Chris Matthews: Democrats Could Lose 10 Senate Seats (VIDEO)

Host, "Hardball," Chris Matthews participates in NBCUniversal's "MSNBC" panel during the 2011 NBCUniversal Summer Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 2, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Democrats face a tough battle in the mid-term elections and could lose 10 seats in the Senate, says MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews.

“To the Democrats, this election, a rosy scenario is to lose five Senate seats, not six,” the host of “Hardball” said Sunday on “Meet The Press.” The party has a 55-45 majority.

He continued: “They could lose ten. And so what they’ve said is, ‘If we’re going to lose ten seats potentially,’ and they could well do that, a big sweep, they’re going to the battle stations. Nothing on Social Security. All-out talk about minimum wage. Nothing on trade. David [Brooks i]s dead right. Nothing’s going to get done, because both parties have gone to their base.”

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