For years, it was. But in the 2018 midterm elections, Democrats prevailed in the House because they managed to keep a singular and unrelenting focus on health care — refusing to take President Trump's bait to engage in fights about MS-13, caravans, socialism, tax increases and other distractions du jour.
Since Democrats have finally found the formula for defeating Trump, now comes the most important question: Can they keep it together?
There will be an immediate clamor from the progressive base for impeachment proceedings and Medicare-for-all legislation, as well as votes on the guns, abortion, LGBTQ rights and immigration wish lists.