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As odious as they are, the GOP at least sees and respects its base. And, they are delivering on a political project. We see Trump as a buffoon; they understand him as the first Republican president to actually understand the base and want to make it happy.
The DNC, DCCC, DGA, etc., love their donor class and the encrusted Dem managerial and consulting class that serves their interests. They don’t hear or respect their base, and they will do anything they can to kneecap the base when it wants to move left, up to and including pumping money into primary races on the side of anti-choice candidates against fully electable progressive challengers preferred by the base.
Thus, there is no left political project. In the language of European politics, we have solely have a choice between a center-right Christian Democratic Party and a fascist National Front party.
I don't know that the right listens to their base so much as they have identified ideas they can exploit. They rally around political hot button topics that drive turn out and engagement.
As far as the democrats go, I can't really argue with you there.
We need to dismantle the underlying system that allows a two party, money driven electoral system to exist. How you do that when it requires the cooperation of both parties is a question I don't have the answer to.
Definitely
Republicans don't try to help their base
They just try not to make it obvious that they're making their lives worse
The DNC respects it's base. You just probably think more of the base are moving left than there really are. Reddit users, and now here, seem to exist in such a closed echo chamber they think their highly minority point of view is actually popular outside of their circles. It's not. Most votinf Democrats are still moderate, which is well represented by the party today. There are fringe progressives that exist in the party (which is not remotely a new thing) and get about as much represntation as they should.
All USAns need to familiarize themselves with the concept of an Overton Window, and really give theirs a very thorough examination.
You know how to get a party to listen to your issues?
Vote the ones that don't listen out of office.
But then you'd have to engage, vote, organize, and compromise, instead of complain on the internet.
You can do both. It's ignorant to make unjustified assumptions of people.
Counterpoint: see other comments here.