DEMS NOT SHINING – AT 2:18 P.M. ET:  You'd think the Democratic Party would be gaining as a result of all the disarray surrounding Trump.  But just a second.  From CNS:   

CNSNews.com) – Neither the Democrat Party nor the Republican Party are popular with Americans, but a new Gallup Poll indicates that the rating for Democrats has slipped five points since November, while the low rating for the Republican Party remained about the same.

The May 3-7 Gallup poll asked Americans whether they have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of each party.

Forty percent of Americans said they view Democratic Party favorably, down from 45 percent in November. The Republican rating dropped one point, to 39 percent this month from 40 percent in November.

The decline in Democratic Party favorability is mostly a result of lower ratings from self-identified Democrats, Gallup said. And both parties’ ratings are below their historical norms.

Gallup notes that historically, Democrats’ ratings usually exceed Republicans' ratings -- by six percentage points, on average.

COMMENT:  Democrats may think the Trump "scandals" will produce an electoral windfall in 2018.  Of course, they might help in that.  But, on the other hand, the unpopularity of the Democratic Party may reduce the windfall to a light breezefall.  Let us hope.

May 17, 2017