BUT, putting somebody in charge of something that does not deserve to continue just perpetuates the waste and regulation issuance. If (as an example), the Department of Education does not serve a purpose, making it 10% smaller does not do the job.
Current Senate makeup: 51 Dem / 49 Repub.
My prognostications indicate:
WV - flip from Dem to Repub. +1 Repub
MT - Tester might hang on, but I think he goes down this time +1 REoub
OH - Ohio is solid red, but this turd Brown is hard to beat and the Dems will cry “muh abortions” - tossup / likely Dem hold, but in a wave, Republicans take this one. Messaging down the stretch from Republicans on a national level will make the difference.
PA - Fools gold for republicans, plus mccormick is a hedge fund RINO. Most will disagree, but I believe Dr. Oz was a much better candidate than Romney-wannabe mccormick, plus mccormick won’t have the advantage of running against a mentally incapacitated Dem. PA is solid blue, and it may be due to rampant fraud, but this one is not flipping. Dem Hold.
AZ - No way Lake could beat Sineman 1 on 1, but it looks like a 3 way race, and if so I think Lake wins this. Repub flip +1 Repub
NV - i’d like to call this one a tossup but i think it ends up as a Dem hold. Still, this one is close enough it’s very possible esp. in a wave. I’ll call this one a Dem hold, for now.
WI - Wisconsin is such a difficult state to predict. I’m going to call this a Dem hold, for now.
MI - MI seems to be turning away from Republicans. I think it will take a wave to have a shot here. Dem hold.
TX - Please. Repub hold
FL - This one is not as safe as we want to think. DeSantis has done a lot of damage to his reputation and therefore the Republican party in FL but ultimately I think Scott holds on. However, if Dems have a good night, he will lose. Repub hold, for now.
Final Tally - 2024 Senate will be 52 Repub / 48 Dem.
In a Republican wave - they could get as many as 57 seats to 43 Dem.