“The women of America are very energized — and they started to be energized on the 21st of January 2017. It has not dissipated,” Hoyer told a small group of reporters in his Capitol office, referring to the massive women’s marches around the country the day following Trump’s inauguration.

“And while I believe there’s some energy on the other side as well, I don’t think it matches the energy that was created on our side, which was already at a high level.”

The comments come as several new polls have suggested the drawn-out Kavanaugh confirmation process is eroding the significant lead Democrats had enjoyed with voters just weeks ahead of the midterms.

An NPR-Marist survey released Wednesday, for instance, found that 80 percent of Republicans view the midterms as “very important,” up from 68 percent in July. By contrast, 82 percent of Democrats voters now view the elections as crucial, up just four points from July.

The poll suggests the partisan battle over Kavanaugh may awaken a Republican base that, according to earlier surveys, appeared ready to sit the cycle out.

Hoyer, who has been campaigning around the country in recent days on behalf of Democratic candidates, said he’s seeing a different dynamic. While conceding that the Kavanaugh fight is perking up base voters in both parties, he sees a clear advantage for the Democrats. The edge is particularly pronounced among suburban women, Hoyer said, who are expected to play an outsized role in deciding a number of neck-and-neck races in November’s elections.

Hoyer pointed to four races in suburban Pennsylvania the Democrats are hoping to flip. The Democratic candidates in all four are women.

“It has energized them and perhaps swayed others,” Hoyer said of the Kavanaugh fight. “They were already energized, but what I’ve heard over the last five [or] six days is that they are even more energized and people who were not energized are now energized."

“I think women are going to turn out in very big number to express their opinion.”

House Democrats, who have spent eight years in the minority, are increasingly bullish about their chances of flipping the chamber in November. To do so, they need to pick up 23 seats — a heavy lift given the gerrymandering of congressional districts that leans heavily in favor of the Republicans. Still, a number of election handicappers say the Democrats are now favored to win back the Speaker’s gavel, and history is on their side.

Hoyer cited statistics indicating that Trump’s approval rating, which is hovering in the low 40s, predicts the House the flip.

“When it’s under 50, the average pick-up is 37 [seats],” Hoyer said, referring to presidential approval numbers.

Hoyer also predicted the Democrats will get a boost from voters exasperated by the sheer number of scandals surrounding Trump and those in his orbit.

“The issue of corruption is resonating very loudly with the America people. I’ve never seen an administration that has so many legal troubles,” he said.

“The chaos and crisis that has existed in this administration — all of this comes together … in a very positive way [for the Democrats].”