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Because , .
If you are just starting out, and you are still developing an original, evidence-based claim to defend, a simpler formula is probably best. Once you have done the research, and you understand the subject, then a formula like the following won’t look like random words; it will suggest a way to frame a nuanced, complex argument that goes beyond making non-controversial factual statements.
While says , says . While the two authors disagree over , they both share a deep concern over . refusal to accept suggests that is . | |
What really matters is not guessing the magically correct words to fit some secret formula that your mean instructor is refusing to tell you. What matters is that you have researched your subject, that you have found and engaged meaningfully with peer-reviewed academic sources, and that you are developing an evidence-based claim, rather than summarizing or giving unsupported opinion. |
Academic Argument: Evidence-based Defense of a Non-obvious Position
Parts of a Thesis Statement
The thesis statement has 3 main parts : the limited subject , the precise opinion , and the blueprint of reasons .
Make sure you’ve chosen a subject that meets your instructor’s requirements for the assignment. (It never hurts to ask.)
The precise opinion gives your answer to a question about the subject. A good precise opinion is vital to the reader’s comprehension of the goal of the essay .
A blueprint is a plan. It lets the builder know that the foyer will be here, the living room will be to the east, the dining room to the west, and the family room will be north.The blueprint of an essay permits you to see the whole shape of your ideas before you start churning out whole paragraphs.While it’s okay for you to start writing down your ideas before you have a clear sense of your blueprint, your reader should never encounter a list of details without being told exactly what point these details are supposed to support. (For more details on the reasoning blueprint, see Blueprinting .)
The biography challenges the Western genre’s stereotype of the “savage Indian” through . | |
In the blueprint, the author . The author of the example above introduces three different kinds of evidence: Informed by this blueprint, the reader expects to encounter one section (a paragraph or more) devoted to each subtopic.The . |
If your thesis statement introduces three reasons A, B and C, the reader will expect a section on reason A, a section on reason B, and a section on reason C.
For a single paragraph, you might only spend one sentence on each reason. For a 2-3 page paper, each reason might get its own paragraph. For a 10-page paper, each reason might contain its own local thesis statement, with its own list of reasons, so that each section involves several paragraphs.To emphasize the structure of your essay, repeat keywords or paraphrased ideas from the blueprint as you introduce the sections in which you expand on each point. Crafting good transitions is a skill that takes time and practice. ( See Transitions and Reminders of Thesis ).
Note : If you repeat your blueprint phrases and your thesis statement robotically (“The third point I want to talk about is how Black Elk Speaks accurately represents the Indian lifestyle through its direct quotes from Black Elk.”), your writing will be rather dry and lifeless. Dull writing is probably better than aimless rambling, although neither is terribly effective. |
Note : A thesis statement amounts to nothing if the paper is not completely focused on that main point . Blueprinting helps create the coherency of the thesis throughout the entire essay, which makes it a necessary part of the thesis statement.
accurately represents Indian lifestyle through its attention to cultural detail, its use of Indian words, and its direct quotes from Black Elk. | |
: The representation of Indian lifestyle in the book Black Elk Speaks : the book is accurate : the book pays attention to it uses , and it uses . (The rest of the paper will establish the truth of teach of these supporting points, and then explain why they add up to support the truth of the thesis statement.) |
Is a tragedy? | |
This is a question, not a statement. It’s fine to sit down at the keyboard with the intention of writing a paper to answer this question, but before you start churning out the sentences, you should have a clear idea of what answer you’re trying to support. |
This paper will look at the book’s attention to cultural detail, its use of Indian words, and its direct quotations from Black Elk, in order to determine whether accurately represents Indian lifestyle. | |
The above sample is slightly better because it offers more detail, but it still doesn’t say what position the author is taking on the topic of whether the book is accurate. |
Because the events in the story emphasize Black Elk’s role as a Sioux Warrior, and do not describe his eventual conversion to Catholicism and membership in the Society of St. Joseph, presents a skewed and simplified view of the complex history of Native Americans. | |
Note that the above sample contains a (the accuracy of Black Elk Speaks), (it is skewed and simplified), and (because the book only tells part of the story). You don’t need to present those three parts in that exact order every time; furthermore, your instructor may have a good reason to ask you for a different organization. But most of the time, including these three parts will help your reader to follow your ideas much more closely. |
Biographies of all types can teach us many things about the past. What was the culture like? What was the language like? And what did the people say? One such book is Black Elk Speaks, which tells the story of a Sioux warrior in the late 1800s. How accurate is this book? This paper will investigate the cultural details, the language, and what Black Elk actually said, in order to determine the answer. | |
The above sample starts off with a wordy, general statement about biographies. But the main topic isn’t about biographies of all types, it’s specifically about one book, Black Elk Speaks. |
17 Oct 2000 — originally posted by Nicci Jordan, UWEC Junior 08 Dec 2000 — first posted here. Maintained by Prof. Jerz. 13 Dec 2003 — links updated 22 Sep 2006 — moderate revisions by Jerz 29 Oct 2011 — updated by Jerz 14 June 2015 — minor adjustments
Blueprinting: Planning Your Essay A blueprint is a rough but specific plan , or outline, which defines the structure of your whole essay. The blueprint, usually located within the thesis statement, is a brief list of the points you plan to make, compressed into just a few words each, in the same order in which they appear in the body of your paper.
