The polls were shocking to them. Middle America does not relish rioting in their home town.
They have to set their usual wackos and idiots up as “moderates.” Right now nobody would vote for them. So quiet communism next year will be what they advocate, not mob violence. They’ve done so much damage to their brand, it’s a shot in the dark.
Nailed it, first post. Antifa is the logical consequence of having nothing more in your pocket than opposition to Trump, and the Dems have been leaning on this since last November, and it just isn't gaining the traction they need. Pelosi didn't make the turn-around out of any sense of moral rejection, she did it because it's killing her party and she knows it.
Nailed it.