But otherwise isn't it somewhat likely that at least a couple Democratic Senators would make the political calculation that there just aren't that many points to be scored in the eyes of the public by electing a Democratic VP just to screw with the incoming Republican President?
I'm not sure how it's that big a deal if the VP is of a different party from the president. It's not like the VP is some critical job, for which the president would be lost without him.
Well for one thing, if something were to happen to the President you probably don't want the White House suddenly switching parties while the country is in the middle of a crisis.