Yep, and they must be forced to change, as they will fight anything that threatens the donor class that keeps them fat and happy.
The only way to defeat the DNC is from within... by dragging the party to where it must be... in the same way MAGA reshaped the Rs and wrest control from Bush-era neo-cons like Romney and McConnell.
Primary the DNC's 3rd way neoliberals at every level and chance you get (i.e. AOC, Rashida Talib, Zohran Mamdani, etc.), boost the good candidates on social media and at the same time try to teach others how to think critically so they don't just slop up and regurgitate whatever narratives the consent-manufacturing billionaire-owned networks push out.
Thank you for offering more context to help folk understand things are improving. I don’t mean to sound doom and gloom. It’s great to hear things are getting better.