Aside from robbing Capitol Hill reporters of their sleep, Democrats don’t have much to show for their weekend shutdown.

Things were different just three days ago. Headed into the weekend, Democrats had plenty of reasons to be optimistic — President Trump’s unpopularity and a favorable electoral map chief among them. A generic congressional ballot promised good things, with 56 percent of the electorate picking Democrats and just 38 percent the Republicans. Taking back the House seemed more than probable and the Senate, possible.