This issue may be one where we'll informed voters may hold their nose and decide to vote for a Senate candidate they don't care for even if they think the opposing candidate is better because they want to avoid that both the senate and presidency end up being from the same party. Divided government, especially senate and presidency is the only sure safeguard these voters may see as preventing this issue from causing more disruptions we don't need or want.
51 votes seems too few, but 60 seems almost impossible to achieve. Why not 54 or 55?
This issue may be one where we'll informed voters may hold their nose and decide to vote for a Senate candidate they don't care for even if they think the opposing candidate is better because they want to avoid that both the senate and presidency end up being from the same party. Divided government, especially senate and presidency is the only sure safeguard these voters may see as preventing this issue from causing more disruptions we don't need or want.