It's always darkest before the dawn.That single step has one problem for the dems. They're headed in the direction of going extinct, with lower & lower approval rates with each passing month.
What are the Dems doing? Nothing, they are out of power and have no coherent message they all support. There is no single leader to unit them. The midterms will be a mix of local and national policies and I predict the Dems will do well.
After the midterms, the Dems looking to be President will start campaigning and making their policies known (hopefully they will be more than just "I'm not Trump"). If a decent candidate is chosen, likely a little known governor, they will have a clean slate to begin. They will be able to make wonderful promises while the GOP candidate, especially if it is Vance, will have to run on Trump's record. If it is Vance, 2028 will be repeat of 2024 with the roles reversed. Vance won't be able to distance himself from Trump or risk losing the MAGA base and will wind up losing the independents and the election.
These are my predictions, lets talk again in Dec 2028 and see how I did.
