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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates
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)
Book Reviews

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2018 Vermont Senate race: debates and news coverage


    Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
    from 2018 VT Senate race (number of quotes indicated):
  • Bernie Sanders (4) Democratic Presidential candidate
  • Brooke Paige (11) Republican Senate Challenger Vermont
  • John MacGovern (6) Democratic Challenger for VT Senator Vermont
  • Lawrence Zupan (8) Republican Challenger Vermont
    OR click on an issue category below for a subset.

    Vermont 2018 Senatorial debates and race coverage:
  • VT Digger, "U.S. Senate nominee Zupan challenges Sen. Sanders," September 7, 2018
  • True North Reports, "Lawrence Zupan looks to stir up Senate race, face Bernie Sanders," by Michael Bielawski, August 10, 2018
  • Manchester Journal, "Zupan makes case for GOP senate nomination," by Lawrence Zupan, July 30, 2018
  • True North Reports, "Republican primary challengers to Sen. Bernie Sanders meet in forum," by Michael Bielawski, July 27, 2018
  • Wall Street Journal, "Election 2012 candidates: John MacGovern", 11/1/2012
  • Seven Days e-zine, "Republican Emerges to Challenge Sanders--And He's Got a Colorful Past," by Andy Bromage, March 9, 2012

 OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)
Abortion
    John MacGovern: Don't require churches to provide birth control to staff.
    John MacGovern: Religious liberty trumps contraception health insurance.
Budget & Economy
    Bernie Sanders: Restructure debt so Puerto Rico can rebuild.
    Lawrence Zupan: Build an opportunity economy, with growth for generations.
    John MacGovern: Budget deficit is a moral issue as well as economic issue.
Corporations
    Brooke Paige: Streamline regulations to make Vermont "business friendly".
    John MacGovern: Don't demonize private sector that produces jobs & growth.
Crime
    Brooke Paige: Establish uniform sentencing and incarceration guidelines.
Drugs
    Brooke Paige: Legalize and commercialize marijuana, but not "hard drugs".
Education
    Brooke Paige: Reject Common Core; protect local control.
    Lawrence Zupan: High tuition costs pay for facilities; learn online instead.
Energy & Oil
    Brooke Paige: Develop alternative energy if affordable and reliable.
Environment
    Brooke Paige: Fund program for fertilizer runoff to reduce water pollution.
    Brooke Paige: Farmers are unfairly blamed for fertilizer pollution.
    Lawrence Zupan: New farming technologies improve water quality.
Families & Children
    Lawrence Zupan: Cost of paid family leave burden falls on small businesses.
Foreign Policy
    Bernie Sanders: Binding referendum on Guam's political status.
    Bernie Sanders: Binding referendum on Puerto Rico statehood vs. independence.
    John MacGovern: Developed energy projects in China and Southeast Asia.
Government Reform
    Bernie Sanders: Sovereign rights & voting rights for Native Americans.
    Brooke Paige: Implement ethics and transparency rues for state government.
Health Care
    Brooke Paige: Reject single-payer healthcare and Vermont Health Connect.
    Lawrence Zupan: End mandate; start interstate competition.
Homeland Security
    Lawrence Zupan: Government doesn't provide veterans with proper health care.
Immigration
    Lawrence Zupan: Stronger immigration controls; enforcement essential.
Principles & Values
    Lawrence Zupan: Running on principles of life, liberty and private property.
    Brooke Paige: Nominee for Secretary of State (won 4 other nominations too).
    John MacGovern: Raised on an organic communal dairy farm.
Tax Reform
    Brooke Paige: Vermont should not be the "Land of Endless Taxes".


The above quotations are from 2018 Vermont Senate race: debates and news coverage.

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