I have several opinions on this.
1. I think the state politicians would pay closer attention to the candidates backgrounds, and the Senators are likely to come from the legislatures.
2. The legislatures are more likely to select a Senator who is aligned with the longer term agenda that the party in control has for the state, instead of the uninformed electorate choosing a loose cannon.
3. Hopefully, the Senator will feel obligated to represent the interests of the state. Just today, I heard a top-of-the-hour news break that suggested that Trump might aggravate friends of Corker with his tweets, to the point where they obstruct him just to protect their friend. I want a Senator who puts the state before the person.
4. Get the money out of it. Eliminate 33 of the most expensive elections that occur every two years, and you eliminate Senatorial Committee PACS that the likes of McConnell control.
-PJ
Seems like #2 would serve to keep the swamp in power. #3, if that is the desire, then I think that you would be more likely to get that. #4- Really? You think that money would be eliminated? LOL.
I have thought this over, and have wondered if there isn’t a need for maybe another chamber to represent the country as a whole, with those people elected nationwide. Reps are supposed to be for the people of their state, and senators originally were supposed to represent their states, but there is no one to represent the country as a whole.