The only way far left policies are ever enacted is by a top-down insider's club of elites who think they know best for everyone else.
Of course, that's the same for the ultra-conservatives too. Extreme policies have never been popular with the American people.
In both cases, you have authoritarianism and statism differing only by sentiment and temperament.
But despite Trump's personality, he has a very broad appeal to ordinary people, speaks plainly, and for better or worse, does exactly what he says he'll do.
Conversely, Democrats seem to do nothing but back pedal and blame shift whenever their pie-in-the-sky policies fail miserably.
And of course, whenever the Democrats lose, their radical base takes to the streets, because obviously democracy has failed.
You may think of yourself as a far leftists, but if you really do embrace democracy, rule of law, and stand against authoritarianism, you're probably not nearly as far left as you imagine.