Van Hollen Predicts Democrats Will Retain Majority

[The Northerner]

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen predicted Monday morning that “the voters are going to surprise all these Washington pollsters” and retain control of the House in Tuesday’s election.

The Maryland Democrat, appearing on CNN’s “American Morning,” disputed recent surveys forecasting a GOP takeover, saying that he was “confident at the end of the day that will have a majority in the House.” Across the board, polls and pundits have predicted that Republicans would retake the House; the GOP needs to pick up 39 seats to get control.

Higher than expected Democratic turnout for early voting in many districts was a “clear sign” that Democrats will defy expectations and come to the polls, Van Hollen said, adding that he believed many voters were “having big second thoughts” about voting for Republican candidates that he characterized as extreme.

“They’re taking a close look at some of these Republican candidates and they don’t like what they see,” he said.

Van Hollen’s comments come a day after the release of a CNN/Opinion Research poll indicating that Republicans have a 10 percentage-point generic ballot lead over Democrats, a slightly larger edge than the GOP enjoyed days before the 1994 takeover.

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[Deep13]

1. We can only hope! nt

[county worker]

2. I think the polls are trying to manufacture an outcome rather than to predict an outcome.

The are skewing the results because they are believing their own message.

[truebrit71]

4. Yup. They have been harping on the gop wins big meme for far too long for it to be real...

...plus just recently they have started to say maybe they won't take over the house but it will still be a bloodbath...

39 seats is alot to swing and the dems are in a good position to take back a few from the rethugs tomorrow..

[Coexist]

3. brave face

but I'm hopeful it wont be too large a majority when the dust settles. i do think we will keep the Senate

[Historic NY]

5. GOTV & HOPE......lets prove the asshats wrong.

[Blue Owl]

6. The momentum's all on this side of the table

(points to our side)