Fox Host Freaks Out That Republicans Face ‘Brutal’ Midterms

Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Fox News host Laura Ingraham delivered a stark warning about Republicans’ prospects in the November midterms—and knew who to blame.

On Wednesday’s The Ingraham Angle , Ingraham blasted GOP consultants, saying they were failing to prepare candidates for what she called a “brutal” election cycle.

“These consultants drive me nuts,” Ingraham said.

“They fly around in private jets.

They collect a huge amount of money.

And I think they’re lying to these Republican candidates.

This is going to be a brutal cycle.

Republicans might pull it out.

We all hope they do.” Her warning comes as Republicans face difficult polling ahead of the midterms.

An Emerson College poll has Democrats leading Republicans by 8 points on the generic congressional ballot.

The latest Reuters/Ipsos survey also found Democrats ahead among independent voters, 33 percent to 19 percent, when respondents were asked which party they would support for Congress.

Republicans are trying to hold onto their majorities in both the House and Senate, but the historical odds are against them.

Since World War II, the president’s party has gained congressional seats in the midterms just twice in 1998 and 2002.

Trump’s historically low approval ratings amid his deeply unpopular war with Iran, which has seen gas prices spike, add another hurdle.