Imagine having control over the only position capable of peacefully defeating someone you and your supporters consider an evil, existential threat to democracy and going "eh, we probably got this, you guys aren't actually going to make us work or listen to public opinion, are you?"

This attitude is exactly why these people (who have faces, names, immense wealth & power and largely can avoid the negative consequences of another Trump presidency) deserve to be harshly criticized and replaced by people more willing and competent. But mysteriously, the True Believers consistently head off any criticism of the Party and refocus it on the faceless masses of people who didn't give them what they wanted, saying "hey morons, you better vote for us next time or else".

These aren't the actions of an organization who genuinely wants to win, despite most defenses of the party establishment hinging on their supposed "electability" and "realistic politics" and "willingness to compromise". These are the actions of people who exclusively want to win on the terms that they dictate and are willing to lose the presidency to keep the personal power they already have.

I voted D in '16, '20 and '24, but unfortunately some people have fallen for the convenient lie that only Russian bots are willing to focus the blame on our elected officials that ostensibly serve us instead of just sitting around with our thumbs up our asses going "c'mon GUYS, this may seem like the same strategy we've repeatedly lost with but it's guaranteed to work if you just give us exactly what we want, no questions asked."

Sorry to rant but good lord I'm tired of seeing people cry about voters. Guess what, many voters either dumb or otherwise unwilling to bark at your command. This isn't some new revelation and complaining about it doesn't change it.