Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) was caught on a hot mic Thursday afternoon telling President Joe Biden (D) that Democrats were in trouble with just days before next month’s midterm elections.
“That seat, we’re in danger in that seat,” Schumer told Biden, adding a few moments later, “It’s close. We’ll see.”
It’s not clear what seat Schumer was talking about as press poll coverage did not show what was said just prior to Schumer’s remarks.
Schumer then addressed the recent disastrous debate performance from Lt. Governor John Fetterman (D) in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race against Republican nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz.
“We’ll we’re, you know, it looks like, it looks like the debate didn’t hurt us too much in Pennsylvania as of today,” Schumer said. “So that’s good.”
Betting markets and polls have shifted in favor of Oz following the debate after Fetterman struggled to understand questions, struggled to talk, and seemed completely out of sync…
