Specific Dems might switch parties, but it will only be in the face of certain electoral defeat.
Trying to stay a D while supporting a minority party speaker is a completely different matter.
Two different things.
The “base” is Antifa, BLM, the MSM and the assortment of loons on the left that will go full-banshee on them, feeding the other three listed.
Jeff Van Drew, Dem Congressman Who Switched To GOP, Wins Re-Election
https://www.lacortenews.com/n/jeff-van-drew-dem-congressman-who-switched-to-gop-wins-re-election
...base is Antifa, BLM,...
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Antifa & BLM have been marching with banners that say:
“We don’t want Biden. We want revenge.”
and
“No Biden. No Presidents.”
They have flat out told the Ds they want everything for blacks and nothing at all for whites.
Ds would be smart to switch.