Actually I was listening to CNN last night and some of the Rat commentators were actually telling him to become a GOP Senator.
I’d encourage him to become a R just to get Schumer out of the Majority Leadership role. If he goes Independent he’s probably caucus with the D’s anyway so what good would that do. Now is the optimum time for him to switch, power-wise as after Nov. 2022 it should be a moot point as the R’s should take the senate anyway. None of which will do a lot of good unless they change leadership at the same time. Make Mitch a senior statesmen and let him fade into the woodwork!