David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Elizabeth Warren: I think I’d know by now if Hillary Clinton selected me as a running mate
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts told late-night TV host Stephen Colbert that if she were Hillary Clinton's vice presidential pick, she'd probably know it by now. Published July 22, 2016
Libertarians hope to woo supporters from RNC
But despite some minor snafus and less than half a million dollars in the bank, the Libertarian Party's presidential nominee says he plans to keep doing his thing going forward, touting a recent single-day "money comet" haul of $100,000 and calling developments at the GOP convention a "sad state of affairs." Published July 21, 2016
White House, Hillary Clinton quick to hit Donald Trump’s NATO talk
The Obama White House and Hillary Clinton's campaign were quick to pounce Thursday on new comments from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump raising fresh questions over the U.S. commitment to its NATO allies, while GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence said Mr. Trump would honor U.S. treaty obligations while getting NATO's European members to pay their fair share. Published July 21, 2016
Donald Trump Wisconsin Republicans’ hope to back a presidential winner
Wisconsin Republicans have captured their state's governorship and one of its U.S. Senate seats, and now have the speaker of the House -- but the big prize, the state's 10 Electoral College presidential votes, has long eluded them. With Donald Trump at the top of the ticket, though, they say this is the year that changes. Published July 21, 2016
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton tied head-to-head in Ohio: poll
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are tied in the battleground state of Ohio, according to a poll released Thursday, the final day of the Republican National Convention. Published July 21, 2016
Ted Cruz doubles down: I told Donald Trump three days ago ‘I’m not going to endorse you’
A defiant Sen. Ted Cruz on Thursday refused to commit to voting for Donald Trump in the fall election, saying the pledge he took to support the eventual GOP presidential nominee was voided when Mr. Trump started attacking his family on the campaign trail. Published July 21, 2016
Eric Trump: Ted Cruz’s speech was ‘classless’
Eric Trump said Thursday that Sen. Ted Cruz's speech on Wednesday at the Republican National Convention was "classless" and that the Quicken Loans Arena was "literally shaking" with boos from the crowd. Published July 21, 2016
Mike Pence: ‘Every confidence’ Trump will see to it that U.S. lives up to treaty obligations
Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence said Thursday he has "every confidence" Donald Trump will ensure the U.S. stands with allies and lives up to treaty obligations, after a report was published on Wednesday in which Mr. Trump was quoted as saying support for NATO allies could be conditional. Published July 21, 2016
Ken Cuccinelli: I helped escort Heidi Cruz away from the GOP convention floor for her safety
Former Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II said things got so heated after Sen. Ted Cruz's speech at the Republican National Convention Wednesday evening that he warded off members of his own state's delegation to help escort Mr. Cruz's wife, Heidi, away from the convention floor. Published July 21, 2016
Donald Trump Jr.: We knew an endorsement wasn’t coming in Ted Cruz’s speech
Donald Trump Jr. said Thursday they knew Sen. Ted Cruz wasn't going to endorse his father in the Texas senator's Wednesday speech at the Republican National Convention, but said it ended up galvanizing people behind the Republican presidential nominee anyway. Published July 21, 2016
Meredith McIver, Trump speechwriter, takes blame for cribbing Obama remarks
A speechwriter for the Trump campaign took the blame Wednesday for including remarks in Melania Trump's speech that sounded almost identical to those delivered by first lady Michelle Obama. Published July 20, 2016
Six in 10 dissatisfied evangelical leaders would pick ‘least bad’ option for president
Just six in 10 evangelical leaders said they would hold their nose and vote for the "least bad" option if they didn't like either major-party candidate in the presidential race, according to a survey released Wednesday by the National Association of Evangelicals. Published July 20, 2016
Paul Manafort: Ted Cruz will leave ‘no doubt’ he wants Donald Trump to be president
Donald Trump's campaign chairman said Wednesday that Sen. Ted Cruz will leave "no doubt" he wants Mr. Trump to be president in his address to the Republican National Convention, though he hadn't yet seen Mr. Cruz's planned remarks. Published July 20, 2016
Eric Trump: I wrote ‘every single word’ of my speech myself
Eric Trump, who will make the case for his father during a prime-time address Wednesday evening at the Republican National Convention, said he personally wrote his entire speech. Published July 20, 2016
Chris Christie: Every Republican who’s not working for Donald Trump is working for Hillary Clinton
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday that every Republican who's not working for Donald Trump is working for Hillary Clinton -- and hinted he could engage in a bit of an "I told you so" to GOP holdouts like Jeb Bush and John Kasich if Mrs. Clinton is elected. Published July 20, 2016
Paul Manafort: As far as we’re concerned, the ‘speech is Melania’s speech’
Donald Trump's campaign chairman on Wednesday said Melania Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention on Monday was her own and the campaign is moving on, after similarities between Mrs. Trump's speech and a 2008 address by first lady Michelle Obama had been litigated throughout the second day of the GOP convention Tuesday. Published July 20, 2016
Paul Ryan better-liked than Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Chris Christie, Mitt Romney: poll
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan has a higher favorability rating than several other high-profile Republicans at the party's convention this week in Cleveland, including Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Published July 20, 2016
Sen. Ron Johnson: I provoked Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi outburst
On the second night of the Republican National Convention, Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin touts his role in prompting Hillary Clinton to ask "what difference, at this point, does it make?" during her 2013 testimony about the impetus behind the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. Published July 19, 2016
Wright State University pulls out as host of first presidential debate
Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, announced Tuesday it will not host the first presidential debate scheduled for Sept. 26, saying the cost of additional security would be too much of a hardship on the school. Published July 19, 2016
Jeff Sessions to put Donald Trump’s name into nomination on Tuesday
Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the first sitting U.S. senator to endorse Donald Trump for president, will formally put Mr. Trump's name forward for the GOP presidential nomination as part of day two of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday. Published July 19, 2016
