Alabama GOP Warns of Infighting Risks

0:00This is Cory with Birmingham News Today, powered by the Daily News Now. A longtime Alabama Republican and former lawmaker is sounding the alarm on party infighting. Cam Ward, who served in the State House and Senate, says the GOP risks losing its supermajority just like Democrats did decades ago. He points to history repeating itself and state politics, where division leased a downfall. Ward recalls his early days in the House in 2002, when Republicans were deep in the minority. By 2010, strong candidate recruiting, grassroots efforts, and frustration with national Democrats flipped the script, giving the GOP A, supermajority, and making Alabama's legislature the most conservative in the country. Leaders like Governor Kay Ivey, Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth, Senate President Pro Tem Garland Gudger, and House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbettergett, credit for big wins. They passed the nation's strongest pro-life laws, cut $1,500,000,000 in taxes, including

1:01on groceries, baby food, and diapers, and created one of the most efficient legislatures anywhere. Ward compares today's Republican squabbles to the Democrats' chaos in the 1980s, when factions tore the party apart and handed power to Republicans, that infighting cost Democrats their long hold on the State House and governorships. With new residents flooding in, especially around Huntsville, safe Republican districts are turning competitive. Ward urges the party to unite against Democrats, focus on voters' needs, and handle conflicts peacefully to protect conservative gains. A message from our sponsor supports today's story. Podcasts hit different when the sound comes from your pillow. Once you try it, it just makes sense, S-O-L-I, solely pillow.com.