I’m sorry, but I cannot share your optimism about any of this.
1) The Rats will continue to follow the party line. You might hear one or two say something when they are up for re-election.
2) Republicans will never again have political power in my lifetime because the Rats’ voter fraud system is so perfectly crafted. I realized this on November 6, 2012, the night the Republic died. Quite literally cried myself to sleep.
3) If, by some miracle, the GOP gained a majority in the Senate, they would still back down the way they always do.
Sorry, my dear, but we are toast.
I’m not that optimistic. :-)