They are doing exactly what they want to do, always wanted to do, and have been doing the past 40 years.
"Always woo your Right, because that's where the money is. Always browbeat & nutpunch your Left, because that helps you get those 'moderate' swing votes; plus, the "progressives" will still vote for you regardless of getting nothing in return because TRUMPFASCIST is the only other real alternative. If we lose, it's all on them, and we need to move to the 'center' anyway."