Because "Look how bad those other guys are" has worked so well over the years. People want to vote 'for' something/someone, not 'against'.

The surge in populism (which can be broadly defined as a dislike of “the establishment”), brought on by widening inequality and economic stagnation, will be filled by some political force or other -- either the cruel and demagogic forces of the far right and it billionaire backers, or a racially diverse and morally robust progressive vision that offers people a clear alternative to the ideological rot of Trumpism. The mainstream Democratic storyline of victims without victimizers lacks both plausibility and passion.

The idea that the Democrats can somehow convince Wall Street to work on behalf of Main Street through mild chiding, rather than acting as Main Street’s champion against the wealthy, no longer resonates. We live in a time of unrest and justified cynicism towards those in power; Democrats will not win if they continue to bring a wonk knife to a populist gunfight. Nor can Democratic leaders and operatives be seen as real allies of the working class if they’re afraid to alienate big funders or to harm future job or consulting prospects.

Something tells me this will not be discussed on TRMS or any other 'Progressive' show on MSNBC (Mock Sanders Nothing But Clinton)

What we are increasingly becoming aware of is that has been the job of our Institutional Clinton/Obama Dems to keep the sword of economic populism in its sheath.

Worse, President Obama bait and switched with it only to hand it to Wall Street funded Tea-Partiers who used it to hack Dems in Congress to pieces in 2010 and 2014.

Pelosi has said a number of times that it will eventually be the democrats turn to govern. And Russiagate will be a big part of that of the message as it was with Clinton. And polls from about 2-3 months ago indicate alot of people think the Russia probe is hurting the country. And the latest indictments actually don't help as the charges are about shit most people will never see in their lives.

Jimmy Carter won the nomination in '76, to the Dem establishment's surprise.

In a way, Carter's nomination was a slap in the face to Dems for Watergate. Jimmy Carter was the Dem voter's way of expressing their Watergate fatigue.

Even if we succeed in indicting Trump and his wholr family and barber, too, there will be a similar backlash, and the winners on the left in the aftermath might not be easily predictable.

Everything I've been seeing pertaining to this has gone to further solidify my suspicions-become-theory that the Dems have been and are strategically losing seats to allow the Repubs to gain the majority required to enact that Constitutional Convention, to be achieved in this next non-Presidential election, after which Hillary, I suspect, will get Her Turn at long last.

That being, in part, why I personally think that Her's so eager to convince everyone that it wasn't Her fault Her lost, as Her'd like the next Presidential Selection to look plausible enough to avoid riots and international questioning of Her legitimacy. And a lot of censorship is required toward that end.

So, my best guess (albeit speaking as One Who Knows Nothing) would be that the Dem leadership has no actual interest in winning this next election, and cannot be appealed to or leveraged by voters on any grounds.

And the following article from 2015 which I came across tonight when looking for something else explained the details needed for that theory to stand up and say 'Aaaaaaha!'.

Going to repeat part of a post I made earlier tonight, with all emphasis mine:

I'm just going to quote, below, one section from the article regarding that Constitutional Convention for which a great push erupted some time back and where the Dems have been, seemingly deliberately, losing enough seats to allow the 'bad cop' Republicans the majority they need to pass one:

https://www.alternet.org/economy/alecs-scary-corporate-agenda-7-their-mo...

ALEC's Scary Corporate Agenda: 7 of Its Most Anti-Democratic and Science-Denying Ideas
ALEC's annual gathering revealed how right-wingers will push dangerous legislation across the country.
By Brendan Fischer / PR Watch
July 22, 2015

...5. Amend the Constitution

In recent years, one of ALEC's top priorities has been to add a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. And it will be a major focus of this month's meeting.

A balanced budget amendment is an idea that has been bouncing around for decades--even though it would cripple the federal government's ability to spend on earned benefit programs like Social Security, and block Congress from responding to economic downturns or natural disasters--but what is unique about ALEC's push is that they are trying to do it via an Article V Constitutional Convention.

Article V of the U.S. Constitution provides that thirty-four states (two-thirds) can trigger a convention to propose an amendment, which must then be ratified by 38 states (three-fourths). Although this seems like a tall order, in the past year over a dozen states have passed resolutions calling for an Article V convention, adding to at least twelve other states that enacted resolutions years ago. The proposal has been supported by Koch-backed groups like Americans for Prosperity and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).

Key to the Article V push has been the "Jeffersonian Project," the 501(c)(4) group that ALEC formed in 2013 amidst complaints from Common Cause and CMD that ALEC was violating its 501(c)(3) charitable status by engaging in excessive lobbying. In order to deflect allegations of lobbying, the "Jeffersonian Project" is now used to urge legislators to pass ALEC model legislation, an activity that ALEC used to do directly.

This year, the Article V strategy dominates the agenda of ALEC's Task Force on Federalism and International Relations, with five presentations and two pieces of draft legislation. The task force's private sector chair is a representative of Americans for Tax Reform, the anti-tax group founded by Grover Norquist. And, there will be two separate ALEC-wide policy workshops on the Article V effort, as well as a reception and dinner titled "States Constitutionally Saving “The American Dream” Summit Via Balanced Budget Amendment Convention."

Throughout U.S. history, the Constitution has only been amended through a two-thirds majority vote in both houses of Congress on a specific amendment, which is then ratified by two-thirds of state legislatures. In contrast, the Article V strategy triggers a full constitutional convention, and it is unclear whether the delegates could be confined to only passing one amendment. This fear of a "runaway convention" has led critics on both the right and left to oppose the Article V strategy.

ALEC has tried to quell these fears through a companion bill declaring that delegates to a convention may not vote on other issues besides a balanced budget amendment. Yet, at least some amendment supporters want to open up the Article V process and amendment the constitution to address an array of issues, like limiting the Commerce Clause, banning international law in the U.S., and placing term limits on the Supreme Court, among other items from a right-wing wishlist.

The key driver of the broader Article V amendment effort is Citizens for Self-Governance (CSG), a group led by Tea Party Patriots co-founder Mark Meckler, and whose board includes Wisconsinite Eric O'Keefe. CSG, which receives most of its funding through foundations such as DonorsTrust that cloak their donors' identities, has also backed multiple lawsuits related to the "John Doe" investigation into coordination between Governor Walker's campaign and Wisconsin Club for Growth, where O'Keefe is a director.

CSG's Convention of States effort has been endorsed by Mike Huckabee (who will be addressing the ALEC conference) and also attracted support from the likes of Glenn Beck. CSG's "Compact for America" appears on the ALEC agenda with both a presentation and a model bill, and Meckler will also address the conference on July 24.

Another group pushing an Article V amendment is Compact for America, a Texas-based group advised by Nick Dranias, formerly of the Goldwater Institute, and chaired by former Goldwater chair Thomas C. Patterson. This group also is promoting a model bill at the ALEC meeting, and will hold a full breakout session on July 23.

Wisconsin State Rep. Chris Taylor attended a session on ALEC's Article V plans at the group's 2013 conference. When she expressed hesitation that the public would support the effort, she was told, "You really don’t need people to do this. You just need control over the legislature and you need money, and we have both." ...

... To paraphrase Carlin: "It's a big club, and they'll beat your head in with it."