Hochstein, Jordan, and Jerz Thesis Reminders A thesis reminder is a direct echo of the thesis statement . In a short paper, the topic sentence of each paragraph should repeat words or phrases from the thesis statement.
Dennis G. Jerz Timed Essays: Planning and Organizing in a Crunch
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Gibberish person may be skimming too fast. This always helps. I’m in the middle of replying to a student email on how to rework her thesis statement and I use your explanation as a clear explanation.
This has helped a lot, thank you.
I find this page helpful. Thank you!
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please I want some more examples of how to construct a very good acedamic essays
From this class,I kind of know what is thesis statement.It is a strong support of a whole passage,it can inform people of what the passage is telling,only by using a few words .It should have the keywords and a good organization to make itself brief but rich.After learning this class,I think I will be better at writing the thesis statement.Thanks
I am doing a project for my MST…but iam finding it difficult in putting up my paragraphs which needs to include my subject and limited subject…..pliz advice me on how to put up my paragraph
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I am doing preparation of ielts exam . but I faface difficulty in grammar and especially in thesis line which I confuse that what should i write in thesis line among all kinds of essay …plz tell me but should I do to improve it.
I think you should read more and write more.After writing,you can ask someone that is good at English learning to help you know what your mistakes are.
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Plz tell me how can I impressive to my intro and how can I improve my writing skill
Jonu, I’d say the most important helpful thing you can do is expose yourself to English as spoken by native English speakers, talking with people who know the language well enough that they can correct you immediately, in casual conversation, when you make one of the word-level errors that only an expert user of the language would spot. There is no shortcut — exposing yourself to a language is the only way to learn it.
I happened to come across this video, which is geared towards a young audience, but is written for English language learners. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqxuNrhKhMc
Hi i am doing the preparation of competitive exam , i have to write an Essay of 2500-2800 words, data should be critical and researched base, for example there is Essay on Climate change , then please tell me how i develop a thesis statement, and how we write thesis statement, is it is written in the start of Essay or in the end of introduction, some people said that thesis satement should be written in start other say that this written in end of introductory paragraph. please help me with example thanks
Rab, if you are looking for my advice on thesis statements, you have found the right page. If you have any specific questions or comments about the content of this page, I’d be happy to address them. I’ve already put lots of time into this page, and at the moment I can’t think of a way to present my advice any more clearly.
Although you did say “please,” even so, “tell me how I develop a thesis statement” is asking for quite a lot.
What is your college major or your area of professonal expertise? If I asked you to tell me, right here on my blog, what I need to know in order to succeed in a competitive exam in your field, what would you say?
If I went to a doctor and said “Tell me how to diagnose a patient,” or I went to a judge and said “Tell me how to interpret the law,” or I went to an artist and said “Tell me how to be creative,” do you think they would be able give me a few sentences that completely answer my question and prepare me for professional work as a doctor, judge, or artist? If they had spent years as students learning their subject matter, and additional years teaching or writing a textbook on their specialty, they might be very good in their professions but I’d bet they’d all find it tough to answer such a question in any meaningful way.
I won’t be evaluating your submission, so my opinion on debatable topics such as where the thesis should go won’t be of any specific use to you.
thesis statement should be the last statement in your introductory paragraph, it will consist of a short explanation as to why you are writing the essay and what is involved.
That’s certainly a valid place to put a thesis statement, jentar. If your instructor tells you to put a thesis statement in a certain place, then putting it anywhere else is risky. But it’s also possible to start with a paragraph that grabs the reader’s attention with a gripping example that illustrates what’s at stake, and then give the thesis statement in the second paragraph.
