It certainly doesn't, which is why the public face of The Democrats (broadly defined, I don't just mean electeds) acting like any false move means The Bad Orange Man Wins, especially when most Americans reasonably see The Democrats as being in charge of things, hasn't helped the cause.
There is great value in having a more confident approach to things, as we have seen recently.
JD Vance is a big weird loser is a better message than JD Vance is scary and we must cower before him.
