Peters predicts Democrats will hold Senate: 'Confident on 50 and shooting for 52 or more'

[AZProgressive]

The Democrat charged with overseeing his party’s efforts to maintain control of the Senate this year says Democrats are well positioned to not only hold their paper-thin majority in November but expand it.

Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), who chairs the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), told The Hill’s editor-in-chief, Bob Cusack, during an event on electric and autonomous vehicles on Tuesday that he’s confident his party’s most vulnerable Senate incumbents will win reelection this year, effectively preserving the current 50-50 split in the the upper chamber.

But he also said he was bullish about Democrats’ offensive opportunities, pointing to Republican-held seats in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania as top targets.

“I feel very good about bringing back all the incumbents, so that gets us to 50. But, as you mentioned, I think we can go on the offense,” Peters said. “There are a number of states that look good. I’ll just mention two: We have both Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/600398-peters-predicts-democrats-will-hold-senate-majority-confident-on-50-and

[a kennedy]

1. I sure hope Wisconsin is gonna elect a Democrat.....ROJO needs to go.

Not real impressed with the Dem candidate…… Sure hope I’m wrong. Will contribute to campaign of the Dem, but sheesh…..

[Poiuyt]

2. I've talked to people who had voted for Johnson in the past who now think he's nutty

[msfiddlestix]

3. refreshing to read optimism from the sitting Democratic Senator on coming elections

I feel like I really needed to read good news on the mid terms front.