This is the worst possible path for any putative Democratic leader to tread.
It's the same doomed logic behind Congresscritters who supported & voted for the horrendous Laken Riley Act.
You can NEVER do regressive-right "better" than the actual regressive-right. Why the f*ck would you want to try?
The winning path forward is the Freedom Over Fascism toolkit path.
The 1st step in the toolkit framework?
State your values, and stick to them.
If you don't, you're toast.
https://www.theframelab.org/why-gavin-newsoms-maga-play-is-a-losing-game-for-democrats-2/