- Mitch McConnell likes the chance Republicans have this fall to regain the Senate majority.
- “I think this is the best map I've seen in a long time,” he recently told The Washington Post.
- With a rematch between Biden and Trump expected, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party will likely face a fierce battle.
Barring a major political event, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are likely to face each other in a rematch of their 2020 campaign this November. And just like the election nearly four years ago, the race is expected to be close.
But Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who also voted no, likes the chance for Republicans to aim to wrest control of the Senate from Democrats, making the 2024 cycle a strong map for Republicans. He told the Washington Post. This year, the party only needs to defend 11 seats.
Republicans have not controlled the Senate since losing Georgia's Senate runoff elections in January 2021, which gave Democrats a key foothold in the Deep South.
“I think this is the best map I've seen in a long time,” the veteran Kentucky lawmaker told the Post.
It's almost a given that Republicans would win the seat of retiring Sen. Joe Manchin, a moderate West Virginia Democrat who has long rebelled against his home state's strong Republican politics.
Republicans aim to flip the seats of Democratic Sens. Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Jon Tester of Montana, who represent conservative-leaning states and have served in the chamber since 2007. . Republicans also hold Arizona, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
However, the Democratic Party is not satisfied with its ranking this year, even though it is aiming to secure 20 seats, including the three seats currently held by independents who are mostly aligned with the party. There is.
According to the paper, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said wealthy Republican candidates like Tim Sheehy of Montana and David McCormick of Pennsylvania were described as “distanced from society.” He believes that there is a possibility that
The New York Democratic Party said concerns about Biden's low polling numbers among some party leaders are not a bigger liability than Trump's chances of returning to the White House, the paper said. . And Schumer is confident young voters will support Biden over Trump in the fall, despite fierce opposition to Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war.
Schumer pointed to some Republican voters who supported George W. “It's a reasonable bet that more Republicans won't vote,” he told the Post. From the party. “They tend to live in the suburbs, they tend to be more affluent, and they tend to be college-educated.”
