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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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2016 Maryland Senate race: debates and news coverage
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from 2016 MD Senate race (number of quotes indicated):
- Chris Van Hollen (6) Democratic Senate candidate Maryland
- Donna Edwards (3) Democratic Senate candidate Maryland
- Kathy Szeliga (10) Republican Senate candidate Maryland
- Margaret Flowers (13) Green Senate candidate Maryland
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Maryland Senate debates and race coverage:
- Baltimore Sun, "Voter Guide", downloaded Sept. 9, 2016
- Afro weblog, "Van Hollen: ‘Scandalous and shameful’ that Congress Hasn’t Acted on Gun Violence", Oct 2, 2015
- Bethesda Magazine, "Van Hollen Calls on State Officials to Reverse Replacement of Early Voting Sites", by Aaron Kraut, Sept. 25, 2015
- Washington Post, "Donna Edwards and Chris Van Hollen go head-to-head at Rockville forum", by Rachel Weiner, May 3 2015
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Donna Edwards: Fought for abortion rights in community AND in Congress.
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Budget & Economy
Margaret Flowers: Federal Reserve is over-leveraged, like in 2008 crash.
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Civil Rights
Chris Van Hollen: Straight, but fought discrimination against gay workers.
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Corporations
Kathy Szeliga: Policy makers care more about Wall Street than Main Street.
Margaret Flowers: Wealth divide makes capitalism dangerous to the 99%.
Margaret Flowers: Break up big banks & criminally prosecute their CEOs.
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Crime
Margaret Flowers: Racial justice: end disparities in incarceration.
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Education
Kathy Szeliga: One-size-fits-all approach is failing our children.
Margaret Flowers: No tuition from pre-school through graduate school.
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Energy & Oil
Margaret Flowers: Transition to a carbon-free, nuclear-free energy economy.
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Environment
Margaret Flowers: Environmental justice: Corporations responsible for damage.
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Families & Children
Kathy Szeliga: Encourage flexibility so employees can be good parents.
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Foreign Policy
Kathy Szeliga: Cutting deals with our enemy puts America at risk.
Margaret Flowers: ISIS is a symptom of the failure of "War on Terror".
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Free Trade
Kathy Szeliga: Support TPP to expand free trade with Pacific nations.
Margaret Flowers: Movement against corporate rigged trade agreements like TPP.
Chris Van Hollen: I oppose TPP; but look at each trade deal individually.
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Government Reform
Chris Van Hollen: Do everything we can to make it easier to vote.
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Gun Control
Margaret Flowers: More background checks; more ammo limits; more regulations.
Chris Van Hollen: Common sense measures like universal background checks.
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Health Care
Margaret Flowers: Full-time advocate for single payer health care system.
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Homeland Security
Kathy Szeliga: The V.A. fails our veterans with mountains of red-tape.
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Jobs
Kathy Szeliga: Look to improve wages for all, not how low wages should be.
Donna Edwards: We need a woman's voice in the discussion on equal pay.
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Social Security
Kathy Szeliga: Adapt the way Social Security is currently managed.
Chris Van Hollen: Keep a more generous cost-of-living formula.
Donna Edwards: Fought privatization in community AND in Congress.
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War & Peace
Chris Van Hollen: End 2002 Iraq War authority; no ground troops in Mideast.
Kathy Szeliga: ISIS presents a serious threat and must be destroyed.
Margaret Flowers: Iran nuke deal is first step towards normalizing relations.
Kathy Szeliga: Iran backroom nuclear deal just kicks the can down the road.
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Welfare & Poverty
Margaret Flowers: Guaranteed basic income of $1,000 per month per person.
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The above quotations are from 2016 Maryland Senate race: debates and news coverage.
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