Unfortunately, there is no sign of the Democrats refocussing in time to be effective critics or substantial challengers to a Trump-led Republican renaissance for his first term. 

The corporate/media echo-chamber is all the Democratic leadership hears. They are glibly deracinated from their constituents; they have nothing to offer but hysteria. They chased fake Russian hackers to save face for losing instead of doing anything practical to take down any of Trump's nominees. 

Jeff Sessions, ffs! If they can't mount any plan against that, they have no hope of organizing against the triumphal policy cascade coming. 

Fecklessness and self absorption of the kind dominating the Globe columns today are part of the problem.