I mean, clearly the system is broken. Putting another dipshit in charge doesn’t even seem like a bandaid, even if it is a Democrat. Like, what, I’m supposed to believe Gavin fucking Newsom or whoever the fuck is going to right the ship and establish checks and balances?
But your leftists would need to try elections as a way to raise points that unite the people and check for support, right?
Though, structural changes via elections alone may be sabotaged. People like your current Pres or others may not respect election results if a decent left wins and tries to restructure and limit your issues like lobbying. So you’d need to be ready for that too.
Some orgs like PSL do run candidates, yes, and I suppoet that, but even if they won they would go the same way as Allende if they didn’t smash the state and replace it with a socialist one.