Not surprisingl, Democrats and Republicans in New York have opposite opinions about their outlooks for the state Senate in 2020.

The Democrats are making their case for growing the majority with several GOP incumbents exploring new opportunities. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins took it a step further Wednesday, with a forecast for the next election.

“We will begin next year with 40 members. My prediction is a minimum of 43,” she said.

However, new State Republican Party Chair Nick Langworthy noted earlier this week, his party lost the Senate in just one election. Even though they currently have an 18 seat deficit, he said he believes they could make it up in the same amount of time – one election.

Stewart-Cousin quickly dismissed the premise.

“He should say that,” she said. “He’s the chair.”

Langworthy has already started the campaign, pinpointing a number of 2020 campaign issues. That includes the passage of a law granting driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants and most recently, the governor’s plan to mandate motorists with license plates ten years or older purchase new ones for $25.

“Coming out of that last session, there’s no way they should be re-elected as a majority,” Langworthy said Wednesday. “What they accomplished was completely irresponsible, shoved down the throats of New Yorkers at the expense of taxpayers.”

The Senate majority hasn’t officially weighed in on the license plate issue, but Langworthy said Cuomo is the leader of the party.