Thursday 15 September 2022 11:50 PM Chuck Schumer told Democratic senators at a private dinner that Speaker Pelosi ... trends now
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Chuck Schumer told a group of his colleagues that they should be worried about losing the House during a private Italian restaurant dinner on Monday, a new report reveals.
The Senate Majority Leader told a handful of male Democratic senators he gathered with that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is 'in trouble' and said if the election were held today there's only a '40% chance we hold the House.'
His warnings contradict Pelosi's declaration as recently as this month claiming that Democrats would keep their majority in the House – and even that they would add to their slim advantage in the 2022 midterms.
That would involve bucking historical trends, with the party controlling the White House usually losing seats two years after the president takes office when his party controls Congress – particularly when the president's own popularity ratings are underwater.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer privately told Senate Democrats at a dinner that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (l) is 'in trouble,' and put the chances of