The cynical part of me thinks that may have been the plan.. Can't get too progressive....

Also, that article conflates progressive with special interests. Single issue donors are absolutely a party problem when it's not an issue that a majority of the voters can support.

"Centrists" over the past 30 years have been republican light and have the money, so they control the campaign machine. Their policy positions are garbage so... "Hope and change" will get you elected, "nothing will fundamentally change" hands the country to a fascist.

Even if they drop the tariffs prices will remain inflated. More money will be squeezed from the working poor and rich assholes will blame inflation. Coffee prices are still up....