Part of the issue with 2024 is that there were too many people stuck on one or two issues, something Musk's team exploited for Trump.

I also think Democratic politicians are still operating on Jimmy Carter's bridge building policies...from the late-1970's. It made sense then, but that was almost 50 years ago. Times have changed.

Carter, for all his many flaws, was staving over Reaganism for as long as possible, which didn't end up working long-term. Reagan died when I was entering high school 21 years ago. His legacy has left a stain that The US is still trying to shake off. The DNC needs to understand that.

And then Bush/Cheney (but mostly Cheney) wiped themselves another stain just in time for everyone to shit themselves over the fact that we elected a black guy as POTUS and they've never forgiven America for it since.

Also Reagan was just Nixon with slightly better optics.