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David Sherfinski

David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times. 

Articles by David Sherfinski

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas listens during a campaign stop, Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

Ted Cruz leads Donald Trump by 10 points in Wisconsin: poll

Sen. Ted Cruz leads GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump by 10 points in Wisconsin, according to a new poll that shows Mr. Cruz leading big among women, very conservative voters and white evangelical Christians. Published April 1, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich is looking to salvage his bid for the White House by sticking around and trying to convince voters that he is their strongest candidate against the Democrats in the November election. (Associated Press)

John Kasich: Donald Trump ‘really not prepared to be president’

Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Thursday that GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump's recent statements on issues like abortion and nuclear weapons reveal a candidate who isn't prepared to be president, and he offered himself up as a new "vessel" for frustrated Trump supporters. Published March 31, 2016

Businessman Donald Trump, the GOP front-runner, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Democratic front-runner. (Associated Press photographs) ** FILE **

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton lead in New York: poll

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton lead hold double digit leads in New York ahead of the Republican and Democratic presidential primary contests there next month, according to polling released Thursday. Published March 31, 2016

File-This March 24, 2016, file photo shows Republican Presidential candidate U.S. Senator Ted Cruz making a stop at the Armory restaurant in downtown Janesville, Wis. Donald Trump is planning Tuesday to make his first campaign visit to Wisconsin, where the upcoming Republican presidential primary could mark a turning point in the unpredictable GOP race.  But rival Cruz has gotten a jumpstart on the contest, racking up influential endorsements, campaigning in key regions and supported by bullish advertising campaign. (Anthony Wahl/The Janesville Gazette via AP)

Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders lead in Wisconsin: poll

Sen. Ted Cruz has overtaken billionaire businessman Donald Trump in Wisconsin, according to a poll released Wednesday with less than a week to go until the April 5 GOP presidential primary. Published March 30, 2016

Gary Johnson, who ran for the White house in 2012 as the Libertarian Party candidate, now leads a national movement to allow third-party candidates in national presidential debates. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Gary Johnson predicts Obama will reclassify marijuana on way out of office

Former New Mexico Gov. and 2016 Libertarian White House hopeful Gary Johnson says he thinks President Obama is going to remove marijuana from the government's "Schedule I" list of narcotics considered particularly harmful and addictive on his way out of office. Published March 29, 2016

In this Sept. 10, 2015 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks in Eureka, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Scott Walker endorses Ted Cruz for president

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz for president Tuesday, giving Mr. Cruz a major boost ahead of the April 5 GOP primary in the Badger State. Published March 29, 2016

Former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson, speaks after announcing he will endorse Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, during a news conference at the Mar-A-Lago Club, Friday, March 11, 2016, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) ** FILE **

Ben Carson warns against ‘shenanigans’ with GOP delegates

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson said Monday that if there are "shenanigans" with delegates to the GOP convention this summer, it could end up costing Republicans not only the White House, but the House and Senate as well. Published March 28, 2016

"I don't mind NATO per se, but it has to be reconstituted, it has to be modernized," Donald Trump said Monday on "Fox and Friends." "You know, we're dealing with NATO from the days of the Soviet Union, which no longer exists. We need to either transition into terror or we need something else, because we have to get countries together." (Associated Press)

Donald Trump: ‘NATO is very obsolete’

The GOP has gone full Cold War, with the party's two top presidential candidates enmeshed in a heated debate over the composition of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, formed to fight the Soviet Union. Published March 28, 2016