And what if the new Senate is composed of 53 Democrats and 47 Republicans...
Lame Duck session.
The answer to that is “Don’t mess up the election.”
President Trump, or President Cruz, should shove conservative after conservative after conservative down their throats, even if it means SCOTUS has an empty seat for three years until the 2018 midterms, when the GOP could get the Senate back. Politics ain't beanbag.
It'll still require 60.
“And what if the new Senate is composed of 53 Democrats and 47 Republicans...”
Well, then we can be sure that some Democrats will break with their colleagues and join the Republicans in rejecting the nominee as a matter of principle. SAID NO ONE EVER!!!!
I could barely finish typing that line without falling off my chair.