This is great stuff. I wonder if you didn’t mean expansive rather than expensive in the following sentence. “Instead of claiming that a book “challenges a genre’s stereotypes,” you might instead argue that some text “provides a more expensive but more ethical solution than X” or “challenges Jim Smith’s observation that ‘[some quote from Smith here]’” instead.
Thanks for your feedback. I’m glad you found the page useful. I really did mean “expensive” in that example, though I am simply suggesting that considering cost is worth exploring in an argument, depending on the kind of argument you are making.
I found the information to be very informative and easy to understand. Thank you
Hi. I began an essay on the topic ; reasons why pursuing college education is important. I had it started off this way… Aristotle said it best when he stated, “Education is the best provision for life’s journey.” Pursuing a college education provides individuals with career pportunities, higher income and experiences necessary in the journey of life. Please do you think I started off good or too weak? I need your help as this is a great assignment for me to make up for my mid semester examination which I was unable to attend!
Your instructor is the one who will grade the assignment, so he or she is the best source of feedback. Without knowing what grade/level you are, or what kind of class you are taking, I can’t really advise you. However, unless you have read Aristotle’s works yourself and can place that quote in its context, I would not recommend pulling a random quote from a website and using it to start a paper. The complete quote is “Education is the best provision for the journey to old age,” but what does that mean?
The word “best” means there is at least a “good” and a “better,” and that by some measurement or judgement, a third thing is “best.” What are the two other sayings (at least) that you have compared to Aristotle, and what are the two other things (at least) that Aristotle thinks are not as good provision for life’s journey to old age? Why does your opinion (on at least three different sayings, of which the best is Aristotle’s), and at least three different provisions for old age (of which the best is education) help you to answer your instructor’s prompt about the reasons for pursing a college education?
What we think of as “college” is very different from the education that Aristotle would have received (or provided). I suggest you look into ways that a college education encourages critical thinking, which is a different way of thinking than “Did I get the right answer? Will my teacher approve? What’s the secret ‘correct’ answer in the back of my instructor’s book that I should memorize and spit back?” Maybe your instructor wants you to determine for yourself whether you feel gaining a college education is worth the intellectual effort.
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How to make a good thesis statement.
Many students struggle to write a good thesis statement because they can’t explain the point of their research in a few sentences. That’s why they need help with thesis or simply a few practical tips on how to make it better.
Let’s take a look!
Tips to write a good thesis statement.
After seeing the definition of the thesis statement, it is time to learn how to write it. Keep in mind that a good thesis statement will make it easier for you to write a good paper. If you want your research to be successful, use the following tips:
Less is more when it comes to writing a thesis statement. It’s a golden rule that you should always remember. This means that you should avoid including unnecessary details in your thesis statement. It also means that you should keep your argument clear and concise.
The point of this little piece of content is not to be too long — but it has to reveal everything you’d like to achieve in your essay. That’s why a good thesis statement is usually one or two sentences long.
When writing a thesis statement, it is important to state your point of view. This will help to make your argument stronger and more convincing. You don’t even have to agree with a given point of view, but the purpose of the essay is to be able to defend your claims.
One of the most common mistakes that students make when writing a thesis statement is to use vague statements. This makes it difficult for the reader to understand what you are trying to say.
If your thesis statement is not clear, it will be difficult for you to write a good paper and defend your point of view. Be sure to avoid using ambiguous words or phrases in your thesis statement – it will save you from confusion and unpleasant questions.
Your thesis statement should not state the obvious. A good thesis statement should be arguable and it should be able to provoke a discussion. If your thesis statement states the obvious, then there is no need to write an essay in the first place.
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Donald Trump’s selection of Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his running mate adds a staunch anti-abortion voice to the top of the Republican ticket.
Vance, who officially became the vice presidential nominee on Monday, previously described himself as “100% pro-life.” But the particulars of his stance have varied since he entered the political arena a few years ago — and his rhetoric appears to have increasingly aligned with Trump’s over time.
Vance told CBS News’ Face the Nation in May that his position on abortion matched Trump’s: that states should determine their own policies.
“What I’ve said consistently is the gross majority of policy here is gonna be set by the states,” Vance said, though he added that he was personally opposed to abortion rights.
“I wanna save as many babies as possible,” he said. “And sure, I think it’s totally reasonable to say that late-term abortions should not happen, with reasonable exceptions.”
