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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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Debates and Town Halls prior to the Iowa caucus on Jan. 15, 2024
Citations for the fifth Republican presidential primary debate in Iowa on Jan. 10, 2024:
- Mediaite, "Trump Insists He's 'Not Going to Have Time for Retribution'--Hours After Telling Supporters 'I AM YOUR RETRIBUTION'," by Ken Meyer, Jan 11th, 2024, (Link) [FactCheck on Trump's 1/10/24 statement on "Retribution"]
- The Hill: "Trump returns to birther conspiracy theories in new attacks on Haley," by Brett Samuels, 01/10/24, (Link)
- USA Today, "Chris Christie drops out of 2024 presidential race, issuing severe warning about Donald Trump," by Sudiksha Kochi, Karissa Waddick, and Francesca Chambers, Jan. 10, 2024, (Link)
- The Daily Beast, "Vivek Ramaswamy Drops Unhinged Ad to Air During Iowa Debate," by Jake Lahut, Jan. 10, 2024; [TV ad downloaded and transcribed by OnTheIssues 1/11/2024]; (Link)
- Mediaite, "Trump Insists He's 'Not Going to Have Time for Retribution'--Hours After Telling Supporters 'I AM YOUR RETRIBUTION'," by Ken Meyer, Jan 11th, 2024, (Link) [FactCheck on Trump's 1/10/24 statement on "Retribution"]
- USA Today, "Chris Christie drops out of 2024 presidential race, issuing severe warning about Donald Trump," by Sudiksha Kochi, Karissa Waddick, and Francesca Chambers, Jan. 10, 2024, (Link)
- CNN Republican Presidential Candidates at Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa; Aired January 10, 2024, (segment 1 and segment 2)
- Iowa Town Hall with Donald Trump 1/10/24 Transcript, moderated by Martha MacCallum and Bret Baier of Fox News, (Link)
- CNN Republican Presidential Town Hall With Former Amb. Nikki Haley, January 04, 2024, (Link)
- CNN Republican Presidential Town Hall With Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), January 04, 2024, (Link)
- CNN, "Trump, Haley and DeSantis qualify for CNN Iowa debate," by Eric Bradner, January 2, 2024, (Link)
- NBC News, "Nikki Haley backpedals amid criticism after omitting 'slavery' from Civil War causes," by Greg Hyatt and Summer Concepcion, Dec. 28, 2023, (Link)
- American Enterprise Institute (AEI), "The State of al Qaeda and ISIS in 2023," by Katherine Zimmerman & Nathan Vincent, September 11, 2023, (Link) [FactCheck on Trump's 1/10/24 statement on beating ISIS]
- Human Rights Watch (HRW), "Hungary's authoritarian leader is no gift to US conservatives," by Lydia Gall, August 4, 2022, (Link) [FactCheck on Trump's 1/10/24 statement on "Viktor Orban"]
- The Guardian, "'Anchor babies': the 'ludicrous' immigration myth that treats people as pawns," by Alexandra Villarreal, 16 Mar 2020, (Link) [FactCheck on Ron DeSantis' 1/4/24 statement on "14th Amendment" and "Anchors"]
- Vox.com Explainer: "The debate over whether Ted Cruz is eligible to be president, explained," by Dara Linddara, Jan 15, 2016, (Link)
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Donald Trump: I got Roe v. Wade terminated and I'm proud to have done it .
Nikki Haley: Respect women instead of demonizing with fear or judgement.
Ron DeSantis: Defend the rights of states to enact pro-life protections.
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Budget & Economy
Donald Trump: I don't want to be Herbert Hoover, and I won't be.
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Civil Rights
Nikki Haley: Everybody associates the Civil War with slavery.
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Crime
Nikki Haley: Law and order in our cities by empowering law enforcement.
Ron DeSantis: Citing George Floyd killing is "virtue signaling".
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Education
Nikki Haley: Teach kids how to build: apprenticeships & vo-tech.
