David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Wilder endorses McAuliffe for Virginia governor
Democrat Terry McAuliffe secured the endorsement on Thursday of the mercurial L. Douglas Wilder, the nation's first elected black governor. Published October 10, 2013
Kenneth Cuccinelli says Terry McAuliffe’s priorities would cost Virginia $14 billion
Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II said Wednesday that Democrat Terry McAuliffe's spending priorities would total at least $14 billion over a four-year term and potentially translate into a $1,700 tax hike for the average Virginia family as the Republican tries to gather momentum for the stretch run of the governor's race. Published October 9, 2013
Shutdown seen helping McAuliffe, hurting Cuccinelli
The federal government shutdown has seen Democrat Terry McAuliffe pad his lead in the Virginia governor's race against Republican Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, whose favorability rating in one new poll is lower than Sen. Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican who has become the principal face of the congressional impasse. Published October 8, 2013
Ted Cruz wades into Virginia race as battle of VIP surrogates rises
With less than five weeks until Election Day, Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II are lining up high-profile help to raise money and rally their supporters. Published October 3, 2013
McAuliffe blasts flying of Confederate flag; issue is politically tricky
Democrat Terry McAuliffe brazenly inserted himself into the sensitive debate over Virginia's heritage, condemning the flying of a Confederate flag and renewing a cultural debate that has ensnared governors of both parties for decades. Published October 2, 2013
Cuccinelli, Cruz scheduled to appear at Family Foundation dinner
Sen. Ted Cruz is scheduled to speak Saturday night in Richmond at the Family Foundation's annual gala as Democrats continue to try to link the Texas Republican to Virginia gubernatorial candidate Kenneth T. Cuccinelli. Published October 2, 2013
McAuliffe makes risky run to left with limits for coal plants
Terry McAuliffe on Tuesday added coal to the issues on which he has assumed a firmly liberal position, staking his narrow lead in the governor's race on the hope that Virginia's moderate electorate is ready to select a Democratic candidate who also supports gay marriage, gun control and abortion rights. Published October 1, 2013
Shutdown aftermath: World War II veterans make one more victory raid — push way into Mall memorial
When elderly veterans pushed their way through police barricades Tuesday to get to the World War II memorial on the Mall, they not only became an instant online sensation, but also a symbolic protest against the government shutdown. Published October 1, 2013
Lawsuit gets boost to fight gay marriage ban in Virginia
The legal team that helped overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage joined a lawsuit Monday seeking to do the same in Virginia. Published September 30, 2013
Immigration reform not heard in Virginia gubernatorial race
One word that wasn't uttered in Wednesday's debate between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II? Published September 29, 2013
Chamber of commerce in Fairfax backs McAuliffe
The political arm of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce endorsed Terry McAuliffe for Virginia governor Thursday, handing the Democrat a key boost from the business community in the state's largest jurisdiction while undercutting his Republican opponent's most effective line of attack thus far. Published September 26, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli, Terry McAuliffe trade blows in second debate
Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II on Wednesday said Democrat Terry McAuliffe wants to run a government he doesn't understand, while Mr. McAuliffe slammed the Republican attorney general for his "bullying" tactics and mean-spirited rhetoric during the second debate between the candidates for Virginia governor. Published September 25, 2013
Prime-time debate gives McAuliffe, Cuccinelli chance to sway Va. voters
Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II could be getting their last, best chance to sway undecided Virginia voters Wednesday when they take the stage in a prime-time, televised debate hosted by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce. Published September 24, 2013
Virginia voters still looking for substance in Terry McAuliffe
The campaign of Terry McAuliffe is getting tripped up in the stretch run of the race for Virginia governor over the Democrat's perceived lack of substance on issues, but the unfavorable ratings of Republican Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II apparently have offset the stumbles, according to polling numbers released Monday. Published September 23, 2013
What’s missing in Va. race? Honesty
The word Virginia voters most commonly associate with their gubernatorial candidates is "dishonest," according to poll results released Thursday that offer a glimpse into the collateral damage inflicted by the candidates' negative campaigns. Published September 19, 2013
Gingrich says no to talk of a Senate run in Virginia
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich firmly closed the door on a U.S. Senate run from Virginia in response to a draft campaign by a political action committee. Published September 19, 2013
New PAC forms to ‘Draft Newt’ for Virginia Senate run
A staffer who worked on the 2012 presidential campaign of former House Speaker and current cable news host Newt Gingrich has launched a new political action committee this week in an attempt to galvanize support to "draft" Mr. Gingrich to run for U.S. Senate next year against Sen. Mark Warner, Virginia Democrat. Published September 19, 2013
Terry McAuliffe vows to use mysterious ‘guidance opinion’ to help Virginia abortion clinics
Democrat Terry McAuliffe is telling supporters that as Virginia governor he would issue a "guidance opinion" that would exempt existing abortion clinics from complying with strict new health and safety standards. The only problem: State officials say there is no such thing as a guidance opinion and that governors have no such formal authority. Published September 18, 2013
McAuliffe up 3 percentage points over Cuccinelli in new poll
Democrat Terry McAuliffe holds a 44 percent to 41 percent lead over Republican Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II in the race for Virginia governor, with Libertarian candidate Robert Sarvis pulling 7 percent of the vote, according to a poll released Wednesday. Published September 18, 2013
Cuccinelli, McAuliffe tout support
Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II appeared alongside conservative talk radio show host Mark Levin in Northern Virginia on Tuesday as his opponent, Terry McAuliffe, campaigned more than 200 miles away with the Republican mayor of the state's largest city. Published September 17, 2013
