Things are getting bad to the point that ordinary people are not able to tune it out anymore, and the pundit class’ answer of 
is looking less and less compelling. Regular people are looking for explanations and guidance. Talk to them. They want to know what has worked in the past, and what can work now. They’re open to new ways of understanding the world, and we have that. Be accessible if you can.
Yes! Too many people are clinging to the false hope that the Dem party is able/willing to save us. It is getting harder and harder, and we will see some people radicalize left, and we will see some go farther right, and some will sink further into total denial.