Yes, this recent habit the Dems have of gravitating to the most extreme, haggard leaders is very self destructive (and entertaining ;).
The Dems. have a bunch of miserable people working for them. They are not joyful or happy. Life is hard for them because of too much anger and hate. They are not optimistic about the future. On the other hand, C-PAC was full of happy, energized people this year. C-PAC was a victory party where people in attendance look forward to a positive future. They supported Trump by almost 90% in the poll.
Also, the Fake News promoters have no credibility remaining.
They can only manipulate low information voters. We all know people who cannot grasp anything beyond superficial ideas.