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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
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.
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
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: Don’t 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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