I dont think you should vote for Trump, but here are two major reasons to vote for a Republican senate:
1. To Stop the Democrats from packing the court and destroying a core part of our republic forever
2. So we can keep the 2017 Tax Reform which really did help the economy(there is a reason the economy is an issue Trump still gets high marks on and that is thanks to the 2017 tax reform Bill).
Well, I don't think the Democrats will pack the Supreme Court, although it would be justified after Mitch stole Scalia's seat and is now the a complete hypocrite. Court packing wouldn't even be an attack on institutions since congress has the power to decide the size of the court. Even if Democrats packed the court, it would be nothing compared to Trump's attacks on institutions.
It's beyond questionable the 2017 tax cuts actually did help the economy. Sure, if you look at the stock market, it's probably true. But other than Wall Street and Trump's Mar-A-Lago buddies, not a lot of folks benefited from it. Certainly not Main Street. Under Joe Biden's tax plan, the corporate tax will be increased to 28% (was 35% before 2017), while the wealthy will pay more in taxes. That's hardly a socialist policy. Should also be noted that job growth in Obama's second term was higher than under Trump (pre-Covid crash). The deficit also got smaller throughout Obama's presidency, while it went up under Trump even before the pandemic came. And farmers under Trump got a punch in the gut with his clueless trade wars that lack any strategy. Trump's economic policies are vastly overrated, just has he is overrated as a businessman.
A Republican senate will stand in the way of actual progress on several issues. If you're concerned about the Sanders agenda, it's unlikely it will happen in a 50 or 51 seat senate. It wouldn't even pass as proposed if Sanders was president with a trifecta. Last but not least, Senate Republicans should not be rewarded for their cowardly attitude towards Trump. Aside from Mitt Romney, almost none had the backbone to stand up to Trump's ongoing assault on institutions, his corruption and abuse of power, his lies, the ignorance towards facts, the coddling up to dictators and autocrats as well as the disgusting personal behavior. The Republican Party as of today with Trumpism, Qanon, religious bigots and science deniers needs to be crushed and burned to the ground. And then pick up the pieces and built a sane center-right party that is more similar to Canadian Tories rather than a personality cult. It may be wishful thinking this ever happens in the near future, but I think I'm not alone with this opinion.
