Democrats see hope in House, gloom in Senate
by Caroline Vakil and Al Weaver - 07/07/23 6:00 AM ET
Democrats see a clear path to winning back the House majority in next fall’s elections, even as their worries grow that they could lose their hard-fought Senate majority.
In the House, Democrats need to pick up five seats to take back their majority, and the House map includes close to a dozen seats being defended by Republicans in only California and New York.
Democrats are already favored to win back the district held by scandal-plagued Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), per the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, and Republicans are defending another five toss-up seats in New York and New Jersey.
California is another state of opportunity for House Democrats, where Republicans are defending seven competitive seats.
Yet if the House is an opportunity that makes Democrats optimistic, the Senate is a source of angst for the party.
Democrats are defending 23 Senate seats next year compared to 11 for Republicans.
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