Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee chairman Rick ScottĀ (R-FL) feels the momentum gathering behind the GOP and predicts as many as 55 Senate seats for the elephants after midterms; “the energy is on our side,” Scott says.
Scott made the bold prediction at a Get-Out-The-Vote rally in North Carolina while supporting Ted Budd.
āIt starts right here, weāre going to get 52 Republican senators, we have to win here,ā Scott said about Buddās race, via The Hill. āI think we can get 53, 54, 55.ā
āThe energy is on our side,ā he added. āPeople are fed up with the Biden agenda.ā
Scott spoke withĀ The Hill shortly after the event.
āIf you look at the weekly polls and do we lot of polls, every week is getting better,ā he said.
āThen you look at here, Tedās been consistently up,ā Scott said of Budd, who has also led against former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley since the race began, according to RealClearPolitics. āThat keeps us at 50-50.ā
āThen you look at Herschel Walker, you look at all the polls, Herschelās up three,ā he said, though he did not specify which poll showed that result. āGeorgia, weāll pick that one up.ā
From The Daily Wire:
In Arizona, Scott said the GOP has ādefinedā incumbent Democrat Mark Kelly, and Republican āBlake [Masters] is barely behind.ā An exclusive poll conductedĀ by The Daily Wire and The Trafalgar Group showed Masters trailing Kelly by just one point.
In New Hampshire, Scott said āthereās a poll out showing [GOP challenger Don] Bolduc down two,ā though once again, he did not name a specific poll. A poll from the end of September, conducted by Trafalgar, showed Bolduc trailing incumbent Democrat Maggie Hassan by just three points. āHassanās numbers have been horrible as far as her approval,ā Scott said, indicating that Bolduc may be able to pull off an upset.
Scott also pointed to Colorado and Washington as states where Republicans could pull off a surprising upset. āJoe OāDeaās barely behind, Tiffany Smiley is down two,ā he said. Colorado GOP candidate Joe OāDea is struggling against incumbent Michael Bennet; the closest poll shows Bennet with a five-point lead. Washington Senate candidate Tiffany Smiley, however, is in much better shape ā a Trafalgar poll from September showed incumbent Patty Murray leading Smiley by just two points.
āIām optimistic itās going to be a good night and we have good candidates, theyāre running good races. Thereās a lot of energy,ā he said.
More over at The Daily Wire:
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— Daily Wire News (@DailyWireNews) October 21, 2022