The problem is that Republicans can’t seem to get out of their own way. This is the biggest moron ever to occupy the office. The Dimms have gone off the deep, deep end of the pool with their bats*** ideas like DEI and gender ideology. A red wave should be a layup but lately GOP candidates have been throwing up nothing but bricks. So we’ll see about November.
It’s because the Republicant party is just another functional wing of the uniparty
Nothing will change till the 17th Amendment is repealed
There are two almost diametrically opposed factions within the big tent called the “Republican” party. One is composed of the MAGA crowd, the more conservative/libertarian version, and the others are never-Trumpers known as RINO’s, and insofar as they have any principles or beliefs at all, tend toward the “progressive” side. They are Democrats who have invaded and subverted the rather loose standards for membership among Republicans. Anyone can go down to the county courthouse in most states and merely sign an affidavit affirming their party affiliation, or simply declare themselves to be a Republican when they appear at the polling place the day of the election.
That is part of the reason so many Republicans in elective positions are not politically reliable. That and some pretty dark opposition research dug up (or manufactured) by Democrat Socialist operatives to suborn otherwise real Republicans.
The manufactured part has been used against Donald Trump, but so far he has resisted being defined by it, and has thrown his full weight into fighting off the spurious charges.
They like being de-pantsed and humiliated in front of an audience and stuff like that, at least so long as they can cash in on it. It's in their assembly code and it will never change.