David Sherfinski

Final Marquette poll has Scott Walker up 7 points in Wisconsin

The final pre-election poll from the Marquette University Law School has GOP Gov. Scott Walker up by 7 points in his re-election campaign against Democrat Mary Burke.

October 30, 2014

Ted Cruz: Hillary Clinton will win in 2016 if GOP nominates another Dole, McCain or Romney

GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas said enough people will stay home to ensure the election of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton if Republicans don't nominate a candidate in 2016 who is sufficiently conservative.

October 30, 2014

Charlie Crist up 3 points over Rick Scott in Florida governor’s race: poll

Democrat Charlie Crist has a 3-point lead over GOP Gov. Rick Scott in Florida just days out from Election Day, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll showing a jump in support among independent voters for Mr. Crist.

October 30, 2014

David Perdue up three in Georgia Senate race: poll

In a turnaround from only a week ago, a new poll shows Republican businessman David Perdue leading Democrat Michelle Nunn by three points in the close U.S. Senate race in Georgia.

October 28, 2014

Conservative group knocks ‘race hustling’ ad in North Carolina

A conservative group is out with a new spot denouncing as "race hustling" a recent ad from a leading Democratic super PAC tying Republican Thom Tillis, who is running for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, to the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Florida.

October 28, 2014

Gillespie knocks ‘anti-Redskins bill’ during Monday Night Football

In a spot that aired during the broadcast of the Washington Redskins' 20-17 upset of the Dallas Cowboys Monday night, Ed Gillespie, a Republican running for U.S. Senate in Virginia, waded into the thorny battle over the Redskins' team name.

October 28, 2014

Republican wave coming in 2014 elections: poll

A Republican wave may be building heading into next week's elections, fueled in part by voter displeasure with President Obama's job performance

October 28, 2014

Ebola-free, second Dallas nurse to be discharged from the hospital

Amber Vinson, a second Dallas nurse who tested positive for Ebola after treating the man with the first confirmed case of the virus diagnosed in the United States, is being discharged from the hospital and is now Ebola-free, ABC News reported.

October 28, 2014

Mary Landrieu declines to say in debate whether she’ll support Harry Reid for Senate leader

Republican campaigns have certainly done their best to tie vulnerable Senate Democrats to President Obama this year, but they're also frequently invoking the name of Majority Leader Harry Reid, who would lose his title if his party loses a net of at least six Senate seats.

October 28, 2014

Rand Paul’s PAC makes six-figure ad buy in Kansas Senate race

RandPAC, the leadership PAC of GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, is making a six-figure ad buy to boost incumbent Sen. Pat Roberts in Kansas, who is trying to avoid being drummed out of office by independent candidate Greg Orman.

October 28, 2014

Republican’s Catholic views anonymously attacked in Washington state Senate race

A Republican candidate for state Senate in Washington is being attacked anonymously for his Catholic views through a cartoonish flier that says he "has always worn his church on his sleeve" and has best represented the people of "the Vatican."

October 27, 2014

Likely voters want to see a GOP-controlled Congress: poll

Voters are making their opinion known: They want Republicans in control of Congress next year.

October 27, 2014

Bill Clinton to hit campaign trail for Dems in Colo., Iowa

Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to appear at a rally in Aurora, Colorado, Monday evening to boost Democratic Sen. Mark Udall and Gov. John Hickenlooper in their tight re-election bids.

October 27, 2014

GOP ad: ‘Vote to keep terrorists off U.S. soil. Vote Republican’

As Republicans on the trail hammer Democrats over foreign policy, the Republican National Committee is out with a new ad highlighting recent scares over the Islamic State and Ebola, as well as a recent report the White House has pushed back on suggesting the Obama administration is looking at ways to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility using executive action.

October 27, 2014

Rick Perry’s political fund doles out money for GOP candidates in New Hampshire

First Iowa, now New Hampshire. That's where Texas Gov. Rick Perry's RickPAC has donated some major money recently, doling out more than $60,000 for Republicans in New Hampshire in the first half of October, the Houston Chronicle reported.

October 27, 2014

GOP has edge, but hasn’t yet closed deal in tight Senate races: polls

A flurry of new polls show Republicans in many of the most closely watched U.S. Senate races have slight leads as the party tries to net the six seats it needs to retake control of the Senate, but it appears things are still up for grabs about a week out from Election Day. Here are the latest numbers in some of the key races across the country.

October 27, 2014

North Carolina Senate race headed down to the wire

New polls show the North Carolina Senate race headed down to the wire, with Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan holding a slight lead over Republican Thom Tillis in one survey and the two candidates tied in another one slightly more than a week out from Election Day.

October 27, 2014