David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Ted Cruz eats into Donald Trump’s national lead: poll
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is retaining his edge in the 2016 GOP race, but his advantage has dropped from 16 points over Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to 9 points in a new national poll. Published March 8, 2016
Donald Trump has 10-point edge in Illinois, leads fractured GOP field: poll
GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump has a 10-point lead over his nearest Republican rival in Illinois, which will vote on March 15 along with the all-important states of Florida and Ohio. Published March 8, 2016
Donald Trump leads Marco Rubio by 8 points in Florida: Poll
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump holds an 8-point lead over Sen. Marco Rubio in Mr. Rubio's home state of Florida, according to a poll released Monday ahead of the all-important March 15 winner-take-all contest. Published March 7, 2016
Donald Trump up 13 in Michigan; John Kasich showing signs of movement: poll
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump holds a 13-point lead in Michigan ahead of Tuesday's primary, but weekend polling showed Ohio Gov. John Kasich could be making a late move in the state, according to a Monmouth University survey released Monday. Published March 7, 2016
John Kasich: GOP deserves credit for ‘Clinton economy’
Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Monday that Republicans were responsible for the "Clinton economy" he predicted Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton will be talking up in the fall. Published March 7, 2016
Club for Growth Action launches $2 million anti-Trump buy in Illinois
The political arm of the conservative anti-tax group Club for Growth announced Monday it's launching a $2 million advertising blitz in Illinois to try to stop GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump. Published March 7, 2016
Bernie Sanders adviser: He wasn’t disrespectful at all; Hillary Clinton ‘constantly interrupted him’
A top strategist for Sen. Bernard Sanders' presidential campaign said Monday that Mr. Sanders wasn't being disrespectful at all during Sunday's Democratic debate and that the Vermont senator was getting constantly interrupted by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Published March 7, 2016
RNC spokesman: ‘85 percent certainty’ there will be a GOP nominee before convention
The Republican National Committee is sticking with its forecast that the party is likely to have a presidential nominee settled before the convention in Cleveland in July, with a top spokesman putting those odds at 85 percent Monday. Published March 7, 2016
Donald Trump up big in Michigan: polls
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is up big on his 2016 GOP rivals in Michigan ahead of the state's primary contest on Tuesday, according to new polling. Published March 7, 2016
Conservative activists blast ‘scoundrels’ looking to direct GOP election hopes
They aren't fans of Donald Trump, but conservative grass-roots leaders are even less thrilled with talk of a brokered GOP convention or other attempts to try to head off the billionaire businessman's presidential bid by taking it out of the hands of ranks-and-file voters. Published March 6, 2016
Paul Ryan must win back conservatives after spending bill makes bad first impression
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan has only been in the top job five months, and he's already managed to lose the good will of conservative activists who say the year-end spending deal that closed out the last session of Congress was a betrayal of principle. Published March 6, 2016
Ted Cruz wins TWT/CPAC straw poll; Donald Trump places distant third
Sen. Ted Cruz won The Washington Times/CPAC presidential preference straw poll Saturday, giving him an extra boost as he tries to urge conservatives to rally behind him as GOP leaders search for a candidate who can stop Donald Trump's march to the nomination. Published March 5, 2016
CPAC: Marco Rubio says conservatism cannot simply be about being angry, name-calling
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida on Saturday told the conservative grassroots that the country's young people won't have a chance if Democrats keep control of the White House -- or if the conservative movement is "hijacked" by someone who's not a conservative. Published March 5, 2016
CPAC: Marco Rubio dings Donald Trump’s conservative credentials
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida said Saturday he's not surprised that Donald Trump pulled out of his appearance at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, suggesting the New York billionaire and GOP presidential front-runner is not a conservative. Published March 5, 2016
Ted Cruz: Democratic Party unwilling to say ‘all lives matter’
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas issued a staunch defense of law enforcement at the 2016 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Friday and said Democrats refuse to say "all lives matter." Published March 4, 2016
Ted Cruz on Donald Trump CPAC snub: Somebody must’ve told him Megyn Kelly would be here
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas led off his address at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Friday by highlighting the absence of 2016 GOP presidential rival Donald Trump, who has cancelled his planned Saturday appearance. Published March 4, 2016
CPAC: John Kasich predicts brokered Republican convention
Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Friday predicted there will be a contested Republican convention to decide the party's presidential nominee and that he doesn't think any candidate will get to the required 1,237 delegates needed to secure the nomination outright before Cleveland. Published March 4, 2016
John Kasich at CPAC: The establishment never liked Reagan, and they don’t like me
Ohio Gov. John Kasich pitched his anti-establishment credentials to conservative activists Friday, kicking off his address at the 2016 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) by highlighting his advocacy for former President Ronald Reagan's ultimately unsuccessful quest for the GOP presidential nomination in 1976. Published March 4, 2016
Donald Trump snubs CPAC, will skip Saturday speech to conservative group
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump will not attend the Conservative Political Action Conference, further deepening a rift among conservative activists over the billionaire businessman's commitment to their movement. Published March 4, 2016
Reince Priebus at CPAC: Odds of contested GOP convention ‘very small’
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Friday the odds of a contested convention to decide the party's 2016 presidential nominee are "very small" and pledged the party's full-fledged support for the eventual nominee. Published March 4, 2016
