schools.
Tammy Baldwin: Refinance student loans at lower rates.
Leah Vukmir: Expand school choice.
Mark Neumann: School funding & mandates from states, not Feds.
Tommy Thompson: School funding & mandates from states, not Feds.
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Energy & Oil
Leah Vukmir: No government subsidies for renewable energy.
Tammy Baldwin: Global climate change poses a growing threat.
Russell Feingold: Climate change is real and we need to address it.
Russell Feingold: 2003 "4P": use Clean Air Act to reduce coal plant pollutants.
Tammy Baldwin: Government should get out of subsidies to big oil.
Mark Neumann: Don't mandate ethanol in gasoline.
Mark Neumann: Oppose cap-and-trade laws or regulations.
Tommy Thompson: Don't mandate ethanol in gasoline.
Tommy Thompson: Oppose cap-and-trade laws or regulations.
Leah Vukmir: Opposes funding clean energy & high-speed rail.
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Environment
Leah Vukmir: Many EPA actions are over-regulation.
Tammy Baldwin: Restore full EPA funding & oppose new cuts.
Russell Feingold: Clean Water Restoration Act to protect streams and wetlands.
Tommy Thompson: Prevent invasive Asian Carp in Great Lakes.
Mark Neumann: Oppose UN's Agenda 21 sustainable development.
Tommy Thompson: Oppose UN's Agenda 21 sustainable development.
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Families & Children
Mark Neumann: Traditional family is most important thing for USA now.
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Foreign Policy
Russell Feingold: Supports Iran nuclear deal.
Mark Neumann: Supports non-interventionist foreign policy.
Tommy Thompson: Supports non-interventionist foreign policy.
John Schiess: Get rid of the communist United Nations.
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Free Trade
Leah Vukmir: Tariffs on China give time to negotiate fairer deals.
Tammy Baldwin: Tariffs send message to bad actors like China.
Russell Feingold: Opposes lousy trade deals.
Ron Johnson: Yes to trade adjustment; Yes to fast-track.
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Government Reform
Leah Vukmir: Drew districts overturned as unconstitutional gerrymander.
Leah Vukmir: Supports voter photo-ID law.
Tammy Baldwin: Ease campaign spending rules; limit donor disclosure.
Tammy Baldwin: Partisan gerrymandering is an attack on our democracy.
Tammy Baldwin: Voter photo-ID requirements harm participation.
Russell Feingold: Outraged by Shelby County v. Holder; enforce voting rights.
Russell Feingold: Created "Progressives United" PAC as soon as he left office.
Tommy Thompson: I've never been a lobbyist.
Tommy Thompson: I'm a reformer: on welfare, healthcare, & taxes.
Tommy Thompson: I'm a reformer: on welfare, healthcare, & taxes.
Mark Neumann: Allow voter ID by repealing Help America Vote Act.
Tommy Thompson: Allow voter ID by repealing Help America Vote Act.
Mark Neumann: Clean Up Washington: 12-year term limit for Congress.
Ron Johnson: Third-party issue ad donors should be disclosed.
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Gun Control
Leah Vukmir: Approach any 2nd Amendment law skeptically.
Tammy Baldwin: Ban bump stocks & high-capacity magazines.
Russell Feingold: Universal background checks plus waiting periods.
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Health Care
Leah Vukmir: Full repeal of ObamaCare, period.
Tammy Baldwin: Take repeal off the table & work to improve ObamaCare.
Leah Vukmir: Opposed requiring health insurers to cover oral chemotherapy.
Russell Feingold: 2010: I knew that over time, ObamaCare would work out.
Mark Neumann: Repeal ObamaCare.
Tommy Thompson: Repeal ObamaCare.
Ron Johnson: ObamaCare will cost the average family $2,100.
Russell Feingold: Healthcare reform is a good compromise.
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Homeland Security
Tammy Baldwin: Jason's Law: stop over-prescribing opioids at VA hospitals.
Leah Vukmir: Address disgraceful neglect at Veterans Affairs.
Mark Neumann: Eliminate detention powers granted by the NDAA.
Mark Neumann: Try terrorist suspects in military court.
Tommy Thompson: Eliminate detention powers granted by the NDAA.
Tommy Thompson: Try terrorist suspects in military court.
Ron Johnson: Grateful to the 1 million who have died defending the US.
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Immigration
Leah Vukmir: First build a wall; illegals go home then re-apply.
Tammy Baldwin: Support DREAMers and earned path to citizenship.
Leah Vukmir: Construct a wall on the southern border.
Ron Johnson: Address comprehensive reform after border is secure.
Mark Neumann: Deport illegal immigrants who have committed felonies.
Mark Neumann: Make English the official language.
Tommy Thompson: Deport illegal immigrants who have committed felonies.
Tommy Thompson: Make English the official language.
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Jobs
Tammy Baldwin: Raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $15/hour.
Russell Feingold: $184B stimulus created jobs, especially highway construction.
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Principles & Values
Leah Vukmir: Our rights come from God, not man.
Russell Feingold: Badger Pledge: keep outside groups out of state race.
Tammy Baldwin: I fight for us; my opponent fights for the big and powerful.
Mark Neumann: A conservative believes in faith, family and country.
Mark Neumann: Conservatives believe in faith, family and country.
Tommy Thompson: Declines debates because opponents "want to shoot at me".
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Social Security
Leah Vukmir: Personal Retirement Accounts for portion of payroll taxes.
Tammy Baldwin: Long opposed to privatization.
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Tax Reform
Leah Vukmir: It's garbage that Trump tax cuts only benefited the wealthy.
Tammy Baldwin: Trump tax cuts overwhelmingly benefited the wealthy.
Tammy Baldwin: Get rid of loopholes for outsourcing and capital gains.
Tommy Thompson: Limit federal revenue to 18.5% of GDP; and 15% flat tax form.
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Technology
Tammy Baldwin: Internet must not become a two-tiered system.
Tammy Baldwin: Invest in core infrastructure, as federal stimulus.
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War & Peace
Leah Vukmir: Iran nuclear treaty was a foolish & dangerous deal.
Tammy Baldwin: Keep the Iran nuclear treaty.
Leah Vukmir: Confront ISIS & Islamic jihadists who want to kill us.
Ron Johnson: 25,000 US combat troops to fight ISIS in Iraq.
Tammy Baldwin: End the Afghan war & end nation-building.
Tommy Thompson: Helped build a hospital in Afghanistan for women & children.
Mark Neumann: Congressional Declaration of War for any use of force.
Tommy Thompson: Congressional Declaration of War for any use of force.
Mark Neumann: Mideast stability so gasoline prices don't go even higher.
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