David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Jen O’Malley Dillon: ‘Under no scenario’ will Donald Trump be declared a winner on Tuesday
Jen O'Malley Dillon, Joseph R. Biden's campaign manager, said Monday there is "no scenario" where President Trump will be able to legitimately claim victory on Tuesday. Published November 2, 2020
Joe Biden in Ohio: ‘I’m going to hire Dr. Fauci, and we’re going to fire Donald Trump’
Democrat Joseph R. Biden on Monday dinged President Trump for suggesting that he might fire Dr. Anthony Fauci, the federal government's top infectious diseases expert, and said he plans to oust Mr. Trump himself from his current job on Tuesday. Published November 2, 2020
Kamala Harris tells Pennsylvania she’s not going to talk about ‘the other guy’
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala D. Harris told supporters in Pennsylvania on Monday that she doesn't want to talk about "the other guy" -- President Trump -- on the eve of Election Day. Published November 2, 2020
Bernie Sanders to host election-eve virtual rally with AOC, other liberal candidates
Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont is hosting an election-eve virtual rally on Monday evening featuring liberal stalwarts such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and other like-minded Democrats running for office this year. Published November 2, 2020
Donald Trump, Joe Biden focus on Pennsylvania voters
While the candidates sought to seal victory in 14 battleground states, Pennsylvania emerged as the focus of the final push for both campaigns. Published November 1, 2020
Joe Biden: Trump is not going to steal election
Joseph R. Biden said Sunday that President Trump is not going to be able to "steal" the 2020 election. Published November 1, 2020
Biden rips Trump over video of convoy surrounding bus Biden-Harris campaign
Joseph R. Biden slammed President Trump on Sunday for sharing a video of vehicles in Texas surrounding a Biden-Harris campaign bus on the highway in an incident that ultimately resulted in at least one minor collision and led local Democrats to cancel campaign events in the critical state. Published November 1, 2020
Joe Biden warns Trump efforts to ‘suppress turnout’ in Philadelphia
Joseph R. Biden said Sunday that President Trump is "terrified" of what will happen in Pennsylvania if every eligible voter is able to get to the polls and predicted that Republicans will try to "suppress" turnout in the key Democratic stronghold of Philadelphia. Published November 1, 2020
Joe Biden adds election eve campaign stop in Ohio
Joseph R. Biden's campaign said Sunday that he will travel to Cleveland, Ohio, on Monday to campaign one day before Election Day. Published November 1, 2020
CBS: Trump wins 279 electoral votes in ‘Republican surge’ scenario
President Trump would have support to win 279 Electoral College votes -- enough to clinch a second term in office -- in a "Republican surge" Election Day scenario, according to projections CBS News released Sunday. Published November 1, 2020
Kathy Boockvar, Pa. secretary of state: Majority of ballots will be counted within ‘days’
Kathy Boockvar, the secretary of the Commonwealth in Pennsylvania, said Sunday that voters should ignore the legal wrangling over ballot-counting and get their votes in as soon as possible. Published November 1, 2020
Jason Miller, Trump campaign adviser: We will be over 290 electoral votes on Election Night
Trump campaign senior adviser Jason Miller predicted Sunday that President Trump will have clinched or will hold clear leads in states tallying more than 290 Electoral College votes Tuesday. Published November 1, 2020
Joe Biden leads Trump by 10 points nationally: poll
Joseph R. Biden holds a 10-point lead over President Trump, according to a national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Sunday. Published November 1, 2020
Sen. Rick Scott: Democrats ‘don’t seem to have any grassroots in Florida’
Sen. Rick Scott said Sunday that he's puzzled about Democrats' lack of "grassroots" support in the all-important Florida. Published November 1, 2020
Anita Dunn, Biden campaign adviser: Biden has an ‘active schedule’
Anita Dunn, a senior adviser to Joseph R. Biden's campaign, said Mr. Biden has been keeping an "active schedule" during the 2020 campaign and that she likes where her side is sitting with just days to go until Election Day. Published November 1, 2020
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Fetterman: Trump’s barnstorming of state is unprecedented
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman said Sunday that he's never seen anything like President Trump's frenetic, last-minute barnstorming of the Keystone State, which ultimately could decide the 2020 election. Published November 1, 2020
Joe Biden leads Trump in WI, PA, AZ, FL: Poll
Joseph R. Biden has a solid lead over President Trump in Wisconsin and holds an edge in Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Florida - three other states that could decide the presidency - according to polling released on Sunday. Published November 1, 2020
Joe Biden vows not to repeat Hillary Clinton’s mistakes in Wisconsin
Joseph R. Biden said Friday that Wisconsin can count on seeing him again if he's elected president, recalling painful 2016 memories for Democrats of Hillary Clinton's giving short shrift to the state en route to her narrow loss there. Published October 30, 2020
Biden rips Trump for saying doctors chalk deaths up to COVID to cash in
Joseph R. Biden slammed President Trump on Friday for saying doctors are over-classifying deaths as COVID-19-related in order to get paid more money. Published October 30, 2020
Tom Steyer: We’re seeing a ‘continuation of ‘18’ in energy among young voters
Tom Steyer, the former 2020 presidential candidate, said Friday that he's seeing the same kinds of numbers and enthusiasm among young voters as in 2018, when 18-to-34-year-olds helped power a Democratic takeover of the U.S. House in the midterms. Published October 30, 2020