Schumer predicts Democrats will keep control of the Senate now that Harris is atop the party ticket

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is predicting that Democrats will keep control of the Senate in the November election. The New York Democrat says in an Associated Press interview that he feels “exhilarated and gratified” by the surge of enthusiasm with Vice President Kamala Harris atop the party's ticket. What had been shaping up as a tough outlook for Senate Democrats has shifted dramatically in the short time since Harris took hold of the party. Republicans believe that what they call the Harris “honeymoon” will soon end, bringing down the Democrats’ chances to hold the Senate with it. Senate Democrats hold a one-seat majority and have more seats to defend.