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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) |
Higher Loyalty , by James Comey (2018) |
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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Media coverage of Pennsylvania political races in The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations from The Philadelphia Inquirer (number of quotes indicated):
- Arlen Specter (1) Former Democratic incumbent (elected as Republican) Pennsylvania
- Barack Obama (1) Democratic President (elected 2008)
- Betsy Summers (3) 2004 former Libertarian Challenger Pennsylvania
- Bob Casey (6) Democratic Sr Senator; previously state treasurer Pennsylvania
- Jim Clymer (1)
- Joe Sestak (5) Democratic candidate for President; Navy Admiral
- John Fetterman (1) Pennsylvania Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania Lt. Gov.
- Joseph Hoeffel (3) 2004 former Democratic challenger; US Representative Pennsylvania
- Kathleen Sebelius (1) Kansas Former Democratic Governor (1994-2002); Cabinet Sec'y (HHS)
- Katie McGinty (4) Democratic Senate candidate Pennsylvania
- Mary Gay Scanlon (1) Democrat U.S. Rep Pennsylvania- 5
- Pat Toomey (5) Republican Jr Senator Pennsylvania
- Rick Santorum (2) Republican Presidential candidate
- Shiva Ayyadurai (1) Republican for Massachusetts U.S. Senator (withdrew) Massachusetts
- Steve Lonegan (1) Republican Senate Challenger New Jersey
- Tom Smith (6) Republican Challenger Pennsylvania
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Articles from the Philadelphia Inquirer:
- 2020-MA-Senate: The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Some people think face masks are dangerous. Can that be true?," by Stacey Burling, June 23, 2020
- (On Bob Casey): Philadelphia Inquirer on 2018 Pennsylvania Senate race, 8/24/2018
- On 2016 Pennsylvania Senate race: Katie McGinty & Pat Toomey, 7/7/2016
- (On Joe Sestak, John Fetterman & Katie McGinty): Philadelphia Inquirer on 2016 Pennsylvania Senate debate, 4/6/2016
- (On Steve Lonegan): Philadelphia Inquirer on 2013 N.J. Senate debate, 8/2/2013
- "Birth Control", by Christi Parsons, 2/12/2012
- (On Tom Smith): Philadelphia Inquirer on 2012 PA Senate debate, 8/29/2012-9/23/2012
- (On Pat Toomey & Joe Sestak): Philadelphia Inquirer coverage of 2010 PA Senate Debates, 4/12/2010
- "Doomsday Scenario", by Rick Santorum, 8/27/2009
- (On Bob Casey): Philadelphia Inquirer, 3/20/2006
- “Santorum now critical of Dover case”, on Bob Casey, 12/22/2005
- “Casey’s Clear View on Abortion”, 12/18/2005
- (On Bob Casey): Philadelphia Inquirer & Centre Daily News, 10/22/2005
- (On Jim Clymer, Joseph Hoeffel, Arlen Specter & Betsy Summers): 2004 PA Senate debate, in Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/10/2004
- (On Joseph Hoeffel & Betsy Summers): 2004 PA Senate debate, in Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/3/2004
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OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Barack Obama: Insurers must provide contraception, but not employers.
Kathleen Sebelius: Make contraceptives available to everyone.
Tom Smith: No abortion under all circumstances, including rape & incest.
Bob Casey: Roe v. Wade Should Be Overturned.
Bob Casey: Right to Privacy means contraception, not unborn.
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Budget & Economy
Tom Smith: Stagnant economy due to over-regulation & complex taxes.
Pat Toomey: Growing government was not the key to economic recovery.
Joe Sestak: Auto & bank bailouts were to clean up Bush's mess.
Pat Toomey: We can't borrow and spend our way to prosperity.
Joe Sestak: Deregulation of banks led to the economic meltdown.
Pat Toomey: Real threat to economy is billions on bailouts.
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Civil Rights
Arlen Specter: Oppose gay marriage but support civil union.
Betsy Summers: Support gay marriage.
Jim Clymer: Oppose gay marriage and also oppose civil union.
Joseph Hoeffel: Oppose gay marriage but support civil union.
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Corporations
Tom Smith: Compliance with regulations is strangling business.
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Education
Bob Casey: Intelligent Design in religion class, not science class.
Joseph Hoeffel: Voted to increase funding for No Child Left Behind 4 times.
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Energy & Oil
Katie McGinty: No fracking COMPANY donations; but some from fracking execs.
Tom Smith: Fossil fuels are key to reasonable energy prices.
Tom Smith: Former coal company executive; ease up on coal mining.
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Families & Children
Mary Gay Scanlon: Helping women around the world key to helping their kids.
Bob Casey: Mandatory reporting of the pure evil of child abuse.
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Health Care
Shiva Ayyadurai: Coronavirus: diet & vitamins better defense than masks.
Joseph Hoeffel: Voted against a sweet deal for pharmaceutical companies.
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Homeland Security
Rick Santorum: We need to spend money to study the EMP threat.
Bob Casey: Dont censure Bush for domestic spying.
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Immigration
Katie McGinty: Communicate with federal officials instead of sanctuary city.
Pat Toomey: Withhold community funding from sanctuary cities like Philly.
Steve Lonegan: No on amnesty; tighter border security.
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Jobs
Joe Sestak: Increase minimum wage to $10.80 now & $15 later.
John Fetterman: Backs $15-an-hour minimum wage.
Katie McGinty: Backs $15-an-hour minimum wage.
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Principles & Values
Joe Sestak: TV ad: Toomey's record is same as Sen. Rick Santorum's.
Pat Toomey: TV ad: Sestak served well in Navy; but not on Congress.
Betsy Summers: Specter and Hoeffel are both big-government candidates.
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Social Security
Joe Sestak: Never raise, never, the age for our seniors to retire.
Katie McGinty: Cuts to Social Security are wrong for working families.
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Tax Reform
Tom Smith: Supports flat tax; remove loopholes but keep exemptions.
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Technology
Rick Santorum: Scale of potential destruction from EMP demands action.
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War & Peace
Bob Casey: Disagrees with timeline & pulling troops out.
Betsy Summers: Get soldiers out of Iraq as quickly as possible.
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The above quotations are from Media coverage of Pennsylvania political races in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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