They tried that. The “Coffee Party” failed miserably.
Many years ago - 40 or 50 years ago - I had a friend who was a 'community organizer'. He was disheartened that he was only able to sign up students... and couldn't get 'workers'... (Community organizers back then were what we call 'communists'...) Anyhow, the woman who wrote this has that same 'feel' to her lament... she can't get the 'workers'... the everyday Americans. And like my friend learned it's because everyday Americans are too smart to buy into liberal elite foolishness...