Also, I’m showing my Canadianness here but I really don’t understand the deal where some senators are up for election on Presidential years and others up on off years. Mid term elections have always been a tough concept for me to grasp.

Wouldn’t it be easier to do President/House one year then Senate two years later then President/House two years after that, etc, etc.? That way all terms are universal at 4 years and elections become far less confusing.