{"id":1708450,"date":"2022-10-24T07:41:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T11:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1708450"},"modified":"2022-10-24T07:48:41","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T11:48:41","slug":"gingrich-gop-could-gain-up-to-7-senate-seats-50-in-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gingrich-gop-could-gain-up-to-7-senate-seats-50-in-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Gingrich: GOP Could Gain Up to 7 Senate Seats, 50 in House"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgingrich-gop-could-gain-up-to-7-senate-seats-50-in-house%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1708450&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-republicans\">Republicans<\/a> could see large gains in both chambers of Congress in November,\u00a0according to Epoch Times contributor and former House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-newt-gingrich\">Newt Gingrich<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say we\u2019ll be between plus three and plus seven \u2026 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-senate\">Senate<\/a>; and we\u2019ll be between plus 20 and plus 50 in the House, with the most likely number being plus 44,\u201d Gingrich told The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP needs to flip five seats to win back House control. In the evenly-divided Senate, Republicans need to win one more seat to claim the majority.<\/p>\n<p>With the November election day fast approaching, Democratic optimism appears to be fading as GOP candidates close in on key races across the country.<\/p>\n<p>In New Hampshire, Republican challenger Don Bolduc has narrowed the gap between him and Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan down to 2 points, according to an Oct. 20 poll by GOP pollster Fabrezio, Lee and Associates, well within the 4 percent margin of error. The poll, which was commissioned by Bolduc\u2019s campaign, placed Hassan at 49 percent to Buldoc\u2019s 47 percent.<\/p>\n<p>In Arizona, the Trump-backed Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters is gaining ground after earlier stumbles. Polling data aggregator RealClearPolitics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2022\/senate\/az\/arizona-senate-masters-vs-kelly-7390.html\">predicts<\/a> the state to be a tossup, and gives the Democrat incumbent only a 2.5-point lead.<\/p>\n<p>In Pennsylvania, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman\u2019s double-digit edge has evaporated in recent weeks. A recent AARP Pennsylvania poll conducted by Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research showed Fetterman with a 48 percent to 46 percent lead, which is within the margin of error of 4.4 percentage points.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4798139\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy size-medium_vertical wp-image-4798139\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Warnock-Warlker-622x350-1.jpg\" alt=\"Warnock and Warlker\" width=\"622\" height=\"350\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium_vertical wp-image-4798139\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Warnock-Warlker-622x350-1.jpg\" alt=\"Warnock and Warlker\" width=\"622\" height=\"350\" \/><\/noscript> (Left) Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) in Columbus, Ga., on Oct. 8, 2022. (Megan Varner\/Getty Images); (Right) Georgia Republican Senatorial candidate Herschel Walker in Carrollton, Ga., on Oct. 11, 2022. (Elijah Nouvelage\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Georgia, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock\u2019s lead over the Republican nominee Herschel Walker is sliding too. A recent Landmark Communication poll had the two tied at 46 percent, while an InsiderAdvantage survey showed Warnock only 2 points ahead, within the margin of error of 4.2 percent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlmost everywhere in the country, races are showing the Republicans tightening up,\u201d said Gingrich. And according to him, Democrats have only themselves to blame.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Key Voter Concerns<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Crime, inflation, border security, and \u201cwoke policies,\u201d he said, all \u201ccoming together\u201d against Democrats\u2019 favor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you have sort of insane left-wing Democrats who believe that you don\u2019t need prisons and that things can be dealt with by just being nice to murderers, I think the average person just thinks this is crazy,\u201d he said, pointing to the crime concerns in New York as an example.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4814326\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/10\/22\/Lee-Zeldin-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy wp-image-4814326 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Lee-Zeldin-1-1200x675-1.jpg\" alt=\"Rep. Lee Zeldin\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4814326 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Lee-Zeldin-1-1200x675-1.jpg\" alt=\"Rep. Lee Zeldin\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), the Republican candidate for New York governor, speaks at a rally in Queens, New York, on Oct. 22, 2022, in a still from video released by NTD. (NTD)<\/figure>\n<p>For gubernatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), who has made crime a campaign focus, the issue hit close to home on Oct. 9 when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/shooting-reported-at-ny-gov-candidate-lee-zeldins-home-family-unhurt_4785176.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shooting<\/a> wounded two minors outside of his front porch with Zeldin\u2019s two 16-year-old daughters inside the house. Zeldin, who was out campaigning at the time, said that one bullet landed 30 feet away from the kitchen table where his two teenage daughters were doing homework.<\/p>\n<p>With near-daily press conferences to highlight the city\u2019s crime crisis and his opponent\u2019s failure to address it, Zeldin\u2019s been closing in on Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul in the gubernatorial contest, with the gap tightening to low single digits, positioning him for a potential upset victory in a deep blue state.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul, facing political pressure, on Oct. 22 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-hochul-and-mayor-adams-announce-major-actions-keep-subways-safe-and-address-transit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> a plan with New York City Mayor Eric Adams to hire another 1,200 officers to address transit crime.<\/p>\n<p>Inflation, crime, and immigration are Republicans\u2019 key campaign issues. In a handful of recent polls, voters appear to find them their biggest concerns at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Oct. 18 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/abortion-not-inflation-or-crime-is-voters-main-concern-speaker-pelosi_4804605.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed<\/a> that a New York Times\/Siena poll showing that the economy and inflation ranked as voters\u2019 top two concerns was an \u201coutlier,\u201d and that abortion is on top of voters\u2019 minds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can tell you that women\u2019s concerns about their freedom are very, very much still very significant in terms of how they will vote,\u201d she told MSNBC. \u201cIt\u2019s a matter of who turns out to vote,\u201d she said, adding that she feels \u201cpretty good\u201d about her party\u2019s chances.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Abortion Issue Not Paying Off for Democrats<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The abortion issue, however, is unlikely to help the Democrats as much as Pelosi and other Democratics may think, according to Gingrich.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRepublicans are actually winning the argument, because it\u2019s a question of who\u2019s the more extreme,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The former speaker pointed to the position of Warnock, the Democratic senator from Georgia who has described himself as a \u201cpro-choice pastor.\u201d Warnock has sought to portray his challenger Walker\u2019s pro-life stance as extreme, but has himself <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/video\/self-proclaimed-apos-pro-choice-202059925.html\">remained<\/a> silent on whether he supports any limits on abortion. Walker said during an Oct. 14 debate that he agrees with the state\u2019s law that prohibits abortion after six weeks, and allows exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople actually think the Democrats are more extreme in their eagerness to kill babies than Republicans are in their desire to save babies,\u201d said Gingrich.<\/p>\n<p>The abortion issue is actually one that is \u201cnot helping Democrats as much as they think,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause their activists are so intense, and so rabid, and their activists have been giving money, it feels like it\u2019s a good issue for them. But when you go out to the country beyond the hard left of the Democratic Party, it\u2019s in fact, not working for them at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-eva-fu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/15f130a8712a9ef5_ttl7dayQgw_WEB_EvaFu.jpg\" alt=\"Eva Fu\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio\">Eva Fu is a New York-based writer for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:eva.fu@epochtimes.com\">eva.fu@epochtimes.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republicans could see large gains in both chambers of Congress in November,\u00a0according to Epoch Times contributor and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.\u201cI would say we\u2019ll be between plus three<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1708102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1708450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1708450"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708450\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1708102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1708450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1708450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1708450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}