Pelosi "very confident" in Democrats' midterm chances as races enter home stretch

Washington — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed optimism Sunday that Democrats will maintain control of the House in November even as momentum appears to be building behind Republican candidates in the final weeks of the campaign.

"For a year and a half, the media has been saying, 'Oh, it's gone, president's party always loses in the off-year.' And now we're down to the stretch. And we're down to very close races. And we feel very confident," Pelosi said in an interview with "Face the Nation." "I've been in over 20 states since Congress adjourned in the last month or so. And I see very clearly that the ownership of the ground is with us."