The only way i see forward that is actually viable is a slow and steady march

Bad news then.

Because running moderates mean sometimes Republicans win.

So it won’t be slow and steady

At absolute best your path is fast jerks back and forth over and over while you pray you over time move in the direction you want.

Which hasn’t happened in the last 30+ years since Bill Clinton started this whole “neo liberal” thing.

We’re worse off in a lot of ways than when we started your path. Do we give it another 30 years and hope it starts working for some random reason?

Or are you just fully committed to never trying anything else no matter how bad it gets.