It’s super risky. Democrats might lose the executive, judicial and legislative and to make matters worse, their specific policy points they are pushing might - just messing.
The democrats have nothing left to lose but the DNC leadership would rather see Trump in office than risk a social democrat hurting their wealth/power. The party leadership doesn’t mind losing power as long as they keep their power within the party. They would rather see a weaker America where they retain power than do anything to fix it.
Goldwater was absolute dogwater but he was right about republicans in 1981…
“On religious issues there can be little or no compromise. There is no position on which people are so immovable as their religious beliefs."
"Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them."