David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Despite Obama attending her wedding, Raddatz ready to moderate debate
ABC News has dismissed any conflict-of-interest claims regarding vice presidential debate moderator and ABC News senior foreign correspondent Martha Raddatz as "absurd" in the wake of a report that President Obama was an attendee of Ms. Raddatz's wedding more than 20 years ago. Published October 10, 2012
GOP: Voter contacts hit 4 million in Virginia
Top officials at the Republican National Committee and the Mitt Romney presidential campaign on Tuesday touted the GOP's surpassing 4 million voter contacts in Virginia, which includes seven times the number of phone calls and 11 times as many as door knocks at this point in 2008. Published October 9, 2012
Feathers fly as candidates fight over Big Bird
Mitt Romney flipped President Obama's re-election team the proverbial bird on Tuesday, saying the Democrats' attempts to make a big issue over Mr. Romney's opposition to federal subsidies for Big Bird reflect their misguided priorities. Published October 9, 2012
Allen, Kaine take off gloves in Va. Senate debate
Republican George Allen on Monday escalated his portrayal of Democratic Senate rival Tim Kaine as a would-be serial tax hiker and accused him of letting his attention drift away from Virginians during his final year as governor. Published October 8, 2012
Election edict tests Fairfax
Fairfax County is the only county in Virginia history with a federal mandate to provide language assistance to English-deficient Hispanic voters in a presidential election — a development delighting activists, straining election officials and worrying those who argue that voters should know English well enough to participate without help. Published October 8, 2012
Virginia Democratic panel bucks voters on amendment
The Democratic Party of Virginia's State Central Committee voted to oppose an eminent-domain measure that Democratic voters in the state support by a 20-point margin, and expected to pass overwhelmingly on the Nov. 6 ballot. Published October 7, 2012
Fairfax works to minimize potential voting chaos
Nearly one-third of active voters in Fairfax County — Virginia's most populous jurisdiction and a crucial battleground in the Old Dominion — might not be able to vote or could end up going to the wrong polling place on Election Day, according to the county's Office of Elections. Published October 2, 2012
Powell assails Cantor over business, military in congressional debate
Democrat Wayne Powell came out swinging Monday and remained on the offensive throughout the first debate in the race for Virginia's 7th congressional district seat, accusing U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of abdicating his role as a leader of Congress and repeatedly slamming him for his lack of military service, while the visibly agitated six-term incumbent labored to furiously fend off the flurry of attacks. Published October 1, 2012
Chirping picks up ahead of rare debate for Cantor
U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor will debate a Democratic candidate before a general election for the first time in a decade Monday. His last debate was in 2002 against a former "Dukes of Hazzard" star nicknamed Cooter. Published September 30, 2012
‘No drama’ Kaine on defensive after tax gaffe
Who would have picked the buttoned-down Tim Kaine to make a stretch-run slip-up in Virginia's Senate race before gaffe-prone Republican George Allen? Published September 25, 2012
Va. GOP finds hope in polling for Goode
Constitution Party presidential candidate Virgil H. Goode Jr. will be on the November ballot in his home state of Virginia, but Republican fears that the former congressman could play spoiler for Mitt Romney should be lessened by recent polls showing Mr. Goode in the low single digits. Published September 23, 2012
Cuccinelli: Goode to go on Va. ballot
Constitution Party presidential candidate and former Rep. Virgil H. Goode of Virginia will be on the ballot Nov. 6 in his home state. Published September 21, 2012
Kaine open to minimum tax
Democratic Senate candidate Tim Kaine said he would be open to having a minimum federal income-tax level for all people during a wide-ranging debate with Republican rival George Allen on Thursday afternoon, as both candidates ready themselves for the stretch run in their closely watched race. Published September 20, 2012
Ryan on the stump in Virginia
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan finished up a two-day campaign swing through the critical battleground state of Virginia on Wednesday by paying a thank-you visit to volunteers in Arlington as the GOP stepped up counterattacks on President Obama's "government-centered" economic vision that Republicans say promotes dependency and the redistribution of wealth. Published September 19, 2012
Virginia provision upheld in rule seen as restrictive by doctors
Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli's office has successfully defended a provision in the state's health care law that doctors claim is unconstitutional, stifles business and drives up health care costs. Published September 18, 2012
Poll: Approval ratings in Va. drop across party lines
In the all-important swing state of Virginia, no state politician cracked 50 percent in their approval ratings in a poll released Tuesday, though a strong plurality of voters approve of the job performances of Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell and Democratic Sen. Mark R. Warner. Published September 18, 2012
Obama’s coattails don’t help Senate candidates in some states
President Obama leads polls in Virginia, Connecticut and Massachusetts but that has not yet translated into strong support for Democrats in those states' crucial Senate races. Published September 17, 2012
Va. abortion opponents savoring a victory
The Virginia Board of Health's move to reverse a June decision and vote to adopt new regulations for abortion clinics in the state without exempting existing facilities delivered an immediate victory for pro-life groups, but long-term effects, both practical and political, are still far from clear. Published September 16, 2012
Va. board reverses course on abortion clinic regs
The Virginia Board of Health on Friday voted to adopt new regulations for the state's abortion clinics, reversing a June decision that would have exempted existing facilities from rules that opponents claim could force a majority of the state's 20 clinics to close. Published September 14, 2012
Va. board to revisit controversial abortion clinic regs
The Virginia Board of Health on Friday is scheduled to revisit its decision to exempt existing abortion facilities in the state from permanent hospital-like regulations — the latest chapter in a battle that has been raging for nearly two years over the highly-charged issue. Published September 13, 2012
