[Smokin' Joe]

By your methods, all you do is put half (or more) of the Senate seats out of permanent reach of electing Republicans. Direct elections ensure that EVERY state has a shot at doing so, including even Massachusetts (Brown’s election would never have occurred with a 90% Democrat legislature).

Not necessarily so. In my own state, we have Democrats with a history of shamelessly purchasing votes from demographic groups, which has been enough to virtually guarantee re-election. Half of the State's population is in three cities, the rest throughout the State.

The result has been a Republican State Government with Democrats in DC.

Repealing the 17th would change that.

[fieldmarshaldj]

The repeal of the 17th would benefit in North Dakota's case, but that is more the exception to what would happen elsewhere. However, with John Hoeven's win this year and our likely reclaiming the other seat shortly, the absurd Dem misrepresentation that has plagued ND for decades will finally be corrected without a Constitutional correction.