Unfortunately some people really believe that idea.
What they don't understand is this:
The true democrats have no idea they lost their party or aren't doing NOTHING to stop it so they can regain their political party. They are taking the role of spectators at a war that involves their future as well as our countries future.
The progressives are now trying to claim the the democratic party as theirs.
Republicans & Democrats use to work things out for the benefit of our people & country. Since the progressives entered on the scene they have been working at dividing us to take us over.
I see everyone running around thinking progressive means progress.
Why do so many people think progress is associated with Progressivism? Is it because the word progress is in progressive? If that is their basis. Is Marxism progress?
The progressives are their own party and hijacked the democratic party using the liberal label. The progressive party never could get anyone elected. That is why they hijacked and are running the democratic party.
Progressivism is not just an idea but the practice that the government knows best and has full control and ownership over everything including people. Progressivism does not believe in government as it is now. With that I mean progressivism does not believe that representation of the people is needed because the executive branch runs everything and knows what is best. People are the property of the government like animals are owned by people. There is no such thing as peoples rights such as freedom, privacy, individualism etc. If you have ever seen the Borg on Star Trek that would be similar.
Progressivism operates under the facade of appearing to be a government doing what is best for the people without their input and silencing all opposition.
Progressivism goal is Marxism.