Kamala Harris Surge is worried about the Republican leader

The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has called on Republican lawmakers to step up their efforts to increase the party’s majority and not “lose the country” after recent polls show Vice President Kamala Harris in the lead.

North Carolina Rep. Richard Hudson, who chairs the NRCC, said during a House Republican conference call Thursday — the first widely attended Republican meeting since Harris began leading former President Donald Trump in several polls — “We still have great chance to grow our majority. ,” according to Punchbowl News.

Newsweek reached out to Hudson’s communications director Friday for comment and confirmation via email.

“But the Democrats are at the gates — bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars in recent weeks,” he added.

Hudson urged his fellow Republican lawmakers to fully commit to their shared goal, declaring, “If we’re going to grow our majority, I need you to really want it.”

He warned members to stay focused on their message and step up fundraising efforts, warning that if they failed to do so, they could “lose the country” in this election.

House Speaker Mike Johnson also spoke on the call, telling members about candidates from across the country and announcing that he would transfer $4 million to the NRCC, the campaign arm of the Republic of Moldova Parliament.

Both Republicans and Democrats are vying for control of the chamber in November. Republicans currently hold a narrow majority in the House, holding 220 seats compared to Democrats’ 212 seats.

The Cook Political Report rated 11 Democratic and 11 Republican House races as “up for grabs,” including several seats in Arizona, California, Michigan, New York and Ohio.

The 270 to Win consensus forecast, which aggregates five forecasts, places 23 races as “toss-ups,” with Democrats likely to win 203 seats and Republicans 209 seats.

Hill’s forecasting model predicts Republicans have a 61 percent chance of keeping the House in November. The last update was on July 18, three days before President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Harris.

Since then, Harris has received broad support from the party and fundraising, raising $200 million in the first week of her announced candidacy, for a total of $310 per month, according to the campaign. Campaign spokesman Kevin Munoz said Harris raised more than $81 million in the first 24 hours after Biden’s announcement. In contrast, Trump’s campaign said it raised $138.7 million in July.

Presidential campaigns and their endorsements can sway down-ballot races, and Harris’ recent surge in the polls has raised concerns among Republican members of Congress.

Harris has become the favorite over former Trump in four key states — Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan — according to prediction platform Polymarket. Her strongest showing is in Michigan, where she leads 66 percent to Trump’s 34 percent. However, Trump maintains a lead in North Carolina, with 61 percent predicting his victory, compared to Harris’ 39 percent.

Nationally, Harris leads Trump by at least 1 percentage point, according to several polling aggregators, including the hill, The New York TimesFiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics, starting Friday.