While I agree with most of what you're saying, the biggest departure I have from it all is that its not on voters - its on the party.Problem we have is a matter of numbers.
The Republicans ONLY chance of winning is going the white supremacy route. That is an AUTOMATIC no-go for us, so we start looking elsewhere.
If we vote for a 3rd Party, that makes it impossible for the Dems to win and so the White Supremacy Party wins by default.
If we vote for a 3rd Party and the Dems lose, they will start courting us harder to win our vote..........sounds good right?
If the Dems start courting us harder, the other parts of the Dem Coalition (some Latinos, moderate whites etc), will switch sides since that's what they want to do half the time anyway. Republicans still end up squeaking out wins. George W. Bush is a good example of a conservative that could pull Latinos. Trump is too overtly racist to pull this off.
Republicans have a high floor but a low ceiling. Democrats have way more 'potential' but have to rely on too many different groups to win. Because the Republicans have a high floor of roughly 40-45% of the electorate, they're praying that POC get disillusioned. Trump/McConnell and them boys don't really care what we do or who we vote for.....as long as we decide not to vote for the Dems. Any drop in participation from us is an automatic W for the GOP and they know it.
Until the Dems or some 3rd party peel off a higher number of rural/suburban whites, it's going to be rough. The Dems can't put all their eggs in any single basket because each of their constituencies has competing interests. Republicans have brainwashed their base so they can cater to the rich and still pull damn near half the voters, most of whom aren't even close to being rich. Democratic voters are more self-aware, which is why we're actually having this discussion in the first place.
To me, I'd rather just get Biden in so we can get Trump out. If the Dems can gain control of the House and Senate....we can reverse Trump's damage and then look for a candidate that can actually fix shyt. Biden is one-term....like a dude that comes off the bench to change the flow of the game a little.
If they can't present a candidate, platform, or policies that instill confidence then its on them and not the voters. As is, their open weakness has only led to party infighting which has invited many of the attacks we see regularly. The solution is simply to have a better candidate and at worst NOT alienate voting bases that have been loyal for generations. In many districts, the loss of just 10% of the black vote would destroy democratic presence in the area. That's not due to republicans being the same old republicans they've always been, its because we've got this absurd arrogance and hubris guiding the democratic party's leadership decisions.
I'm not gonna blame myself for seeing that Biden quote and being disgusted. No black person should. I and far too many others have already accommodated too much by trying to stomach not just Biden and his history but Hillary and her's as well before this.
If your voters don't want to vote for you, then its not the voters' fault. I'm never gonna be behind that.
And if you look at this campaign from the beginning, its hard to believe that the democrats even want to win or are taking this seriously.