>>Dems smart? Yes they do... as seen by sticking to the Hillary until the end. Beating the goppers should have been a walk in the park, but no, they had to go with strong and nonsensical (um... this didn't translate well... try "stay hard on the message and make no sense", originally "jako i bez veze").

Even some Dems now describe an hourglass-shaped Democrat electorate, with wealthy elites dominating the party at the top end with no connection/obligation to poor downtrodden at the bottom end who it is assumed always will vote Dem. Except that the bottom end is increasingly bewildered that choice of bathroom or never-ending Russian investigations take precedence over jobs for communities eviscerated by 1% outsourcing. It's undeniable that Trump's brash messages about jobs must resonate with people who have lived through years of talk and now are seeing some "do".

The other party pooper is that without a supermajority, POTUS and Senate can both shut down bills the Dems might attempt- just as McKain was able to torpedo GOP-House efforts on healthcare funding. So if the Dems prefer to antagonize and perpetually investigate Trump rather than searching for common ground or negotiating his blessing for bills they want passed, the risk is that all the Dems now have a hold over, is the blame if things go wrong. Meanwhile I see Ginsburg fell at SCOTUS and was hospitalized with broken ribs. Dem control of the house still gives zero influence if she is to be replaced, which probably is the most important power any POTUS gets to wield, outlasting a presidency by decades in some cases.

As for Gogol: yes I did need to search him up, and yes I'm flattered if you drew comparison as more than a back-handed compliment. ;-)