Vance previously suggested, however, that a national law limiting abortion would be welcome.
During a debate in October 2022, when Vance was running for Senate, he signaled support for Sen. Lindsey Graham’s abortion bill, which would make administering an abortion at 15 weeks gestation or later a criminal offense nationwide. The bill has exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother, and would not override state laws with tighter restrictions.
“You can have some minimum national standards, which is my view, while also allowing the states to make up their minds,” Vance said. “California is going to have a different view than Ohio. That’s totally fine.”
A representative for Vance’s Senate office declined to comment on his current abortion stance and instead referred NBC News to Vance's previous statements. At times, those statements have seemed to contradict Trump’s position that abortion is an issue best left to the states.
In November, Vance told reporters : “We can’t give in to the idea that the federal Congress has no role in this matter, because if it doesn’t, then the pro-life movement is basically not going to exist, I think, for the next couple of years.”
Vance also opposed an amendment to Ohio’s Constitution codifying the right to abortion and contraception. When the amendment passed in November, Vance described it as a “gut punch” in a post on X . Ohio allows abortions up to 20 weeks.
“There is something sociopathic about a political movement that tells young women (and men) that it is liberating to murder their own children,” he wrote.
However, Vance simultaneously hinted at a difference between his own beliefs and what appeals to voters.
“This is not about moral legitimacy but political reality,” he wrote. “Give people a choice between abortion restrictions very early in pregnancy with exceptions, or the pro choice position, and the pro life view has a fighting chance. Give people a heartbeat bill with no exceptions and it loses 65-35.” (So-called “heartbeat bills” generally prohibit abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected, around six weeks into pregnancy.)
Vance similarly told CNN’s Jake Tapper in December that exceptions for rape and the life of the mother were politically necessary.
“We have to accept that people do not want blanket abortion bans. They just don’t,” he said.
Vance’s voting record shows he has consistently opposed efforts to protect reproductive rights. Like most Republican senators, he has an “A+” on the Susan B. Anthony List National Pro-Life Scorecard , which evaluates congressional support for anti-abortion legislation, and a 0% score on Reproductive Freedom for All’s congressional record . Along with 46 other Republican senators, he introduced a bill in January 2023 that would prohibit federal funding from being used to cover abortion as health care through Medicaid or another government-run program.
Candidates’ positions on abortion are expected to have a major influence on the election. A national NBC News poll in April found that voters consider abortion to be one of the most important issues in the country. Similarly, in a 2023 survey from the Public Religion Research Institute — a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization — found that more than 6 in 10 Americans believe abortion should be legal in most or all cases.
The Republican Party recently loosened its position on abortion . Instead of the party’s long-held call for a national ban, the Republican National Committee adopted a platform earlier this month that says states are free to pass their own abortion laws.
Aria Bendix is the breaking health reporter for NBC News Digital.
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Good morning, Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Raskin, and distinguished members of the Committee.
My name is Kimberly Cheatle, and I am the Director of the United States Secret Service. I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today. Last week, I provided a briefing to both chambers of Congress, and I am here today to answer your questions to the best of my ability.
The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13th is the most significant operational failure at the Secret Service in decades and I am keeping him and his family in my thoughts. I would like to offer my sincerest condolences to the family of Corey Comperatore, a former fire chief and a hero, who was killed in this senseless shooting. I would also like to acknowledge those who were injured in Butler, Pennsylvania, David Dutch and James Copenhaven, and I wish them a speedy recovery.
I would be remiss if I did not also extend my condolences on the passing of your colleague, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. Ms. Jackson Lee was always engaged in the oversight of the Secret Service and her passing is a great loss to this body.
The Secret Service’s solemn mission is to protect our nation’s leaders. On July 13th, we failed. As the Director of the United States Secret Service, I take full responsibility for any security lapse. As an agency, we are fully cooperating with the FBI’s investigation, the oversight you have initiated here, and conducting our own internal mission assurance review at my direction. Likewise, we will cooperate with the pending external review and the DHS Office of the Inspector General.
We must learn what happened and I will move heaven and earth to ensure an incident like July 13th does not happen again. Thinking about what we should have done differently is never far from my thoughts.
The Secret Service currently protects 36 individuals on a daily basis, as well as world leaders who visit the United States, like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who arrived in Washington today.
