Thune’s comment was in response to concerns Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) has shared regarding Vice President Kamala Harris’s electability in her state. The South Dakota lawmaker suggested his opposing party is “worried” and cited how states such as Michigan have been drastically affected by the Biden administration’s policies. He said the Democratic Party is “all wrong” on matters voters care about, such as the economy and immigration.

“And we’re starting to see really positive movement and momentum in those Senate races, and I think at the presidential level, you’ll see those too in those rust belt states,” Thune said on Fox News’s America’s Newsroom.

Thune was then asked about his party being outspent by Democrats in battleground states, with recent polling data putting Democrats ahead in these states. The South Dakota senator contended that most of the races are within the margin of error and that these polls underestimate how much help voters will bring to Republican Senate candidates when they vote for former President Donald Trump.

“It bodes well, and I think we’re set up well to get the majority but win seats that would give us a bigger majority. We have to execute,” said Thune.

Thune concluded that winning the Senate and the White House while keeping the House is imperative for the Republican Party. However, he contended that Republicans must at least win the Senate to ensure a “check in balance.”

Both parties only have just over five weeks left to campaign to voters before Election Day on Nov. 5. Gallup has found that Republicans lead in nine of the 10 matters it charts to determine which party is up or down and that the 2024 election cycle “is Trump’s and Republicans’ to lose.”