Las Vegas , Senator Steve Daines The Montana senator, chairman of the Senate Republicans’ campaign committee, is for the first time saying with certainty that his party will regain control of the House in the November elections.
“We will win a majority in the Senate” National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chairman said in an interview with Fox News Digital.
“We want to get to 51. Obviously, there’s an opportunity to go beyond that, but 51 is the number we need to get to,” Daines said Thursday, speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual leadership meeting in Las Vegas.
Democrats control the Senate by a slim 51-49 margin, and Republicans are looking at a favorable electoral scenario this year in which Democrats would retain 23 of the 34 seats.
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One of these seats is in West Virginia, a deep red state. former president trump He carried her by nearly 40 points in 2020. With moderate Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Manchin, a former governor, not running for re-election, winning the seat is a near certainty for the GOP.
Additionally, in Daines’ home state of Montana and in Ohio, where Trump won easily four years ago, Republicans are aiming to defeat Democratic senators Jon Tester and Sherrod Brown.
Republicans aim to flip a Democrat-held Senate seat in a red state, giving them an edge
Five more Democratic seats are up for election this year in key presidential battleground states.
Democrats are trying to protect their fragile policies Senate MajorityLarry Hogan, the former GOP governor of blue-state Maryland, who entered the Senate race late in February, gave him an unexpected headache in a state that was previously considered safe territory. Hogan leaves the governorship in early 2023 with very positive approval and favorable ratings.
Senator Steve Daines of Montana, Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting on September 5, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
Just minutes after speaking to Fox News, Daines made his case for addressing the cash disparity between Republican Party campaigns and Democrats’ campaigns, including from top-dollar donors and influential conservative activists.
“We need your help to make up for the fundraising shortfall,” Daines stressed to a crowd of Republican Jewish Coalition supporters. “We have the right candidates. Let’s give them the resources they need to win.”
In his interview, Daines pointed to the G.O.P.’s lack of fundraising and admitted, “That is a concern of mine.”
“There are some races right now that can be won, but we’re not going to be able to get them across the finish line because of a lack of resources. We’re literally two months away from the most important election of our lifetimes,” Daines stressed. “So we’re working very, very hard to make sure that we sound the alarm bells to reach out to donors.”
Democrats have raised and spent more money than their Republican counterparts in the 2024 fight for the Senate majority, and looking ahead, they have spent more money booking advertising for the final two months of 2024. election Day On November 5th.
Senate Democrats and outside groups supporting them significantly increased ad reservations after Labor Day in four of the seven key Senate battleground states, according to the report. Advertising EffectIn each of Wisconsin, Nevada, Michigan and Arizona, Democratic ad reservation spending is at least double that of their respective Republican opponents, presenting a major hurdle for GOP candidates, some of whom already face name-recognition issues and the hurdle of challenging an incumbent candidate.
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Overall, Democrats have an edge over their Republican Senate rivals, as they have nearly $348 million in planned spending in key races across the country before Election Day, while Republicans have just over $255 million to spend.
Relatively low GOP spending in Wisconsin, Nevada, Michigan and Arizona appears to be the result of massive prioritized pro-Republican Senate ad buys in Montana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Republicans are managing to outspend Democrats in these states, but their opponents still boast similarly large planned spending. In Ohio, while Republicans had $81.9 million in reserves, Democratic future spending wasn’t far behind at $78.3 million, according to Advertising Effect,
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden arrive at a campaign event at the IBEW Local Union #5 union hall in Pittsburgh on Labor Day, Monday, September 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)
The factor fueling the financial disparity is the Democratic Party’s enthusiasm and surge in fundraising over the past month and a half. Vice President Kamala Harris She replaced President Biden at the top of the party’s 2024 ticket in her race for the White House against former President Donald Trump.
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“You saw in the last 48 hours that Kamala Harris announced that she was stepping down to donate $25 million to her presidential campaign, including $10 million to Senate Democrats,” Daines said. “There aren’t a lot of things that Kamala Harris does well, but one thing she does well is raise money. So, that concerns us.”
However, Daines said there is a ray of hope with Harris replacing 81-year-old Biden in the race for the White House.
“This allows us to take the age issue off the table, because that was one of the reasons Biden did so poorly. It was more about his age than anything else,” Daines said. “This allows us to now focus on policy. This is going to be a policy contrast election. . . . For the first time in decades, we have the results of two different administrations — four years of President Trump and four years of Kamala Harris. Two very different administrations — very different results. We think that contrast will be very helpful for us in key Senate elections.”
