If Dems want any chance of winning in 2026 (midterms), assuming we still have an election, there is only one path forward, and that is things that matter to Americans.
Economic issues that Sanders was successfully campaigning on in 2016 when he was thwarted in the primary. It’s not important to fight over what happened that year, but his platform is 100% the way forward to progress.
Have you seen the examples people are given to follow? When was the last time the people had a popular person of integrity to follow (not counting Bernie)? All of the rich businessmen are sociopathic outright criminals. All of the politicians are in their pockets. All of Pop entertainment is completely devoid of any values outside of “fuck bitches, get money”. Movies are full of murder, and violence, and crime, and theft. It should come as no surprise that the average person has become a product of the society they live in.