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"Should have" is not the reality of the situation. A partial win is better than no win at all. This is the reality of a 50/50 Senate and there is nothing that can be done about it by the Progressives because they are not the majority. If they were the majority, without centralist and moderates, or with a larger numbers advantage over the Republicans, than they could do what they want. But that is not how American politics works. American politics has always been the "Majority rules, Minority rights" And in this case, the Democrats do not actually have a majority in the Senate. There are 48 Democrats, 50 Republicans, and 2 independents (Sanders and King), just that the two independence caucus with the Democrats and the Vice President is a Democrat is the only reason they hold a majority at all...and only tipped by the Vice President in her office as President of the Senate. Thus the Democrats cannot get an easy win in the Senate at this time with an all Progressive agenda. It just a the reality of the situation.
If the small wins and the various backlashes of the Trump presidency continue to the 2022 election there will be 34 seats up for grabs. 14 Democrat and 20 Republican (4 of which are retiring) There currently isn't much of a shift projected for that election, with maybe 1 or two tossup in the 8 battleground elections, everything else is fairly solid. 2024 has 21 Democrat seats, both Independent seats, and 10 Republican seats up for election. Its too soon to see what will happen there, but that will also tie into the Presidential election.
If someone could swing in both D.C and Puerto Rico into becoming states by 2024, than there would be four more Senators and a possible shift in power.
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