Michael Steele: Yep, the Democrats could retake the House

“Twenty-five seats is not a lot,” Steele said on MSNBC.

“When we won those seats that were formerly held by Democrats, that were in not necessarily strong Democrat districts but Democrat districts, those Republicans now have to go on the defense in an environment where the president is really going to be engaged,” Steele elaborated. “The top of the ticket right now for the Republicans is a question mark, but if that individual’s not strong, you could have a downward pressure on that individual congressman, and that forces that person out.”

In such circumstances, Steele predicts a hard battle for his party to keep control.

“Twenty-five seats will be tough, I think, for the GOP to keep in an environment where if their message doesn’t click, their momentum isn’t there. It could be very, very hard,” he said. “Right now I still say they hold it, but they’re going to have to come with a good A game to hold it.”