Do you think part of the reason Republicans did better than expected in Senate races

[Tony_FLADEM]

is because some (R) voters assumed Trump was going to lose and they wanted to put a check on a Biden Administration?

In 1992 when Bill Clinton was elected the Democrats lost a Senate seat and a handful of house races.


I think that was a factor.

[drray23]

1. it is a plausible explanation I guess.

They cant deal with Trump antics anymore but they still want their senators and reps for a post Trump era.

[former9thward]

5. Trump got more votes this time than in 2016

So the explanation doesn't make much sense.

[drray23]

7. its not mutually exclusive.

there was a bigger turnout on both sides. You could still have had vote splitting happening and yet Trump hitting bigger numbers than 2016 because of the higher turnout.

[AkFemDem]

12. Percentage he got fewer though.

[former9thward]

14. Nope

In 2016 he got 46.1% He currently has 48.1%

[intrepidity]

2. Quite possible

I will hold onto that as the most logical explanation

[dustyscamp]

3. They didn't want us to balance the court and undu dome of the things they did

[Ferrets are Cool]

4. You think they are that smart? I do not.

Edit to add: I said months ago that while I appreciated those voters who said they couldn't vote for tRump, they would STILL vote for all other repugs on the ticket. It went just as I predicted.

[Clearly fogged in]

9. qed

[slumcamper]

6. Very unlikely.

This assumes far too much rationality for those who continue to vote Republican!

[marlakay]

8. It's possible some people wanted to get rid of Trump

But not republican senate. Maybe get rid of some of the guilt for electing him.

[Windy City Charlie]

10. If you look

If you look Trump won the states where there battlegrounds in the Senate. They voted along party line.

[The Magistrate]

11. I Think So, Sir

A lot of people do think 'balance' is a good idea, and it is a consolation to the conscience of someone abandoning the top of the ticket.

[qazplm135]

13. I think that's exactly what happened

it's one thing to vote for Biden, it's another to give Dems complete control. A whole lot of Biden Republicans just weren't down with going quite that far.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

15. How about voter suppression and controlling the mail?