Democrats lost the Senate majority in the 2014 midterm elections, but that doesn’t necessarily mean everything is horrible.
For New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, it means being as relaxed and upbeat as possible.
“It is actually fun. It is really fun to be in the minority,” he told the Huffington Post. “You have a little more freedom in the minority. It is easier to take a theme, stick to it and constantly go after it.”
“So, look, we would rather be in the majority because we are a party that wants to do things to make middle-class lives better,” he added. “But it is a little easier, particularly when you are trying to message, when you are in the minority.”
Schumer, a Senator since 1998, also expressed optimism that Democrats could win back Senate control in 2016 – especially since the midterms will coincide with a general election.
2014 was a wakeup call for Democrats, he said.
“I think losing focused people’s minds on, ‘Hey, we better be more unified,’ ” he said. ” ‘We better get together and be more focused on our main message, which is middle-class jobs and middle-class incomes.’ ”
