Republicans Have ‘50-50’ Chance of Taking Senate: Mitch McConnell

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-K.Y.) talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Dec. 14, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Republicans have a 50 percent chance of taking control of the Senate ahead of the November midterm elections.

“Flipping the Senate, what are the chances? It’s a 50–50 proposition. We’ve got a 50–50 Senate right now. We’ve got a 50–50 nation. And I think the outcome is likely to be very, very close either way,” McConnell told the Scott County Chamber of Commerce on Monday, according to the Reuters news agency.