my take is that it’s because centrist dems believe they can compromise with a ■■■■■ administration to further some of their shared economic goals
meanwhile, the progressives want social and economic justice. they know the last four years has brought some, while a ■■■■■ administration will send us back decades
( also, i think the centrists don’t really care who’s president as long as they personally have (some) power. while the progressive care less about their own power, and more about achieving specific goals )
both groups are pragmatists of a sort. it’s just that the centrists are delusional.
