I think they KNOW they’re going to lose in 2020.
They are trying to decide which candidates, and which issues they want to lose with.
Some of each are more sacred than others.
The worst that can actually happen for Conservatives may be for Moderates to regain control of the Democrat Party, as odd as that sounds.
Hickenlooper and Delaney are the only two Democrats not running to the left of the Khmer Rouge and they're earning zero name recognition. 2020 will not be the year of the moderate Democrat. The message from the base is "Woke Or Broke!"