WASHINGTON (AP) — On the eve of the midterm elections, a spokesman says President Barack Obama believes Democrats will hold onto the Senate.
Spokesman Josh Earnest says Democrats are backed by a get-out-the-vote strategy that could boost their candidates by 2 or 3 percentage points on Election Day.
Republicans across the country have been looking to take advantage of the president’s low approval ratings. The GOP would need to add six Senate seats in order to be in the majority in the Senate come January. They appear certain of picking up at least three. And nine other Senate contests are considered competitive.
Obama is spending today in private meetings with his economic team and Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. He’s avoided the nation’s most competitive contests in recent weeks, but made campaign stops in Connecticut and Pennsylvania in which he urged Democrats to reject Republican cynicism.
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APPHOTO WX106: Election workers open Oregon ballots and check signatures at Multnomah County election headquarters in Portland, Ore., Monday, Nov. 3, 2014. On the eve of an election that will decide the Senate majority, it’s time for closing arguments and an all-out effort to motivate people to vote, Republicans have claimed new momentum in midterm campaigns that have centered on President Barack Obama, who is not on Tuesday’s ballot. Under the weight of the unpopular president, Democrats are fighting to distance themselves from the White House and convince voters they deserve to maintain the Senate majority for the final two years of Obama’s presidency. The GOP is sounding confident that it will take Senate control. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) (3 Nov 2014)
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