Laura Ingraham delivered a stark warning to her own party on Tuesday, August 25, during a segment on South Carolina’s Republican primary runoff, where Sen. Darline Graham held a sizeable lead over Rep. Ralph Norman with 8% of votes counted.
However, the conversation soon shifted to the bigger picture and according to Ingraham and her guests, the situation is worrying.
Laura Ingraham sounds the alarm for Republicans
The Fox News host called out complacency within GOP ranks and specifically named Iowa.
“I think there are a number of states that Republicans better get their act together,” Ingraham said. “Iowa is one of them.”
Ned Ryun, CEO of American Majority, spoke about Republicans’ overconfidence. “I think Republicans are kind of whistling past the graveyard on some of these Senate seats that they thought were safe,” he warned.
Ryun pointed to South Carolina, Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska and Ohio as states where Democratic challengers could pull off unexpected victories.
He also called out the GOP’s failure to deliver on campaign promises and stated, “The Senate is thumbing their nose at the base over the SAVE America Act.”
“Gas is $4.10 a gallon. They’re not seeing a lot of the things they voted for. The Iran war is killing us,” Ryun added.
Ingraham pressed further, questioning whether Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican Senate candidate, is even campaigning.
Can Democrats win amid Donald Trump’s unpopularity?
While Ingraham complains about the Republicans’ disorganized approach, a new report from The New York Times suggested that Democrats could potentially win back control of the Senate.
Strategists and independent analysts say that Democrats have opened up multiple paths to a majority. This scenario once seemed far-fetched but the party holds 47 seats and must flip at least four to take control and President Donald Trump’s falling ratings have shifted the landscape.
His approval rating now sits below 40%, unnerving Republicans who fear independent voters will choose Democrats in November.
Moreover, rank-and-file Democratic voters have turned out in huge numbers for primaries, which signals that this energy could be carried into the general election.
Voters are uneasy about Trump’s handling of the economy and his war with Iran, which has driven up the cost of fuel, food and health services.
Even the president seems to be aware of his party’s vulnerability. “Pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot,” he told a rally in South Carolina on Friday, August 21.