RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Predicts 'Tsunami' to Bring Republicans Back into Control of Senate, Democratic Chair Not Convinced

Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus said on Tuesday that a "tsunami" wave would bring the GOP back into control of the Senate, according to a report by the Washington Post.

The Republican Party chairman also argued that President Barack Obama and his Affordable Care Act were "total poison" for the Democrats running for spots in the November elections.

"I think we're in for a tsunami-type election in 2014," Priebus said during a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. "My belief is that it's going to be a very big win, especially at the U.S. Senate level, and I think we may even add some seats in the congressional races."

Priebus also told reporters in attendance of the event that the recent Republican wins in the special House race in Florida and the San Diego mayor's election last year were proof that the President's signature health care legislation "nationalized" local bids.

"You had the nationalization of Barack Obama and Obamacare in both of those places, and it is a poisonous issue for Democrats, just like there were national issues that really hurt us in 2006 or 2008," Priebus said, adding that the recent victories weren't enough.

"We need to, at the RNC, make sure that we can capture the positives and the benefits that we've been able to provide in 2014 and build on that to have success in 2016, which is a very different type of election with different issues that move the electorate at play," Priebus stated during his speech. "I'm just very mindful of the differences between the two."

The Washington Post reported that Priebus also spoke on the RNC's plans to revamp the party's approach for this round of elections. He said GOPers are making pushes to appeal to women, with special attention to single women under 35 years old.

"We've fundamentally reshaped the way that we do business at the RNC," Priebus concluded.

But DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz wasn't convinced. The Democratic National Committee released a statement on what they called the GOP's "rebrand failure."

"What changes we have seen from the Republican Party are superficial and tactical but do little to address their core problem - that they have an out-of-touch agenda that prioritizes opportunity for some instead of opportunity for all," Wasserman Schultz wrote.

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