Reid: 'We are going to lose in S.D.'

RENO, Nev. – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday he expects Democrats to maintain control of Senate in the fall elections but acknowledged things could change between now and then.

"If the election were held today, we'd be in the majority without any question, but the election is not today," Reid of Nevada told reporters at his office in Reno.

The Senate is composed of 53 Democrats, 45 Republicans and two independents who vote with the Democratic caucus.

Reid said he's most concerned about the open seat in South Dakota, where longtime Democrat Tim Johnson is stepping down.

"We are going to lose in South Dakota, more than likely," he said Monday.

Reid said he thinks Democrats are ahead in Alaska, Colorado, Michigan, Iowa, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Arkansas.

"In Louisiana, we are trying to get to 50 percent plus 1," he said. "We are holding our own in Georgia and in Kentucky. We are doing really well in Montana."

"They have to pick up six seats and ... it's not going to be easy for them to pick up six seats," Reid said about the GOP.