Schumer Predicts Democrats Will Hold Senate During Next Week’s Midterms

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a news conference in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Aug. 2, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) predicted that Democrats will hold the Senate after the midterms even as several forecasting models showed that Republicans’ chances have significantly increased in recent days.

“It’s tight,” Schumer told The Associated Press Thursday, adding, “I believe Democrats will hold the Senate and maybe even pick up seats.”