At the outset, let me state unequivocally: Nothing I have said previously should be interpreted to place blame for this failure on our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners who supported the Secret Service in Butler, Pennsylvania. We could not do our job without them.
An assassination attempt on a Secret Service protectee is the worst nightmare for the men and women who work around the clock every day of every year to prevent such attacks from happening in the first place. Throughout our 159-year history, assassination attempts have been made, uncovered, and thwarted on those we protect. Our agents, officers, and support personnel understand that every day we are expected to sacrifice our lives to execute a no fail mission.
As witnessed on July 13th, our special agents shielded former President Trump with their own bodies on-stage while shots were being fired, selflessly willing to make the ultimate sacrifice without hesitation. I am proud beyond words of the actions taken by the former president’s detail, the counter-sniper team that neutralized the gunman, and the tactical team that provided cover during the evacuation.
I will be transparent as possible as I speak with you, understanding that at times, I may be limited in providing a thorough response in this open setting due to risks associated with sharing highly sensitive protective methodologies. There are multiple ongoing investigations into this incident, hundreds of people to interview, and thousands of documents to review. I do not want to inadvertently provide you today with inaccurate information. I may not be able to speak specifically to certain items that have circulated over the past nine days.
Since January 1, 2024, we have successfully secured over 7,500 sites. It is important to note that no two events are the same. Every protective advance comes with its own set of challenges and requires a customized mitigation strategy including specific assets, personnel, and technology.
During every advance, we attempt to strike a balance between enabling the protectee to be visible and our protective requirements to be secure. I know this because I have spent 29 years in this agency.
I came up through the ranks: I’ve secured events for every president since President Clinton, supervised on VP Cheney’s detail, led our training center, oversaw all investigations and protective visits in the state of Georgia, supervised on VP Biden’s detail and oversaw the agency’s entire protective mission during the Trump Administration.
The comprehensive advance process involves collaborative planning between the Secret Service, the protectee’s staff, and our local law enforcement partners. Planning for this event began shortly after it was announced on July 3. The former President, like the current President, is subject to multiple threats at any moment in time. The level of security provided for the former President increased well before the campaign and has been steadily increasing as threats evolve. The security plan included a full assessment of the Butler Farm showgrounds to identify security vulnerabilities and craft a security plan for our protectee, attendees, and the public.
The Secret Service constructed a security plan which consisted of three concentric rings of protection – the inner, middle, and outer perimeter – which are protected by Secret Service personnel in conjunction with our law enforcement partners.
Security plans are multi-layered, providing 360 degrees of protection. These layers include personnel, technical, and tactical assets which are a force multiplier for our protective posture.
Our methodology helps us deploy security assets to meet specific challenges posed by different areas of a protective site. While the assets deployed in each protection ring differ, each one is of equal priority from a security perspective.
The Secret Service could not do our job without partnerships, whether that is with DoD to move presidential and vice-presidential assets, or local partners securing motorcade routes – we rely on the relationship built over years of working together to secure events and conduct investigations.
We bring a multitude of tactical assets that range from Counter Snipers, Counter Surveillance, Counter Assault, K-9, Technical Security personnel and Intelligence teams, who are working collaboratively to ensure cohesion between all entities.
Immediately following the assassination attempt, I directed the activation of my Crisis Center and assembled my executive team to begin surging more protective resources to the former President and to ensure the wellness of our people post incident, all while securing an active crime scene. I immediately ordered a re-evaluation of the Republican National Convention security plan and increased the security posture in the National Capital Region for all permanent protectees and sites. At the same time, I initiated a mission assurance investigation within the agency.
I have instructed my team that all necessary resources will be dedicated to investigating these matters. We will not rest until we have explored every option, and we will leave no stone left unturned. But I want to be clear – I am not waiting for these investigations to be completed prior to making changes.
The job of a special agent is highly competitive, and only 2 percent of our applicants make it through the hiring process. From the moment I became Director, I have been focused on resourcing our personnel, obtaining technology, increasing staffing levels, and evaluating our hiring processes and training facilities. I am proud that this year we had a net gain of over 200 special agents.
Over the past two weeks, we successfully led the planning and execution of the 75th NATO Summit and the Republican National Convention. Over the next few months, we will implement the security plans for the Democratic National Convention, the UN General Assembly, and have already begun planning and coordinating the 2025 Inauguration. It is now more important than ever for the men and women of the Secret Service to remain resilient and to focus on what is necessary to carry out our critical mission.
