Hoyer told reporters Thursday: "We're going to hang on." (File Photo)
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer confidently painted a rosy picture Thursday of House Democrats' prospects in the midterm elections and said that the party will hold their majority in House.
Seven-term Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick faces another tough primary, and even the possibility of defeat, when Democratic voters in Michigan head to the polls Tuesday. But the dynamics of this race are different from her narrow victory in August 2008.
Tennessee's 8th district GOP primary is shaping up to be more than just an unusually expensive intraparty fight. It has become a marquee race that carries high risk and the potential of a big reward for the National Republican Congressional Committee.