Status Quo is politically unpopular. Democratic leaders need to understand this if they want to re-gain power.
A big part of Trump's appeal is the total rejection of the status quo from a rhetorical perspective. Sure, policy wise, he's King Status Quo, but most Americans do not follow policy making, nor government, nor the news. Yes, that frustrates us, but we have to deal with reality.
The challenge facing us is that the leadership of the Democratic party are staunch defenders of the status quo with tweaks here and there. Biden's full BBB legislation package died in congress. That full package, though tame, went further than any Democratic presidential policy initiative since LBJ, but that was rejected. That's a huge political mistake on the part of Democratic leaders who simply do not understand that the current status quo is not working for most American, particularly younger Americans.
My humble suggestions for Democratic leaders going forward:
1. Call out how Trump's policies reinforce the status quo by giving rich people and corporations massive tax cuts while cutting government services. Make the point that his policies make things worse and doesn't change anything for the better.
2. Look at Biden's BBB. Take many of those provisions, expand and improve on them, and then make a new Contract with America that you will pass them. Use it to re-design your brand image.
3. Declare your independence from corporate campaign donors. There are far more cost-effective ways to communicate to voters other than 30 sec ads which don't really move voters like they once did. Use social media. Use podcasts. Communicate through non-traditional means.
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It means Democrats are corrupted by money but only anti-Democratic populists know the new insult meaning and use it that way.