[heurist]

There's a difference between realistic pragmatism and covert antagonism. Due to subversion of various sociopolitical systems in this country, it would be very difficult for the left to win majority power without making tactical tradeoffs. Democrats have been boxed into a corner and are doing what they can to get out. There is an argument to be made for unabashed ideology as an alternative means of propagation, and we started seeing that play out with Sanders vs. Clinton last year.