Top Republican Senator Makes Prediction About GOP Gains In Midterm Elections

National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Rick Scott (R-FL) predicted that the GOP would pick up at least two seats in the U.S. Senate during this week’s midterm elections.

Scott, who made the remarks during an interview on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” said he believes that the Republican Party is going to have a “great night.”

“We’re going to get 52-plus. We’re going to win Pennsylvania. We’re going to win Wisconsin.” Scott said.

“We have great candidates. People are showing up to vote. There’s no energy on the Democrat side,” he continued. “This election is about the Biden agenda. People don’t like high inflation, high crime, open borders, fentanyl. That’s what we’re talking about. So Mehmet Oz is going to win, Ted Budd’s going to win, Herschel Walker’s going to win, Adam Laxalt is going to win. I think we have a really good shot in Arizona, I think we have a shot – a real good shot in New Hampshire. I think we have a shot in Washington and Colorado. We maybe even have a shot — depends on the voters — in Connecticut. Think about it: half of the Democrats’ seats, we are in the hunt to win. So we’re going to get 52-plus.”

Scott later added that the issues are on the Republicans’ side and that the NRSC “explained exactly who the Democrats were, we did the first day I started in this job, and we’ve done it all along.”

CHUCK TODD: And now I want to bring in Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida, he’s in charge of getting Republicans elected to the Senate. He chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and he joins me now. Senator Scott, welcome back to Meet the Press, sir.

SEN. RICK SCOTT: Well, congratulations on 75 years.

CHUCK TODD: I appreciate that, 3,600 episodes and then some. Let me start with this –

SEN. RICK SCOTT: That’s right.

CHUCK TODD: You have not been shy about saying you believe Republicans are going to get 52 seats. Can you get 52 Senate seats without Pennsylvania?

SEN. RICK SCOTT: Oh, I think we’re going to have a great night.

CHUCK TODD: Yeah. Can you do it without Pennsylvania?

SEN. RICK SCOTT: We’re going to get 52-plus. We’re going to win Pennsylvania.

CHUCK TODD: I understand you believe you are.

SEN. RICK SCOTT: We’re going to win Wisconsin.

CHUCK TODD: Do you believe you’re going to get to 52? Can you get it without it?

SEN. RICK SCOTT: Oh, absolutely. I mean, look, here’s where we are right now. We’re going to win – we’re going to Wisconsin, Ron Johnson’s run a great race. First off, just stop and think about it. We have great candidates. People are showing up to vote. There’s no energy on the Democrat side. This election is about the Biden agenda. People don’t like high inflation, high crime, open borders, fentanyl. That’s what we’re talking about. So Mehmet Oz is going to win, Ted Budd’s going to win, Herschel Walker’s going to win, Adam Laxalt is going to win. I think we have a really good shot in Arizona, I think we have a shot – a real good shot in New Hampshire. I think we have a shot in Washington and Colorado. We maybe even have a shot — depends on the voters — in Connecticut. Think about it: half of the Democrats’ seats, we are in the hunt to win. So we’re going to get 52-plus.

CHUCK TODD: Let me ask you – Yeah. Let me ask you about Arizona and New Hampshire. You didn’t put them in your win category yet. You put them in the “you think you have a shot there.” Coincidentally or not, those are the two seats that Senator McConnell’s super PAC chose to pull out of, and not invest in. In hindsight, was that a mistake?

SEN. RICK SCOTT: Well, we’ve invested. We’ve invested all along. I’ve always believed Blake Masters has every reason to believe he can win. He’s run a great race. We’ve defined Kelly as somebody that has voted against the border in Arizona three times, he’s always voted with Schumer and Biden. And then we’ve got Hassan who has a very difficult time up there because she’s voted basically 100% with the Democrats. And so I think – I think Don Bolduc’s got a really good chance of winning. Actually, if I was predicting now, I believe we’re going to win both Arizona, I believe we’re going to win New Hampshire.

CHUCK TODD: If you come up short in the Senate and Arizona and New Hampshire are the reason, whose fault is that?

SEN. RICK SCOTT: Well, I don’t believe we’re going to come up short. I believe we’ve got great candidates. I think the issues are on our side. We did our job at NRSC, we explained exactly who the Democrats were, we did the first day I started in this job, and we’ve done it all along. So I don’t think