Less than a year ago, the Republican leader predicted that 'the wind is going to be at our back in both the House and Senate.'
On Thursday, McConnell predicted there will be a"greater likelihood" that the House would flip Republican than the Senate would—a departure from his once-optimistic outlook for his party.News."They're statewide, candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome."
Less than a year ago, the Republican leader said that the GOP would have a"very good election" in the fall of 2022, implying that the party would take control of both the House and Senate.senators. I know what a real minority looks like. We had 40 after President Obama got elected. And so I think the wind is going to be at our back in both the House and Senate. I think there's a great likelihood of a pretty good election next year.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks at a news conference following the weekly Senate Republican Caucus Meeting in the U.S. Capitol on August 2 in Washington, D.C."I think there's probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate," McConnell has said about the upcoming midterm elections.Even in January, the Kentucky senator said that the November election would be"a referendum on this all-Democratic government.
Republicans had been poised to face an easy midterm election this year, with history favoring the minority power in midterm races. Rising economic fears and record-high inflation also bolstered the GOP's chances of defeatingBut a series of new obstacles has popped up against the GOP in recent months and threatened their chances of flipping both congressional chambers, so much so that even McConnell's optimism has soured.
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