President Trump has been singularly unfortunate in his friends (think Steve Bannon), but exceptionally lucky in his enemies, both within the GOP and now on the Left. Even as his poll numbers sink and gaffes multiply, it is more likely that he will be saved by his foes rather than his friends.

Democrats are convincing themselves that the best strategy to win back power is to embrace full-on, hair on fire oppositionalism from the start. They may not actually have much of a choice, since their base demands nothing less, with a dose of daily vitriol and hysteria thrown in. In just the first three weeks of the Trump presidency, senators have boycotted hearings, staged all-night filibusters, and turned the volume to MAXIMUM fighting Trump’s Cabinet picks.