Those hoping that voting blue next year will fix this mess need to be braced for a frustrating reality: that our democracy has in fact collapsed. Putting Democrats back into power is merely the opening salvo in a battle to restore democracy—one that will last for decades.
Vichy Democrats have failed democracy in the US. You’re right, there’s no going back to the old norms. Hopefully, over the next few cycles, we get electeds that understand they are not in office to bargain, but to institutionally and structurally build a real, sustainable democratic society.