“Ironically, the one thing that would get people out to vote for the hapless repubikans is if a lot of these corrupt-staters went to prison.”
Also, it could depress a lot of Democrats to stay home.
An irresistible combo.
Too good to pass up, especially with so many vulnerable Democrat Senators running, making a 60 vote super majority a possibility, if there was a wave.
All the politicos can see Mueller coming from a mile away, with politicized charges timed for the election. So they have to have a counter-strategy. A good offense is the best defense.
Nothing to lose and much to gain.