Republican Sen. Tim Scott plans to grow GOP’s 53-47 Senate majority in 2026 elections despite traditional midterm headwinds facing the party in power.
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RepublicanSen.TimScott’sgoalinnextyear’smidtermelectionsisnotonlytodefendtheGOP’s53-47marginintheSenate,buttoexpandthemajority.
Scott,theconservativesenatorfromSouthCarolina,toldFoxNewsDigitalsoonaftertakingoverlatelastyearaschairoftheNationalRepublicanSenatorialCommittee(NRSC)thatheaimedtoincreasetheGOP’scontrolinthechambertoatleast55seats.
Andhe’sstandingbyhisgoal.
“Thebottomlineis,Ibelievethatwecandefendourcurrentseatswhileaddingatleasttwomoreseatstoournumbers,”theNRSCchairtoldFoxNewsDigitalearlierthisyear.
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SenateRepublicansenjoyedafavorablemapinthe2024cycleastheyflippedfourseatsfrombluetoredtowinbackthemajority.
Butthepartyinpower—clearlytheRepublicansrightnow—traditionallyfacespoliticalheadwindsinthemidtermelections.Ne
