Unclear, according to Josh Marshall (boldface mine):

I know there’s been a push from biomedical researchers and, for lack of a better word, Team Science over at the NIH to have members come over to the building and meet with some researchers who can explain just the scope of research and new cures that are being tossed in the garbage each day. Just think one of your family members may end up needing one of those cures the garbage truck picked up just this morning.

That’s how you focus attention. You create kinetics and visuals and actions that reporters gravitate toward. I’m not saying exactly that model is the only way. Let a thousand flowers bloom. But a press release ain’t it. Do a thing that seems out of the norm, man bites dog, and draws attention to an issue in which the public doesn’t like what the White House is doing. Boost the salience, spread the word. [Representatives] and [Senators], fucking help me here? Good lord.

But my understanding is that those emissaries have basically been told some version of, “it sounds like a bit much, a bit out there.” “That’s not how we roll.” Or, “it doesn’t fit with the comms strategy.” That is both highly surprising to me (surprising and not surprising) and deeply disappointing? What are we doing here? Are we worried that young people are getting increasingly open-minded about supporting cancer and degenerative disorders? Really? No one supports this shit.

I guess I’m shocked, but not surprised. Democrats too often don’t dance with them that brung ya, and so this is par for the course.

I’m not on Team Primary Them All, but I’m definitely down with primarying most of the representatives and senators in safe seats (though there are fewer safe seat senators). Because if the best professional Democrats can muster on behalf of a demographic that overwhelmingly supports them is not doing anything, then it’s time to get new Democrats.

You don’t go to the wall for a .250 hitter, and most Democrats are behaving like replacement-level Democrats. Time for some new blood, regardless of age.