My prediction: No. Republicans will not hold the Senate after 2018.
We’re a 50/50 nation as just seen by the popular vote for President. And the Senate is nearly 50/50 as well.
2016: 54/46 and for
2017: 52/48. (D side including two independents)
The collective subconscious of the American voter is that too much control by one party leads to extremes, and that gridlock is good.
LOL, sure and that6 is why the have a huge majority in the House, Governorships and States Legislatures.
And where the hell did you ever get the idea Americans actually consider “balance” when they vote?