Former RNC chairman says Dems could retake the House

Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said Republicans could lose control of the House in 2012.

"The House, I keep warning folks: 25 seats is not a lot," Steele said Friday on MSNBC. 

Steele cautioned that he thinks Republicans will hold the House as of now, but that could change. 

"Twenty-five seats will be tough, I think, for the GOP to keep in an environment where if their message doesn't click, their momentum isn't there. It could be very, very hard," Steele added. "Right now I still say they hold it, but they're going to have to come with a good A game to hold it."

Republicans hold 242 seats and Democrats have 192. The seat once held by former Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.) is vacant.

For months now, Democrats have said they could win back the House in the next elections.

In December, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said her party was confident that they could regain control of the chamber. 

“We feel very confident about it,” Pelosi said at the time.

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