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| 2020 Election: | Joe Biden's book | Cory Booker's book | Pete Buttigieg's book | Kamala Harris' book | Bernie Sanders' book | Donald Trump's book | 2018 Senate Debates |
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(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com) |
from ABC This Week interviews during 2020 (number of quotes indicated): |
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details) |
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Budget & Economy Donald Trump: When stocks go up, everyone does well, not just the wealthy. Larry Kudlow: $6.2 trillion in aid; we think we can get through this. |
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Civil Rights Donald Trump: Best employment & best homeownership for Black Americans. Joe Biden: Government should look like the country, by gender & race. Joe Biden: COVID: Mask mandate is about saving lives. Stacey Abrams: Voter suppression is rigging the game. Amy Klobuchar: Paper ballots allow audits, ensure election integrity. Pete Buttigieg: Voters have judged his record, not his marriage. |
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Crime Donald Trump: Law-and-order, or you'll see your cities burn. Donald Trump: I've established law-and-order, except in Democrat cities. Donald Trump: We have to give police their mojo and let them protect us. Donald Trump: We have to give police their mojo and let them protect us. Joe Biden: Vast majority of police are ashamed of what they've seen. Kamala Harris: Police accountability plus reimagining safe communities. |
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Drugs Joe Biden: No one should be going to jail because they're drug addicts. Joe Biden: Will fight for policy of decriminalizing marijuana. Kanye West: Marijuana should be free. |
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Education Joe Biden: Triple money to Title One schools; provide early education. |
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Energy & Oil Kamala Harris: Deadlines for reducing greenhouse gases & renewable energy. |
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Foreign Policy Doug Jones: Impeachment warranted if withheld Ukraine aid helped Russia. Kirsten Gillibrand: Israel went in wrong direction barring Congressional visit. Pete Buttigieg: Pay attention to assessments of intelligence agencies. Julian Castro: Strengthen our relationship with allies to keep us safe. |
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Free Trade Kirsten Gillibrand: NAFTA 2.0 is a disaster; trade war harms producers. Jeff Flake: Don't treat trade with Canada as national security threat. Lindsey Graham: Protect the American steel industry from Chinese dumping. |
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Government Reform Amy Klobuchar: Protect voting rights with early voting, mail-in ballots. |
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Gun Control Kirsten Gillibrand: Machine gun registration is framework for assault weapons. Julian Castro: The answer to mass shooting is not more guns. John Hickenlooper: School shootings weaken country by terrorizing ourselves. |
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Health Care Donald Trump: Coronavirus was China's fault; I tried to close border. Donald Trump: We already have much better healthcare plan, for less money. Donald Trump: I get things done, like right-to-try drugs. Donald Trump: COVID: We're very close to having vaccine. Donald Trump: COVID: If we wouldn't do testing you wouldn't have cases. Donald Trump: Biden promised a national mask mandate and didn't do it. Donald Trump: COVID-19 is going to disappear; I still say it. Donald Trump: COVID: If we wouldn't do testing you wouldn't have cases. Donald Trump: COVID: Why didn't Biden have national mask mandate? Donald Trump: Already have a much better healthcare plan (but no details). Joe Biden: Supports national mask mandate. Joe Biden: We can beat cancer: invest more money in research. Joe Biden: Coronavirus: Listen to science; step out of the way. Kamala Harris: COVID: track racial disparities; get vaccines to neediest. Amy Klobuchar: For public option, taking on Big Pharma. Pete Buttigieg: Single payer can still allow role for private insurance. |
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Homeland Security Donald Trump: I never said soldiers are suckers; I do so much for vets. Donald Trump: I rebuilt our depleted military with $2.5 trillion. |
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Immigration Donald Trump: We want more people to come, via legal merit system. Jeff Flake: Replace family separation with monitored release. Lindsey Graham: No northern border wall, yet there's no illegal Canadians. Lindsey Graham: DACA recipients came here at age; this is their home. Jeff Flake: Get rid of visa lottery & chain migration. |
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Jobs Larry Kudlow: You can't have a good job without a healthy business. Tom Steyer: Need to stand up for unions & right to bargain collectively. Julian Castro: Minimum wage should be a living wage. Bernie Sanders: Helped raise minimum wage at Amazon to $15 per hour. |
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Principles & Values Donald Trump: I'm president of everybody but there are Democrat-run cities. Donald Trump: I could be more presidential if not for media fake news. Donald Trump: I'm president of everybody, but they're Democrat-run cities. Joe Biden: VP should be the last one in the room on major decisions. Joe Biden: Expect government to understand people's problems. Joe Biden: Asking if 70+ year old is fit is legitimate question. Joe Biden: President's job is to heal; country needs healing. Kamala Harris: Biden is my model for being a great vice president. Ben Carson: Coronavirus: Go about normal activities if you're healthy. Joe Biden: A bigger uphill climb with a democratic socialist ticket. Nancy Pelosi: Donald Trump will be impeached forever. Joe Walsh: Look into 25th amendment for Donald Trump. Julian Castro: President should bring people together, not divide. John Kasich: Why not a bipartisan ticket for president & veep? Jeff Flake: Only authoritarians say the press is the enemy of the people. |
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Tax Reform Joe Biden: Tax earnings over $400K, capital gains & estate tax. Donald Trump: FactCheck: False claim that Biden raises everybody's taxes. Donald Trump: Fact Check: Claims falsely that Biden would raise all taxes. Joe Biden: Return top rate to 39.6% from 37%; cap itemized deductions. Joe Biden: Raise taxes for anybody making over $400K, not mom & pop. Amy Klobuchar: Changes in corporate tax would fund infrastructure. John Delaney: Increase marginal rate, tax investments like income. Julian Castro: Top earners, corporations should pay "fair share". |
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Technology Bill Weld: Teach skill sets for tech jobs of the future. Lincoln Chafee: Let's join the rest of the world and go metric. |
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War & Peace Donald Trump: I'm bringing troops back, when advisers wanted war. Donald Trump: We're creating peace in Mideast; not the old-fashioned way. Donald Trump: Soldiers don't want to be in Afghanistan. Peter King: Sue Saudis for 9/11, but maintain relationship. Marco Rubio: North Korea's nukes are about prestige, not about diplomacy. Lindsey Graham: Destroy Assad's air force; create safe zones in Syria. Lindsey Graham: Keep US troops in Syria so ISIS and Iran can't come back. |
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Welfare & Poverty Joe Biden: Help minorities buy homes, start businesses, amass wealth. |
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2020 Sunday pundit shows (2020 Senate races and 2020 presidential race): |
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