Just watch these two video clips from Kyle Kulinski at Secular Talk. He nails how much Pelosi/Dem leadership hates progressives, and how weak progressives have been in taking on the fight for Americans and for the planet. The key for progressive politicians is to leverage public power and that they stand with the majority of Americans. "Behind the scenes" is where Pelosi's power is. That is why progressives must stand out in the public and expose Democratic Party leadership in the same way as they would expose Republican Party politicians.
The self-proclaimed jag off, pot head comedian, Jimmy Dore, has been correct on this issue. It does not make Jimmy correct on everything, and anyone who knows me knows how much I disagree with him on Trump/Russia, for example. But, when he is correct, he is correct.