CMV: The Democratic Party will not fundamentally change its policies towards the Left and Leftists have no reason to vote with them after Trump's 2nd term.

Context: I'm someone who is pro-Palestine, a Social Democrat, and voted for Harris (with great reluctance due to Trump) in a Southern red state. I'm not a huge fan of the Democratic Party, but the Republican party is something far worse with Trump and the MAGA movement in full swing. I only 'settled' for Harris out of spite against Trump and knew that voting third-party didn't have much meaning when it came to political power and influence. Despite all of that, Trump won and we're currently seeing the results.

Ever since the election as of recent, I've become greatly disillusioned with the Democratic party, its leaders, its pundits, and including its voters. Instead of discussing about changing its center-left policies to something akin to a Socialist or Social Democratic platform to promote greater change for America, some Democrats have refused to concede power like Pelosi instead of lifting up newcomers like AOC to help guide the party onto a new outlook of left-wing politics that could transform the party's image into one that is more progressive. The Democratic Party at this point can only sound the alarm any time Trump crashes out and does some nonsense that will have consequential impacts on America and its people.

Others have chosen to blame third-party voters and non-voters for Trump winning, even though those votes weren't fully guaranteed to swing towards Harris and Walz winning the election nor were the number of third-party votes that could've shifted to Harris guaranteed to help her win against Trump. From my POV, this is due to some left-wing non-voters and third-party voters opting out of the election due to deep dissatisfaction over Biden and Harris's lack of full commitment towards restricting arms to Israel and refusing to vote for candidates whom they perceive as having a hand in assisting Netanyahu and his regime commit acts of genocide and ethnic cleansing towards the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Despite being told that voting third-party is useless, which would somehow lead to Trump winning, and that their votes wouldn't be needed because they could win other non-voters who were moderate or court Republicans who hated Trump for hijacking the GOP - when Trump won the Electoral College and the Popular Vote, blame was still directed towards leftists because they refused to budge over their own 'red lines' for what they couldn't stand to vote for. Now I've had to witness Liberals on social media perform takes such as "Gaza is going to blow to smithereens", "We told you so", and act as they're right to bask in gloating to Leftists that they were wrong to withhold their vote or vote third party while American democracy is being eroded, Palestinians are still going to suffer immensely as they did since October 2023 while Biden & Harris were in office, and the Democratic Party is seemingly lost amidst the chaos of Trump's second term. What benefits come from any of that?

Here's the basis of the CMV for this post:

1. If leftists who were third-party voters and non-voters are going to be treated as 'scapegoats' for Harris losing and are being compared to Trump supporters despite never supporting Trump's ideals and rhetoric, why should they continue to vote alongside Democratic voters who will turn on them as soon as they voice any concern or refusal to vote regarding any policy, whether foreign or domestic?

2. Why should Leftists continue to vote for a Democratic party that seemingly wants their vote, but is not willing to pass the torch for a new guard of progressive politics that would guarantee a new message for Americans to unite under?

3. How is the Left supposed to have faith in the Democratic Party moving forward if their own standards for voting and policies are seen as detriments to the party itself and are still running on the same center-left policies that didn't convince voters to shift away from Trump in 2024?