Well, the better way forward would be acknowledging that the Democratic party isn't a party and building the institutional infrastructure to respect that this is a coalition of several entirely distinct constituencies with very different views and restructure internal party politics to reflect that. Right now, the problem is the Democratic party doesn't actually HAVE a platform. It has a platform statement, most of which the "party" will never achieve because there isn't a single plank that is supported by every congress critter. About the only thing we all agree on is "Not Trump, not now, not ever" and why is entirely up to the individual.

We also have to come to grips with the fact that what the donors want, and what the voters want, are entirely different things and both sides of that are impotent without the other. We have witnessed what happens when money runs the show. Voters don't show up and chaos ensues. We also know that without money, organizing becomes impossible in an economy where any kind of volunteer service costs individuals a whole lot more than just some free time.