Speaking for myself, voting for down ballot candidates is the first step towards changing a party. My home city secured a progressive majority in 2022, and previous elected progressives are now running for higher offices. It's always a process, and when done right provides better changes for the years to come.

Maybe we can ask that when they actually do get all the power, because they've consistently lacked the majority needed to do any worthwhile changes.

Democrats aren't a monolithic entity that wants to gorge itself on power and then sit around fat and happy. It's a bunch of competing politicians who are constantly at risk of losing their seat - if not to Republicans, then, as in Cali, to fellow Democrats who propose a different line.

Dems haven't bothered changing even when they lose power. Part of the reason we are in this mess. They most go left or wither on the blue dog vine.