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Books by and about 2024 presidential candidates
Hillbilly Elegy,
by JD Vance (2017)
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)
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018)
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018)
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017)
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Meet the Press interviews during 2020
(Chuck Todd interviewing candidates for 2020 races)


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    from Meet the Press interviews during 2020 (number of quotes indicated):
  • Amy Klobuchar (1) Minnesota Democratic candidate for President; Minnesota Senator
  • Gretchen Whitmer (1) Michigan Democratic Governor
  • Joe Biden (3) Democratic President; former V.P.; former Senator
  • Lamar Alexander (1) Republican Sr Senator (retiring 2020) Tennessee
  • Mike DeWine (1) Ohio Republican candidate for Governor
  • Mitt Romney (3) Massachusetts Former GOP Governor (2003-2006); Pres. candidate (2008)
  • Pete Buttigieg (1) Indiana DOT Secretary
  • Rand Paul (1) Republican 2016 Primary Challenger
    OR click on an issue category below for a subset.
    A long-standing political tradition is the Sunday morning talk show, beginning with "Meet the Press" in 1947. Currently, five separate "talking head" programs appear on five different TV stations every Sunday morning. OnTheIssues.org excerpts all five of the shows, listed below, with their respective interviewing pundits and each pundit's political affiliation:
  • ABC This Week: (Martha Raddatz & George Stephanopoulos; liberal; from Bill Clinton's staff)
  • CNN "State of the Union": (Jake Tapper and Dana Bash; moderate liberal)
  • Fox News Sunday: (Chris Wallace and Bret Baier; conservative)
  • Meet the Press: (Chuck Todd; moderate)
  • CBS Face the Nation: (Margaret Brennan and John Dickerson; moderate)

    2020 NBC Meet the Press interviews:
  • Interview of Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), December 20, 2020
  • Interview of Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), December 13, 2020
  • "Coronavirus virtual vaccine summit sees leaders pledge billions, but US skips it," May 5, 2020
  • (On 2020 Vice-presidential hopefuls): interview of Stacey Abrams & Gretchen Whitmer, April 26, 2020
  • NBC Meet the Press interview of Mike Pence, April 19, 2020
  • Interviews of Stacey Abrams & Gretchen Whitmer, April 26, 2020
  • Interview of Mike Pence, April 19, 2020
  • Meet the Press, interview of Fmr. Vice President Joe Biden, March 29, 2020
  • ...more citations coming

 OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)
Crime
    Amy Klobuchar: Address racism in the system though diversity, reform.
Foreign Policy
    Lamar Alexander: Russia out to destabilize western democracies.
Government Reform
    Joe Biden: Not sure on all-mail voting, but start planning for it.
Homeland Security
    Gretchen Whitmer: COVID-19 restrictions were aggressive and necessary.
    Mitt Romney: Russia is a geopolitical adversary, including cyberspace.
Principles & Values
    Joe Biden: President has to reach out & pull country together.
    Joe Biden: Americans are strong and tough; tell them the truth.
    Mike DeWine: Protests against me protected by First Amendment.
    Mitt Romney: I'd like to see a different version of the Republican Party.
    Pete Buttigieg: Didn't set out to be gay president; sees how it's meaningful.
Technology
    Mitt Romney: Get serious about cyber capability, offensive and defensive.
War & Peace
    Rand Paul: Congress needs to take back power to go to war.


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  • Amy Klobuchar Minnesota Democratic candidate for President; Minnesota Senator
  • Gretchen Whitmer Michigan Democratic Governor
  • Joe Biden Democratic President; former V.P.; former Senator
  • Lamar Alexander Republican Sr Senator (retiring 2020) Tennessee
  • Mike DeWine Ohio Republican candidate for Governor
  • Mitt Romney Massachusetts Former GOP Governor (2003-2006); Pres. candidate (2008)
  • Pete Buttigieg Indiana DOT Secretary
  • Rand Paul Republican 2016 Primary Challenger

The above quotations are from Meet the Press interviews during 2020
(Chuck Todd interviewing candidates for 2020 races).

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