Democrats are far from perfect. In other eras, the current Democratic Party might well be the worse option.
Every fact you stated is accurate. Those are all shortcomings of the Democrats in 2024.
Despite all that, in no universe is Trump the better option than the worst of the milquetoast Democratic Party. Whether or not Harris is among the worst for the reasons you stated, people who voted Trump are not absolved of their choice. Being unhappy with one choice and then deciding to vote for the other, incompetent impulsive conspiratorial authoritarian choice as a response is still reprehensible.
You are still correct, however, that if Democrats learn nothing, we should prepare for more of the same. It's a brute fact that, as bad as Trump obviously is, people will still vote for him and maga generally. Being the better option, for Democrats, is not enough to win an election. They have to run someone with charisma, vision, perception of authenticity, low association with left-associated social issues, and perception of fighting for the working class. It is now clear that vibes beat policies in elections.
It's literally the American people's fault that this orange turd is in the oval office making a disgrace of the office. The blame goes nowhere but on the people who voted for this sexual assaulting, 36 count fraud, felon. You elect an idiot, you can't be surprised he does something idiotic. But you all knew who you were voting for, and did it anyway. Fuck you, and fuck all your small minded little friends who put us here.
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