The other problem, which you barely touch upon, is that the people who are (rightfully) fearful and angry toward the GOP's attempt at an authoritarian coup are also many of the same people who buy into the self-fulfilling prophecy that there's nothing (or very little) we can do to stop it.

I'd like to refer them to my op-ed piece on what the Democrats SHOULD be doing differently:

https://medium.com/politically-speaking/how-democrats-can-win-in-2022-5ceb95ce61a0