The "Green New Deal" was 100% a messaging bill, never intended to pass, and was admitted to be as such by those that drafted it. Just one example.

*I'd argue that most people in either party do _want_ to govern. But each one is being hijacked by loud minorities who would rather perform.

Democrats want to govern? Maybe you want to check the 10 bottom cities in America say by crime rate and poverty metrics. Name too 10 cities or even towns in USA and check which party doing the governing.

The kind of people who want to govern other people are not the kind of people we should encourage.