(Bloomberg) -- President Joe Biden acknowledged Democrats face a “tougher” challenge holding the House than the US Senate on the eve of Tuesday’s midterm elections.
“I think it’s going to be tough but I think we can. I think we’ll win the Senate. I think the House is tougher,” Biden told reporters Monday at the White House, after he was asked if Democrats would win the House.Biden’s downbeat assessment of his party’s chances in the House followed a rally in Maryland for gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore.
“We’re the ones bringing down the deficit allowing us to afford to provide ordinary hardworking Americans a little break,” he said. Moore is expected to easily defeat Republican Dan Cox in his race, but the election night forecast for Democrats seeking to retain control of Congress is more daunting. Republicans are favored to take the House, while the battle for the Senate is a dead heat, according to an analysis by FiveThirtyEight.