David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Support plummets for protests, Black Lives Matter: Poll
Support for the racial justice protests in the wake of George Floyd's death in May, as well as for the Black Lives Matter movement, has dropped in recent months, according to polling released on Thursday. Published September 17, 2020
Joe Biden camp releases ad featuring ‘Trump-to-Biden’ Pennsylvania farmer
Joseph R. Biden's presidential campaign released a new ad on Thursday featuring a Pennsylvania farmer who says he made a mistake in supporting President Trump in 2016. Published September 17, 2020
Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 3 points in North Carolina: Poll
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden leads President Trump by 3 points in North Carolina, a battleground state Mr. Trump carried in 2016 that Democrats are hoping to flip back to their column this year, in a poll released on Thursday. Published September 17, 2020
Joe Biden to drop $65 million on ads this week with focus on health care
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden on Wednesday unleashed a new $65 million ad blitz that hones in on President Trump's efforts to repeal Obamacare, following the lead of down-ballot Democrats who are prioritizing the health-care law in their ads and pitches to voters. Published September 16, 2020
Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 6 points in Wisconsin, double digits in Minnesota: Poll
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden leads President Trump by 6 points in battleground Wisconsin and by double digits in neighboring Minnesota, according to polling released on Wednesday. Published September 16, 2020
Biden courts Hispanics, takes shots at Trump in Florida
Joseph R. Biden traveled to Florida on Tuesday to muster support among Hispanic voters, a key constituency where he is struggling to match Hillary Clinton's 2016 numbers. Published September 15, 2020
Joe Biden: Trump is imagining things or lying when he says he passed VA Choice
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden on Tuesday said President Trump is either lying about or imagining his role in shepherding legislation intended to expand health care options for veterans. Published September 15, 2020
Joe Biden leads President Trump in Florida: Poll
Democratic presidential nominee leads President Trump in Florida, according to a Monmouth University poll released on Tuesday. Published September 15, 2020
Donald Trump says he wanted Bashar Assad killed: ‘I would have rather taken him out’
President Trump said on Tuesday that he was inclined to support a mission to assassinate Syrian leader Bashar Assad in 2017 but that former Defense Secretary James Mattis was against it. Published September 15, 2020
Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 4 points in Minnesota: Poll
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden holds a 4-point lead over President Trump in Minnesota, according to polling released on Tuesday. Published September 15, 2020
Cal Cunningham, Dem Senate candidate, says he’d be ‘hesitant’ to take the coronavirus vaccine
Cal Cunningham, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, said during a debate on Monday that he'd be "hesitant" to take a coronavirus vaccine that was developed before the end of the year. Published September 15, 2020
Trump campaign ramps up ad spending in early voting states
President Trump's campaign said Tuesday it's ramping up its presence on the TV and radio airwaves across key battleground states and districts with a focus on the economy, which remains a relative strength for Mr. Trump in public polling. Published September 15, 2020
Evangelicals, Catholics split on whether Jesus would vote for Donald Trump or Joe Biden
Evangelical Christian and Catholic voters are split on who they think Jesus Christ would vote for in the 2020 election between President Trump and Joseph R. Biden, according to polling released on Thursday. Published September 10, 2020
Charles Schumer: Democrats’ coronavirus bill would help Trump politically
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday said that a "robust" coronavirus relief package Democrats are pursuing would help President Trump politically but that Mr. Trump is too blind to see it. Published September 10, 2020
John Kennedy: I’d prefer to talk to Meat Loaf over Bob Woodward
Sen. John Kennedy on Thursday said there are plenty of people he would talk to for nine hours over Bob Woodward, implying that it might not have been wise for President Trump to offer up such extensive access to the veteran journalist for a damaging new book. Published September 10, 2020
Majorities say Donald Trump, Joe Biden are not mentally fit to be president, polling finds
A majority of likely voters both nationally and in key battleground states said neither President Trump nor Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden are mentally fit to be president, according to polling released this week. Published September 10, 2020
Joe Biden agrees with Donald Trump’s troop drawdown in Iraq, Afghanistan
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden said Wednesday that he agrees with the Trump administration's planned drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Published September 10, 2020
Trump campaign, RNC raise $210 million in August
President Trump's campaign and the Republican National Committee teamed up to raise $210 million in August, pulling in a little more than half of the $365 million haul for Joseph R. Biden and the Democrats. Published September 9, 2020
Trump campaign: ‘Beijing Biden’ has been getting ‘steamrolled’ by China for decades
The Trump campaign on Wednesday dismissed Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden as weak on China and said Mr. Biden was essentially mimicking the president's own policies with a new plan to try to keep American jobs from going overseas. Published September 9, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci: ‘Unfortunate’ AstraZeneca had to pause vaccine trial
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday said it's unfortunate that AstraZeneca had to pause its Phase 3 clinical trial for a leading coronavirus vaccine candidate, but said it's standard operating procedure when companies are moving through the trial stage. Published September 9, 2020