 House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, whose congressional district includes St. Cloud-Benton County and Sherbourne County, is optimistic about the GOP's chances in this year's federal election. Emmer said experts already had Republicans pegged for a potential win in the presidential race and to secure a majority in the U.S. Senate. He told KNSI's Dan the Ox Oxner Monday at the RNC he expects the GOP to have a triumvirate of their own in D.C. in November.