For years Congress spent like Democrats and, given the chance of choosing between a Democrat and a Democrat the poeple chose Democrats. I'm going to bed now, maybe by the time I wake up some miracle will have occurred and we will still control the Senate. If not then the only hope for the Republicans is to learn how to be obstructionist like the Dems were when they were the minority. Trying to get along has always cost them yet they never seem to learn. My state (GA) bucked the trend, the Repubs clobbered the Dems in every major race so we did our part.
You have no idea how many times I've tried to drive that point home on this forum.
Given the opportunity to vote for a full-blown Democrat or a Republican pretender, why would any Democrat vote for the pretender?
Sadly, this concept hasn't been well recieved, or for that matter even comprehended by outward appearances.