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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 |
(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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2018 Utah Senate race: debates and news coverage
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from 2018 UT Senate race (number of quotes indicated):
- Craig Bowden (20) Libertarian candidate for Utah U. S. Senate Utah
- Danny Drew (11) Connecticut Democratic candidate for Governor
- Jenny Wilson (18) Democratic candidate for Utah U.S. Senator Utah
- Jon Huntsman (2) Utah Ambassador to China
- Mitt Romney (6) Massachusetts Former GOP Governor (2003-2006); Pres. candidate (2008)
- Orrin Hatch (3) Republican Sr Senator (retiring 2018) Utah
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Utah 2018 Senatorial debates and race coverage:
- The Atlantic magazine, "The End of Pax Americana: How Western Decline Became Inevitable," by Christopher Layne, April 2012
- KSL Salt Lake City, "Romney, McAdams working to keep Social Security, Medicare from drying up," by Dennis Romboy, Oct. 30, 2019
- Dallas Morning News, "Get U.S. troops out of the way if Turkey planned to 'ethnically cleanse the Kurds'," by Todd J. Gillman, Oct. 23, 2019
- White House press release, "WTAS: Support for President Trump's Successful Trade Negotiations with Mexico and Canada," Oct. 2, 2018
- Salt Lake Tribune, "Democrat Jenny Wilson challenges Mitt Romney on immigration," Aug 3, 2018
- Bloomberg.com, "Romney running to replace Hatch", by Arit John, February 16, 2018
- The Metro, "Former U.S. presidential candidate Romney announces Utah Senate bid," by Bob Lloyd, February 16, 2018
- Salt Lake Tribune, "Tax reform bill is a lump of coal," by Jennifer Dobner, December 21, 2017
- The Park Record, "Wilson sees 'chaos and havoc' in Washington," by Jay Hamburger, September 8, 2017
- Rantt.com @RanttNews, "Could Utah turn blue in 2018?", by Kaz Weida, Aug 21, 2017
- Good Men Project, "Mormon in Utah County Supported Gay Marriage," by Rhett Wilkinson, June 21, 2017
- Blacksite Media, "How to Become a Secret Republican," with Danny Drew, 6/19/17
- Newswire.net, "Draining the Swamp", by Doug Crowe, April 19, 2017
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Vouchers are excellent option for expanding school choice," by Stacy Washington, Jan 20, 2017
- Deseret News, "Pro-Life? Pro-Choice? Anti-Strife," by Bob Bernick, August 20, 1996
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Abortion
Craig Bowden: No late-term abortion except for maternal life.
Danny Drew: Common ground on reducing the number of abortions.
Jenny Wilson: Opposes requiring a 72-hour waiting period for abortions.
Jenny Wilson: Abortion rights are best left in the hands of the courts.
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Budget & Economy
Craig Bowden: No stimulus; market forces tell us where money should go.
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Civil Rights
Orrin Hatch: 1977: No gay teachers; 2018: No LGBT discrimination.
Craig Bowden: Same-sex marriage isn't my business to restrict.
Jenny Wilson: Supports bill honoring women's suffrage and women's rights.
Jenny Wilson: Let's keep MLK's dream alive.
Danny Drew: Supported gay marriage from a young age.
Jenny Wilson: Fight to get same-sex benefits.
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Corporations
Jenny Wilson: Tax cut: Xmas present to corporations; lump of coal for poor.
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Crime
Craig Bowden: Rehabilitation instead of punishment.
Jenny Wilson: Beef up laws to address targeted hate crimes.
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Drugs
Craig Bowden: Marijuana is not a gateway drug; prescriptions are.
Jenny Wilson: Supports legalized medical marijuana; it has helped so many.
Jenny Wilson: More funding for opioid treatment for victims.
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Education
Craig Bowden: Vouchers are a good step towardending public schools.
Danny Drew: Public schools should meet unique needs of disabled kids.
Jon Huntsman: 2007: signed the Parent Choice in Education Act.
Danny Drew: School choice means re-segregation in some states.
Danny Drew: Local school choice, free from corporate influence.
Jon Huntsman: 2007: statewide vouchers, "Parent Choice in Education Act.
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Energy & Oil
Craig Bowden: No subsidies for green energy; don't pick winners & losers.
Jenny Wilson: Promote clean air and clean energy.
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Environment
Craig Bowden: EPA should only advise; enforcement is over-reach.
Jenny Wilson: Build bikeways instead of just freeways.
Jenny Wilson: Why are our parks and canyons receiving so little?
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Foreign Policy
Craig Bowden: Prefer American opportunities to American exceptionalism.
Danny Drew: Utah and US and her people are exceptional.
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Free Trade
Orrin Hatch: Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA.
Craig Bowden: Free Trade.
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Government Reform
Craig Bowden: Supports mail-in voting and ranked-choice voting.
Jenny Wilson: Focus on voter suppression and gerrymandering.
Danny Drew: Utah needs someone who is not beholden to PACs.
Danny Drew: Big campaign donations are the tip of the iceberg.
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Gun Control
Craig Bowden: No gun restrictions except on convicted felons.
Mitt Romney: Prevent school shootings with state and local action.
Danny Drew: Ridiculous to have guns at school in case of bears.
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Health Care
Craig Bowden: ObamaCare only benefits the insurance companies.
Jenny Wilson: Keep ObamaCare individual insurance mandate.
Jenny Wilson: Medicaid money can fight opioid crisis.
Danny Drew: Replacements for ObamaCare should be non-partisan.
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Homeland Security
Craig Bowden: Full audit of military, then many cuts.
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Immigration
Jenny Wilson: It's not chain migration; it's family-based immigration.
Craig Bowden: Streamline the process to make it easier to come legally˙.
Mitt Romney: Welcome legal immigrants, instead of message of exclusion.
Jenny Wilson: Against tearing up families.
Mitt Romney: Poverty level of aspiring immigrant's nation is irrelevant.
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Jobs
Craig Bowden: Free market instead of affirmative action.
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Principles & Values
Craig Bowden: Work for all Utahns, regardless of religious beliefs.
Mitt Romney: Bring Utah's values and Utah's lessons to Washington.
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Social Security
Mitt Romney: Bipartisan effort with Mitt Romney to shore up entitlements.
Craig Bowden: Voluntary phase out for younger generations.
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Tax Reform
Craig Bowden: Lower taxes for everyone.
Jenny Wilson: Reform tax code to narrow income gap, not benefit top 1%.
Orrin Hatch: You can't argue with math: tax cuts for vast majority.
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War & Peace
Mitt Romney: Abandonment of Kurds a "bloodstain" on American history.
Craig Bowden: Exit the Mideast & support non-intervention.
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Welfare & Poverty
Danny Drew: All of society should help the least of us meet basic needs.
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Click for quotations from other sources by:
- Craig Bowden Libertarian candidate for Utah U. S. Senate Utah
- Danny Drew Connecticut Democratic candidate for Governor
- Jenny Wilson Democratic candidate for Utah U.S. Senator Utah
- Jon Huntsman Utah Ambassador to China
- Mitt Romney Massachusetts Former GOP Governor (2003-2006); Pres. candidate (2008)
- Orrin Hatch Republican Sr Senator (retiring 2018) Utah
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The above quotations are from 2018 Utah Senate race: debates and news coverage.
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