Jennifer Rubin used to be a conservative columnist in the WaPo, but she has abandoned the party over Trump. She makes some good points about the next steps after Barr's summary of Mueller's report.
The full report needs to be made public. Now that it's out of Mueller's hands, the odds of it leaking are much higher. My guess is the full report does lay out the case for how Russia interfered on Trump's behalf in 2016 - which was Mueller's mandate, after all. It falls short of proving that people (beyond Manafort, Gates and Page, presumably) conspired with Russia to provide this help. Only getting the full report out there will settle this issue. Look to see who is pushing to release the full report, and you should know who it helps.
Democrats have a case to make in 2020, because Trump was never going to be removed by the Senate. There are multiple examples of corruption that can be pursued. As Rubin notes, Trump's affinity for dictators can absolutely be a campaign issue used against him.
But Democrats can make a positive case for restoring democracy, economic assistance for the working class and needed reforms that have already passed the House. Win the House, win the Senate, win the White House and flip as many governor's mansions as possible.
That has always been the best plan.
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