Our agency needs to be adequately resourced in order to serve our current mission requirements and to anticipate future requirements. The heightened and dynamic threat environment, detailed in the September DHS Homeland Security Threat assessment and subsequent warnings by DHS and the FBI that the threat landscape was elevated, shows no signs of abating. The coming years will bring another Presidential campaign, the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games – which have been designated as a National Special Security Event, and thousands of events in between. I have no doubt that the processes I’ve implemented over the past 20 months as Director, in addition to my nearly 30 years of experience at this agency, have positioned the agency to be stronger.
Our mission is not political. It is literally a matter of life and death, as the tragic events on July 13th remind us. I have full confidence in the men and women of the Secret Service. They are worthy of our support in executing our protective mission.
Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Raskin, and members of the Committee, I will now answer any questions the Committee may have.
After President Joe Biden announced that he is bowing out of the presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris yesterday, other big names in the party are swirling around for his replacement.
Biden’s announcement comes nearly a month after his rough debate performance , which led to a wave of Democratic officials, party members, and donors calling for his resignation from the race. Even though Biden threw his support behind his vice president, it’s still just an endorsement, not an official nomination.
More: Harris pays tribute to Biden in first public remarks since launching campaign: Live updates
If Harris receives the party’s nomination in August, she will make history again after becoming the first Black and Asian-American woman to serve as U.S. vice president.
As the new Democratic frontrunner, Harris’ potential candidacy brings to mind former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s race against former President Donald Trump in 2016 as the first female nominee of both major parties. Clinton won the popular vote by nearly 3 million ballots, but lost the Electoral College to Trump.
Though her name is not among those being floated for Biden’s replacement, could Clinton replace the president on the Democratic ticket?
While it’s possible for Clinton to replace Biden on the Democratic ticket, it is improbable. Shortly after Harris announced her candidacy on Sunday, the former U.S. Secretary of State and her husband, former President Bill Clinton , endorsed her in a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter.
“We are honored to join the President in endorsing Vice President Harris and will do whatever we can to support her,” they wrote in the statement. “Now is the time to support Kamala Harris and fight with everything we’ve got to elect her.”
In August, 3,896 delegates will gather at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to back who they choose, even if Biden won in their states’ primaries this year. According to DNC rules, “delegates elected to the national convention pledged to a presidential candidate shall in all good conscience reflect the sentiments of those who elected them.”
This good conscious rule means delegates are encouraged to vote for the winner of the state primary, but can vote for someone else. However, multiple state parties, including South Carolina, have pledged their delegates to Harris at the DNC her candidacy announcement Sunday.
Other names being floated as Biden’s replacement include California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.
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In his first statement since President Biden dropped out of the race, the former president accused Democrats of covering up concerns about Biden’s age.
By Simon J. Levien
Former President Donald J. Trump seized on President Biden’s decision to end his bid for re-election, saying he had never been fit to serve — an attack on his former rival that was immediately followed by other Republicans calling on the president to step down from office as well.
“Crooked Joe Biden was not fit to run for President, and is certainly not fit to serve — And never was!” Mr. Trump wrote on social media shortly after Mr. Biden announced that he was ending his campaign.
The former president’s post did not mention Vice President Kamala Harris, whom Mr. Biden swiftly endorsed to take his place in the race. But Mr. Trump and his allies frequently criticized her during the Republican convention last week.
The former president, who formally accepted his party’s nomination on Thursday night in Milwaukee, also sought to raise money off Mr. Biden’s departure, sending a message to would-be small-dollar donors saying that Mr. Biden had “quit the race in COMPLETE DISGRACE!”
Mr. Trump accused Mr. Biden’s allies of having known for months that the president was unfit to serve in his role because of age and health concerns. Other Republicans quickly followed Mr. Trump’s lead in calling for Mr. Biden to step down.
“If Joe Biden is not fit to run for President, he is not fit to serve as President,” the speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, wrote on X.
Republicans have been planning a strategy aimed at Ms. Harris , presuming that she would be the most likely replacement for Mr. Biden. Mr. Trump himself did not immediately mention her after Mr. Biden’s announcement, but the party’s messaging machinery did.
@RNCResearch, a social media account managed by the G.O.P. and the Trump campaign, was critical of Ms. Harris, accusing her of disregarding concerns over Mr. Biden’s fitness.
Trump campaign advisers Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles similarly attempted put blame on Ms. Harris, issuing a statement calling her the “Enabler in Chief.”
