Laura Ingraham sounded the alarm Tuesday night, warning that “Republicans better get their act together” in several states before the pivotal midterm elections. With November approaching, the GOP is facing a tougher fight to hold its broad power in Congress, while Donald Trump has warned he could be impeached again if Democrats regain control. On her Fox News program, Ingraham voiced concern that Republicans may be putting even reliably red seats at risk. Ned Ryun, CEO of the conservative PAC American Majority, told her that South Carolina could become competitive after Darline Graham won her primary Tuesday. “I think Republicans are kind of whistling past the graveyard on some of these Senate seats that they thought were safe,” Ryun said, pointing to South Carolina, Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska and Ohio as states that could be in play. Ingraham, however, focused sharply on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Senate contest against Democrat James Talarico, asking, “Is he campaigning?” After Ryun and former Jill Biden chief of staff Michael LaRosa discussed other potential battlegrounds, Ingraham identified the state worrying her most: “Iowa.”
Republicans face backlash over unmet promises
“I think there are a number of states that Republicans better get their act together. Iowa is one of them,” Ingraham said. Ryun criticized GOP leaders for failing to deliver on promises to their voters and argued the party could risk losing both chambers of Congress if frustration continues to build. “The Senate is thumbing their nose at the base over the SAVE America Act, gas is $4.10 a gallon. You know, they’re not seeing a lot of the things they voted for. The Iran war is killing us,” he said.
Obama-backed Turek faces newcomer Hinson
The Iowa Senate race between Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson and state lawmaker Josh Turek has been listed among The Daily Mail’s ten Senate contests to watch. Hinson, who flipped an eastern Iowa House seat in 2020 and has represented it since 2021, is running statewide for the first time. Turek emerged from a bruising Democratic primary with help from prominent party figures. Among his most notable supporters is former President Barack Obama, who appeared in a basketball-themed ad with Turek, a former Paralympic basketball player.
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Iowa Senate race tightens as Democrats gain
The seat opened after incumbent Republican Sen. Joni Ernst decided not to seek another term in the Hawkeye State. Iowa still leans Republican, but Hinson could face added pressure if Democrat Rob Sand performs strongly in the governor’s race. The Cook Political Report rates the Senate contest as “lean Republican.” A Daily Mail/JL Partners poll released in July found voters favored a Democratic candidate in the upcoming November midterms by more than nine points, a margin that had grown by a full point from the previous month.
Voter turnout may decide Congress
Trump has also expressed uncertainty about the GOP’s prospects, questioning whether conservative voters will turn out this fall when he is not on the ballot. “If I don’t run, will those people go out and vote, and that’s the one thing I can’t tell,” Trump said recently. Still, Republicans are far ahead of Democrats in fundraising, both nationally and in key battleground races. That financial edge underscores what both parties already know: control of Congress will ultimately depend less on Washington strategy and more on which voters show up in competitive districts across the country.
