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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
Newt Gingrich: Don't discard excess embryos from in vitro fertilization.
Newt Gingrich: Don't discard excess embryos from in vitro fertilization.
Newt Gingrich: Embryonic stem-cell research desensitizes us to kill babies.
Newt Gingrich: Embryonic stem-cell research desensitizes us to kill babies.
Jim Doyle: Keep WI the leader, as the birthplace of stem cell research.
Duke Cunningham: Both pro-life and pro-stem cell research.
Gordon Harold Smith: Both pro-life and pro-stem cell research.
Orrin Hatch: Both pro-life and pro-stem cell research.
Strom Thurmond: Both pro-life and pro-stem cell research.
Tommy Thompson: Both pro-life and pro-stem cell research.
Zell Miller: Both pro-life and pro-stem cell research.
Elizabeth Dole: For federal funding only in cases of incest, rape, health.
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Budget & Economy
Chris Christie: The rich are doing fine; cater to middle-income workers.
Paul O`Neill: Bush team not pushing Reaganite supply-side arguments.
George W. Bush: $46B in new spending on health, education, & defense.
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Civil Rights
Heidi Heitkamp: AdWatch: Featured in DSCC ad: "Elect more women to Senate".
Condoleezza Rice: Supports civil unions but not gay marriage.
Rudy Giuliani: Pro gay rights.
Ron Klein: Include sexual orientation in federal hate-crimes law.
George W. Bush: Bush calls for constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
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Drugs
Cynthia Nixon: Legalize marijuana and capture the revenue.
Al Gore: Science doesn’t say medical marijuana is proper.
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Education
Jim Doyle: Vetoed plan to cut $400 million from public schools.
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Energy & Oil
Marc Molinaro: Will explore fracking consequences in monitored testing.
Al Gore: Gore calls for elimination of combustion engine.
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Families & Children
Al Gore: Move Elian’s case from INS to Florida courts.
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Foreign Policy
Donald Trump: Supports construction of Israeli settlements in West Bank.
Donald Trump: 2012: Get tough on Pakistan; 2016: lavish praise on Pakistan.
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Government Reform
Jim Doyle: Ban all fundraising during the budget process.
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Gun Control
Kirsten Gillibrand: Shifted to left because "I fight for my constituents".
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Health Care
Rob Astorino: ObamaCare meltdown changes the political landscape.
Jim Doyle: Improve health care access and affordability.
Al Gore: Base drug plan on people, not power.
Al Gore: Use Medicare surplus to pay federal debt, not to cut taxes.
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Homeland Security
Wesley Clark: Supports School of the Americas.
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Principles & Values
Wendy Long: OpEd: provides conservative Republican ideological diversity.
Joe DioGuardi: Accused of making deals in a $1.7 billion Ponzi scheme.
Kirsten Gillibrand: Accused of hiding facts connecting cigarettes and cancer.
Rudy Giuliani: Socially liberal stances: weak in primary; strong in general.
Jeb Bush: Pres. Bush plugs Jeb for President; Jeb declines comment.
Joe Biden: Plans to seek presidential nomination in 2008.
Janet Reno: Dislikes publicity; devoid of affect.
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Tax Reform
Jim Doyle: Balanced our budgets while cutting taxes $700 million.
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War & Peace
Donald Trump: Disallow North Korea from developing nuclear delivery system.
Mark Warner: On Hezbollah soldier abductions: “Stands with Israel”.
Colin Powell: Contradicted Cheney and sought more UN involvement.
Dick Cheney: Biggest threat comes from WMD and from Saddam.
Dick Cheney: UN inspections would not reduce WMD threat.
Dick Cheney: Contradicted Powell and sought to connect Saddam and 9/11.
George W. Bush: $389M in 2002-2003 for CIA to overthrow Saddam.
George W. Bush: CIA report hedged on whether Saddam had WMD.
George W. Bush: CIA chief told Bush “slam dunk” that Saddam had WMD.
Colin Powell: Invading Iraq means “owning” it, for better or worse.
Condoleezza Rice: War stops Saddam from beating international community.
Dick Cheney: Pre-war planning: once the war starts, Saddam is “toast”.
George W. Bush: US could not maintain Iraq inspection regime indefinitely.
John Kerry: Karl Rove: “Kerry gave green light to Bush on Iraq”.
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