Grassley Optimistic About GOP Flipping Senate After Gloomy Predictions From McConnell

Grassley Optimistic About GOP Flipping Senate After Gloomy Predictions From McConnell
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) speaks during a congressional hearing in Washington on Feb. 24, 2021. Greg Nash/AFP via Getty Images
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Senate Judiciary Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) suggested in a recent interview that he disagrees with past statements by GOP leadership downplaying Republican prospects in the 2022 midterms.

Currently, members of both parties are preparing for a tough battle as Democrats seek to hold on to a slim majority in the evenly-divided Senate and Republicans seek to retake the chamber after a two-year stint in the minority. Though 34 seats are up for reelection, only a few are in play, and observers remain divided on who will emerge with the majority after the midterms.