"Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer are architects of the crisis that allowed Trump's fascism to arise and succeed," argued one progressive organizer. "They have zero credibility to be leading the fights we face today."
House Democratic lawmakers reportedly used a closed-door meeting earlier this week to vent their frustrations with progressive advocacy groups that have been driving constituent calls and pressuring the party to act like a genuine opposition force in the face of the Trump administration's authoritarian assault on federal agencies and key programs.
The difference here is that the Tea Party had funding, and picked up more funding from some previous GOP donors who wanted a more extreme party. There's no funding for leftism in the U.S., and any current DNC donors aren't likely to ever switch to funding it.