I believe these types of discussions are useful for the Democratic party.
Big tent as opposed to the trump- cult GOP,right?
I still think that cobbling together the kind of winning coalition to stop trump is priority # 1.
That means tailoring the message to each district/state while maintaining the traditional democratic posture on national issues
In Iowa, the main local issues:
1. Economy, especially agricultural economy....free trader state...not exactly a traditional democratic stance but for an exporting state it is popular.
2.Environment....water quality. Farmers dismiss this problem but there are less than 100k farmers ,so the majority of voters are concerned.
These are iowa-centric issues, not NYC or cali.
That is why Iowa Dems are running moderates like rob sand and josh Turek.
Abolishing ICE. , defunding police , type of rhetoric does not sell for Dems/ indys in Iowa.
In the end this is still about naked political power to get at least one chamber in Congress to combat trump.
In 2028 , we can have the full blown intra-party squabble as we choose a candidate.
3. Cultural issues cut against Democrats here....stay clear of it beyond insisting on fair and equal treatment of all citizens
4. Education...very expensive voucher program is not popular...rural communities are shut out w no options so need to use it there,politically.