They know they have to have an Obama type candidate to GOTV. Hillary still beat Trump in total votes (let that sink in). It was just that in key places, she didnt motivate the right kind of people to go vote. They wont make that same mistake again and it has nothing to do with Trump.
Ive also been warning it has ZERO to do with qualifications. After all-didnt any of you learn anything from 8 years of Obama? He was the least qualified candidate we ever had. If that didnt teach you what we are up against...well...
Yes, people here tend to forget that President Trump's EV blowout was due to a handful of razor-thin wins in battleground states. His victory was also assisted by "Anybody but Hillary" voters who voted for Trump even though they didn't like him and frustrated "Bernie Bros" who stayed home.
Reelection is not guaranteed. Not by a long shot.
Right now the Dems are going to be their own worst enemy with a slate full of angry, scowling, finger-wagging, profanity-spewing radical leftists who will allow President Trump to appear as the only adult in the room. If they wise up and rally behind someone like Beto, who doesn't have a lot of negatives, runs on a message of optimism, and could appeal to both the leftist base and the swing voters, they could win it.