RNC chair predicts GOP retains House, Senate control after midterms
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Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Joe Gruters on Sunday predicted that Republicans will maintain their control over both chambers of Congress after the midterm elections this fall.
“Here’s the bottom line. Go to Cook Political Report. We start at 212 likely seats. There’s 18 toss-up seats. We need six. I bet you we win 10,” Gruters said about seats in the House in an appearance on “The Hill Sunday” on NewsNation with Blake Burman, who filled in for host Chris Stirewalt. “I think we’re going to hold the majorities in both the House and the Senate.”
Gruters said he was “very optimistic” about his prediction.
“I’m optimistic because I think that people know that common sense and the hope that you can achieve the American dream is 1,000 times better than the misery and despair in the direction that the Democrats wanna take us with these socialist-type policies and having tens of millions of non-citizens flood our borders without any type of merit-based-type system,” he continued. “It’s very clear.”
The RNC chair noted that voters were “scared” of progressive and democratic socialist candidates running on the Democratic side, in contrast to the “great lineup of nominees on our side.”
Gruters added that Republican voters are “angry” over Congress not passing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, Trump’s priority legislation requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo ID to cast ballots.
“A lot of Republicans are upset that some members of our Senate caucus won’t pass the Save America Act. They expect things to happen when we have the majorities, and it should happen,” he said. “And my response to all those people I talked to on the base is ‘Don’t give up hope because we have the MAGA warriors in place as our nominees, that when we come back in November, we will have the votes to pass it, and we’ll be able to move forward.'”
Burman also asked Gruters about Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), who has faced bipartisan criticism over allegations of domestic abuse in connection with his ex-wife, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio). Burman asked Gruters if the RNC is planning to back Miller’s reelection campaign.
“I always tell people that there’s not many things worse than divorce, and watch these processes play out,” Gruters replied. “Nobody’s a winner. I hope that Max and Ms. Moreno get the desired outcome that they want. We’re going to support our nominees. We need to make sure we hold the majorities.”
The allegations against Miller come as House Republicans, who have sought to keep voters’ attention on the GOP’s messaging to tackle inflation and the rising cost of living, are fighting to defend their slim majority.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), House Democrats’ campaign arm, last week announced it is adding 12 Republican-held and -leaning seats to its target list. The party believes that voter outrage over affordability and messaging on the Iran war could help flip those 12 seats.
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Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Joe Gruters on Sunday predicted that Republicans will maintain their control over both chambers of Congress after the midterm elections this fall.
“Here’s the bottom line. Go to Cook Political Report. We start at 212 likely seats. There’s 18 toss-up seats. We need six. I bet you we win 10,” Gruters said about seats in the House in an appearance on “The Hill Sunday” on NewsNation with Blake Burman, who filled in for host Chris Stirewalt. “I think we’re going to hold the majorities in both the House and the Senate.”
Gruters said he was “very optimistic” about his prediction.
“I’m optimistic because I think that people know that common sense and the hope that you can achieve the American dream is 1,000 times better than the misery and despair in the direction that the Democrats wanna take us with these socialist-type policies and having tens of millions of non-citizens flood our borders without any type of merit-based-type system,” he continued. “It’s very clear.”
The RNC chair noted that voters were “scared” of progressive and democratic socialist candidates running on the Democratic side, in contrast to the “great lineup of nominees on our side.”
Gruters added that Republican voters are “angry” over Congress not passing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, Trump’s priority legislation requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo ID to cast ballots.
“A lot of Republicans are upset that some members of our Senate caucus won’t pass the Save America Act. They expect things to happen when we have the majorities, and it should happen,” he said. “And my response to all those people I talked to on the base is ‘Don’t give up hope because we have the MAGA warriors in place as our nominees, that when we come back in November, we will have the votes to pass it, and we’ll be able to move forward.'”
Burman also asked Gruters about Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), who has faced bipartisan criticism over allegations of domestic abuse in connection with his ex-wife, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio). Burman asked Gruters if the RNC is planning to back Miller’s reelection campaign.
“I always tell people that there’s not many things worse than divorce, and watch these processes play out,” Gruters replied. “Nobody’s a winner. I hope that Max and Ms. Moreno get the desired outcome that they want. We’re going to support our nominees. We need to make sure we hold the majorities.”
The allegations against Miller come as House Republicans, who have sought to keep voters’ attention on the GOP’s messaging to tackle inflation and the rising cost of living, are fighting to defend their slim majority.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), House Democrats’ campaign arm, last week announced it is adding 12 Republican-held and -leaning seats to its target list. The party believes that voter outrage over affordability and messaging on the Iran war could help flip those 12 seats.
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Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Joe Gruters on Sunday predicted that Republicans will maintain their control over both chambers of Congress after the midterm elections this fall.
“Here’s the bottom line. Go to Cook Political Report. We start at 212 likely seats. There’s 18 toss-up seats. We need six. I bet you we win 10,” Gruters said about seats in the House in an appearance on “The Hill Sunday” on NewsNation with Blake Burman, who filled in for host Chris Stirewalt. “I think we’re going to hold the majorities in both the House and the Senate.”
Gruters said he was “very optimistic” about his prediction.
“I’m optimistic because I think that people know that common sense and the hope that you can achieve the American dream is 1,000 times better than the misery and despair in the direction that the Democrats wanna take us with these socialist-type policies and having tens of millions of non-citizens flood our borders without any type of merit-based-type system,” he continued. “It’s very clear.”
The RNC chair noted that voters were “scared” of progressive and democratic socialist candidates running on the Democratic side, in contrast to the “great lineup of nominees on our side.”
Gruters added that Republican voters are “angry” over Congress not passing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, Trump’s priority legislation requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo ID to cast ballots.
“A lot of Republicans are upset that some members of our Senate caucus won’t pass the Save America Act. They expect things to happen when we have the majorities, and it should happen,” he said. “And my response to all those people I talked to on the base is ‘Don’t give up hope because we have the MAGA warriors in place as our nominees, that when we come back in November, we will have the votes to pass it, and we’ll be able to move forward.'”
Burman also asked Gruters about Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), who has faced bipartisan criticism over allegations of domestic abuse in connection with his ex-wife, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio). Burman asked Gruters if the RNC is planning to back Miller’s reelection campaign.
“I always tell people that there’s not many things worse than divorce, and watch these processes play out,” Gruters replied. “Nobody’s a winner. I hope that Max and Ms. Moreno get the desired outcome that they want. We’re going to support our nominees. We need to make sure we hold the majorities.”
The allegations against Miller come as House Republicans, who have sought to keep voters’ attention on the GOP’s messaging to tackle inflation and the rising cost of living, are fighting to defend their slim majority.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), House Democrats’ campaign arm, last week announced it is adding 12 Republican-held and -leaning seats to its target list. The party believes that voter outrage over affordability and messaging on the Iran war could help flip those 12 seats.
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