Nah, they want the voters who didn’t turn out for Harris to have a taste of what it’s like to live under Trumpian fascism because of their refusal to toe the party line.

In the Democrats’ eyes, they are the Adults in the Room, and the voters are petulant children who need to be disciplined.

You want to protect the Palestinians? Too bad, Trump’s going to turn it into an absolute nightmare. It’s YOUR fault.

You want to protect immigrants and minorities? Too bad, Trump’s going to deport all of them. It’s YOUR fault.

Same goes with LGBT and other progressive issues.

After all, Trump is doing the dirty work for them, and that once the voters have been sufficiently disciplined, they can blame it all on Trump as a stern lesson and reminder for you petulant children, never to disobey the Adults in the Room again.

The ruling class is extremely vindictive and they want to see maximum pain inflicted on those who thought they could break the system.

That’s the greatest thing about Democracy(TM). We got it wrong last time, but we’ll surely get it right this time. You may not like how things are going, but it’s still the least worst system you can have. You just have to trust us on this one.

And I suspect enough people will be scarred enough by Trump to vote the Democrats during the mid-terms, not because they like the Democrats, but because Trump is too painful to live under.