Democrats Turn to the Midterms

Playbook: “Democrats will head off up the Potomac to Leesburg, Virginia today for their annual three-day retreat — and will frankly be glad to put last night behind them. The opposition were damned if they did and damned if they didn’t as they considered how to position themselves ahead of last night’s speech.”

“Those inside the chamber suffered a miserable two hours, bullied and abused by Trump and subjected to damaging political stunts. The dozens who boycotted the event — roughly half of all House and Senate Democrats, per a rough headcount — risked looking irrelevant, especially given the protest event on the National Mall outside proved something of a damp squib.”