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.
However, in a statement that caused a rift in the Republican Party, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) suggested some pessimism over his party’s prospects at the end of August, saying the GOP only has a “50-50” chance of retaking the majority….