“There is no distance between the two” running mates, the statement said.
Mr. Trump more broadly denounced Democrats and the “Washington establishment” for trying to keep Mr. Biden in the race — comments that were a reversal from his remarks on Saturday night during a rally in Michigan, when he argued that party leaders like Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the former House speaker, were trying to undemocratically push Mr. Biden off the ticket.
“This guy goes, and he gets the votes, and now we’ll take it away,” Mr. Trump said during the rally in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Simon J. Levien is a Times political reporter covering the 2024 elections and a member of the 2024-25 Times Fellowship class, a program for journalists early in their careers. More about Simon J. Levien
River wells | jul 21, 2024.
All eyes in Tampa Bay will be on quarterback Baker Mayfield this season, but after a strong 2024 campaign, he'll have plenty more national eyes on him as well.
Mayfield had a strong 2023 campaign in which he threw 28 touchdowns, 10 interceptions and over 4,000 yards. Those heroics helped lead the Buccaneers to an NFL Divisional Round game against the Detroit Lions, but it also happened after a 9-8 season in which the Buccaneers barely won the division — and some haven't forgotten about that.
CBS Sports recently released an article detailing which QBs they thought would overperform and underperform , and Mayfield was listed as a potential underperformer. Writers Cody Benjamin, Jared Dubbin and Garrett Podell all gave their reasons as to why he was placed there.
"isn't it possible we're putting a little too much stock into a 9-8 season in which he almost didn't escape the NFC South? We've had five years of Mayfield as a starter, and two of them have been playoff-caliber," Benjamin wrote. "He may well have the Bucs fighting at the top of the South again, but he still feels more like a spoiler than a contender."
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Those are valid concerns, of course. The Bucs were 4-7 at one point in the season, but were able to turn it around after a valiant effort. The game that got the Bucs into the playoffs against the Carolina Panthers was a rough one, but the team rebounded with a big win over the Philadelphia Eagles.
Dubbin and Podell both pointed to a common talking point in the offseason in regards to Mayfield — the departure of Dave Canales.
"Similar to the way Geno Smith took a step backward last season after Canales left for Tampa, I think Mayfield could do the same now that the former Buccaneers OC is in Carolina," Dubbin wrote.
"With offensive coordinator Dave Canales now in Carolina as the Panthers new head coach, Mayfield takes a slight step back under new offensive coordinator Liam Coen despite their brief established relationship from their time together with the 2022 Los Angeles Rams," Podell wrote.
We wrote in depth about how Dave Canales leaving for Carolina may not be an awful thing, but it is true that Canales has been somewhat of a quarterback whisperer during his NFL tenure. He'll be focused on Bryce Young, but Baker Mayfield will look to have as good or better a campaign in 2024 than he had the last year, and of course, that all starts with him.
A Mayfield regression wouldn't be surprising, but it also feels like a world where he improves or keeps playing good football isn't all that far away, either. Only the future will tell.
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River Wells is a sports journalist from St. Petersburg, Florida, who has covered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since 2023. He graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Florida in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter @riverhwells.
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July 20 (UPI) -- Former president Donald Trump spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky , discussing an end to Ukraine 's ongoing war with Russia.
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"I spoke with Donald Trump to congratulate him on the Republican nomination and condemn the shocking assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. I wished him strength and absolute safety in the future," Zelensky said in a statement on X.
The Ukrainian president said the two agreed to a future in-person meeting to discuss strategies on how to end the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
"Ukraine will always be grateful to the United States for its help in strengthening our ability to resist Russian terror. Russian attacks on our cities and villages continue every day. We agreed with President Trump to discuss at a personal meeting what steps can make peace fair and truly lasting," Zelensky said in the statement.
Trump has campaigned on a promise to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Advertisement
"I appreciate President Zelenskyy for reaching out because I, as your next President of the United States, will bring peace to the world and end the war that has cost so many lives and devastated countless innocent families," Trump said in a statement following the call.
"Both sides will be able to come together and negotiate a deal that ends the violence and paves a path forward to prosperity."
Zelensky recently met with newly elected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and addressed the country's Cabinet, where he called for a reduction of weapon use restrictions on arms supplied by Western countries for use in Ukraine's war with Russia.
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We agreed with President Trump to discuss at a personal meeting what steps can make peace fair and truly lasting," Zelensky said in the statement. Trump has campaigned on a promise to end the war ...