Republicans have a tendency to look like the Keystone Kops. They can’t seem to think ahead from the assembly to the senate.
Probably because they can't comprehend how any rational elected representative would behave like untamed animals. In an adult world, they should not have to plan for those circumstances.
I remember my kids having similar reactions when witnessing unruly behavior from other kids. Even at the ripe old age of three, they had the intelligence and discipline to know the difference between what a person CAN do and what they SHOULD do, but it concerned them that the little beasts were unable to hold themselves to the same standard.