i, republican
suppose in spite of everything the democrats fail to gain any seats in the senate or the house. which could happen if the redistricting plans are as effective as the incumbents hope. the biggest threat to the incumbent would not be the minority party but from a challenger within his own party. the best strategy for the liberals would be to join the conservative party and mount a serious challenge to the rightmost candidates. you still won't have a liberal government. but it at least won't be a radical right government.