Democrat strategist James Carville advises his party to simply wait for President Trump to fail: “I’m telling the Democrats, just sit there, play possum. Let them go, let them go, let them go. Poll numbers have declined, and the collapse is already underway. … Just let the ball come to you. We don’t need to be aggressive now.”

Even in deep-blue California, things look cloudy for Democrats. A Capitol Weekly poll published early February asked California voters, "Do you think the Democratic Party has shown an ability to present an effective case against the Trump administration?