David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Commission on Presidential Debates to mute microphones under new rules
President Trump and Joseph R. Biden will be muted as the other candidate delivers an opening statement for each of the six 15-minute segments at Thursday's debate in Nashville, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday. Published October 19, 2020
Kamala Harris: Joe Biden win needed to secure pre-existing condition protections
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala D. Harris said Monday that the presidential election is directly tied to whether or not people will continue to enjoy insurance protections for pre-existing conditions under Obamacare. Published October 19, 2020
Roy Cooper to Joe Biden: It’s ‘frustrating,’ but we’ll get Cal Cunningham across the finish line
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper told Joseph R. Biden over the weekend that Democrats will manage to drag the scandal-plagued Cal Cunningham across the finish line in Mr. Cunningham's bid to unseat GOP Sen. Thom Tillis. Published October 19, 2020
Kamala Harris: Trump is trying to ‘destroy our democracy’
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala D. Harris said Monday that President Trump and her political opponents are trying to destroy democracy. Published October 19, 2020
Kamala Harris returning to in-person campaign trail Monday
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala D. Harris is set to return to the in-person campaign trail on Monday with a pair of stops in Florida. Published October 19, 2020
Cal Cunningham campaign for Senate in North Carolina not harmed by scandal
Democrat Cal Cunningham's apparent sexual dalliances and cringe-inducing romantic texts have reduced the North Carolina Democrat to a national punchline in the final stretch of the country's most expensive Senate race. Published October 18, 2020
Joe Biden: Trump has ‘gone around the bend’ with coronavirus claims
Joseph R. Biden said Friday that President Trump has gone "around the bend" with his claims that the coronavirus crisis is improving. Published October 16, 2020
Harry Reid says nuking filibuster rules in 2013 helped Democrats pass Obamacare
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Friday he doesn't regret overhauling the chamber's filibuster rules in 2013 for certain judgeships and executive nominations. Published October 16, 2020
Democrats increasingly embrace voting in person
Democratic voters are increasingly warming to casting their ballots in person rather than by mail, according to Morning Consult polling released this week. Published October 16, 2020
Chris Christie: ‘I let my guard down’ at the White House after being careful for seven months
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who spent a week in the intensive care unit to get treated for the coronavirus, expressed regret on Friday for letting his guard down on the White House grounds recently. Published October 16, 2020
Joe Biden suggests he’ll reveal court-packing position before election
Joseph R. Biden said Thursday that he might tip his hand before the election on whether he would support adding seats to the U.S. Supreme Court. Published October 15, 2020
Joe Biden: Mistake to support crime bill
Joseph R. Biden said Thursday that it was a mistake to support a crime bill he helped craft that many have blamed for the over-incarceration of people of color in subsequent decades. Published October 15, 2020
Donald Trump, Joe Biden fire shots from afar in dueling town halls
President Trump and Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden faced off in dueling town-hall events on Thursday night instead of debating on the same stage, with the Democrat quickly attacking the president's handling of the coronavirus crisis and Mr. Trump defending his actions. Published October 15, 2020
Justice Democrats ad: You might not like Biden, but ‘f—-ing vote’
Justice Democrats, the advocacy group that helped propel Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other liberals into office, offered some semi-profane, backhanded support for Joseph R. Biden on Thursday in a new digital ad. Published October 15, 2020
Kamala Harris cancels travel through Sunday after staffer tests positive for COVID-19
Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala D. Harris is canceling travel plans through Sunday after her communications director tested positive for the coronavirus. Published October 15, 2020
Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 11 points: Poll
Joseph R. Biden holds an 11-point lead over President Trump, according to a national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Thursday. Published October 15, 2020
Joe Biden raised record $383 million in September
Joseph R. Biden and the Democrats raised a record $383 million in September to build a $432 million war chest for the stretch run of the presidential campaign, his campaign announced Wednesday. Published October 14, 2020
Kamala Harris: ‘I did see the fly’ on Mike Pence at VP debate
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala D. Harris said Wednesday she did notice the fly that landed on Vice President Mike Pence's head during last week's vice presidential debate. Published October 14, 2020
Majority of voters say they’re better off now, despite riots and virus, than four years ago: Gallup
Most registered voters in the U.S. said they're better off now, despite the riots and coronavirus pandemic, than they were four years ago -- the key litmus test in presidential elections -- according to recent polling from Gallup. Published October 14, 2020
Donald Trump to participate in hour-long town hall on Oct. 15
President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden are set to "square off" in competing TV town hall events that are more than 1,000 miles apart on Thursday. Published October 14, 2020