Nikki Haley: Let parents parent and let teachers teach.
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Energy & Oil
Donald Trump: Electric car mandate is the craziest thing I've ever heard.
Nikki Haley: Not smart to mandate electric cars too by 2035.
Ron DeSantis: Choose the Marcellus Shale over the Mullahs.
Ron DeSantis: Kneecapping reliable energy means rolling blackouts.
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Families & Children
Nikki Haley: No gender transformations until age 18, like no tattoos.
Ron DeSantis: Don't sexualize school curriculum, or Disney World.
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Foreign Policy
Donald Trump: Hungary's Viktor Orban is a great leader; he's very strong.
Nikki Haley: Dictators always say what they're going to do.
Ron DeSantis: Hard power in Indo-Pacific against Chinese Communist Party.
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Free Trade
Nikki Haley: Take back land that China bought; trade with friends instead.
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Government Reform
Nikki Haley: Take many federal programs and send them to the states.
Ron DeSantis: All laws should apply to Congress too.
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Gun Control
Nikki Haley: For school shootings: more mental health; more security.
Ron DeSantis: Opposes waiting periods; instant checks will do the job.
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Health Care
Nikki Haley: Mental health crisis is a cancer; need services & insurance.
Ron DeSantis: Make all of Medicaid into block grants.
Ron DeSantis: More mental health institutions; more veteran PTSD services.
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Homeland Security
Ron DeSantis: I'll advocate for military service; get more signing up.
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Immigration
Donald Trump: We're going to have the largest deportation in US history.
Nikki Haley: Border crossers are families, not criminals: but e-Verify.
Nikki Haley: Admit immigrants on merit, not on random quotas.
Ron DeSantis: Charge fees on worker remittances to foreign countries.
Ron DeSantis: Children born here to illegal immigrants aren't "anchors".
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Principles & Values
Chris Christie: I'd rather lose by telling the truth than lie to win.
Donald Trump: Says "No time for retribution"; FactCheck: fundraises on it.
Donald Trump: I said I'm going to be a dictator for one day.
Nikki Haley: Pardon Trump: he was the right President at the right time.
Nikki Haley: Show people how you're similar, not how you're different.
Donald Trump: Questions Nikki Haley's eligibility for presidency.
Donald Trump: Questions Kamala Harris' eligibility for vice-presidency.
Donald Trump: Questions Ted Cruz's eligibility for presidency.
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Social Security
Nikki Haley: Adjust retirement age to 70 for younger workers in their 20s.
Ron DeSantis: A promise made will be a promise kept.
Ron DeSantis: Can't raise retirement age when life expectancy declining.
Ron DeSantis: Social Security is not an entitlement; we all pay in.
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Tax Reform
Nikki Haley: Let's make the small business tax cuts permanent.
Ron DeSantis: Flat tax: better for growth & ends weaponization of IRS.
Ron DeSantis: Eliminate the IRS; have a single rate and just a flat tax.
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Technology
Vivek Ramaswamy: AdWatch: mainstream media favors corporate candidates .
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War & Peace
Donald Trump: I beat ISIS in literally three months; knocked them out.
Nikki Haley: Support Israel to eliminate Hamas once and for all.
Nikki Haley: There wouldn't be Hamas without Iran.
Ron DeSantis: Don't force two-state solution; Palestinians don't accept it.
Ron DeSantis: Florida expanded sanctions against Iran.
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The above quotations are from Debates and Town Halls prior to the Iowa caucus on Jan. 15, 2024.
2023-24 Presidential primary debates:
- Fifth GOP primary debate, Jan. 10, 2024
- Fourth GOP primary debate, Dec. 6, 2023
- Third GOP primary debate, Nov. 8, 2023
- Second GOP primary debate, Sept. 27, 2023
- First GOP primary debate, Aug. 23, 2023
- 2023 Presidential primary Hopefuls early excerpts
- 2024 Presidential primary Hopefuls by OnTheIssues.org
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