have some internal issues to work out. And they probably will, But it won’t be a fast process. Like a drunk, they have to “hit rock bottom” before they will actually change. No more denial. No more excuses. No more weaseling out. Just brutally honest introspection. And THAT is hard!
Any recovering drunk can tell you that hitting rock bottom is not a pleasant thing, but one is ultimately grateful for it–it is a necessary precursor to change. You have to be ready for Step One–to admit that there is a problem and commit to change.
I think it will take at least one more Presidential election for Democrats to bottom out, to stop denying and change. Probably two or three.