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I would rather have them do "performative bullshit" about things that actually affect people's lives in a real, material way. Take a popular, progressive issue (or issues) and hammer it in repeatedly that you're the side trying to help people and the Republicans are blocking you.
They could be coming out with like, abolish ICE, end the war in Iran, give people healthcare, etc. It would still be "performative bullshit" in the sense that they don't have the votes, but it would allow them to define a positive platform consistent with the public interest rather than simply running on being anti-Trump.
They won't, because the interest groups opposing the public interests are too entrenched for them to even pretend to go against them, but it would certainly be better messaging than "vote for us, and we'll impeach Trump (again, with no consequence)."
Just look at the reaction to the proposed minimum wage hike.
Blah blah blah...
The same song and dance happens for every bill. Universal health care? "Boohoo my taxes, waiting lines, traaaaans..."
Abolish ICE [through budget whack a mole due to veto]? "Dems are destroying the country, another Dem shut down, they want illegals to take your job..."
Limit Iran war? "Unconstitutional, un-American, they hate the troops, antisemitic..."
There is one clear and obvious problem that is much harder to equivocate: the admin is shitting all over the constitution and lining their own pockets at our expense. The abductions are right there, the paper trail is right there, the election rigging is right there, the pedophilia is right there, the economic and material damage is everywhere.
Idk, being a contrarian got Trump elected after a brutal first term because eggs were expensive. You think it's not gonna work with these gas prices??
If you care about policy then stump for progressives and call for corporate ghouls to get primaried. But when you're talking about keeping a sliver of a chance to resuscitate the USA's corpse then veto is the only answer.
Yeah, your political opponents are going to oppose things you try to do. That's not a good reason to not try to do things.
They can use whatever line they like but that doesn't mean it's effective at swaying public opinion. 82% of Americans support tying the minimum wage to inflation. 60% disapprove of ICE. A majority of Americans oppose the Iran War, it's really just Trump's 30-ish percent "floor" that do. Those people were never going to vote democrat no matter what.
What I'm talking about the 1/3 of Americans who don't vote because they're politically disengaged and/or don't feel like either party is going to do anything for them.
That's like 6 problems, not 1. The only thing I'm arguing against here is the supposed importance of impeaching Trump over and over again.
Certainly, the Democrats have the advantage but they're still capable of blowing it.