Also, the faction that gets mass support will be the one which demonstrates itself most capable of addressing their material interests.

Trump became so popular because he was a negation of globalism, a primary characteristic of capitalist development under neoliberalism. This is seen through his anti-China, anti-trade deal, anti-immigration policies.

However, it was not a negation of capitalism itself. Therefore, it was ripe for opportunism and reaction.

The faction supported by the masses must both:

1. present itself as a real political force.
2. brand itself as a negation of capitalist development.

The only pro-capitalist negation left is fascism, explicitly motivated by the Jewish conspiracy. But this is not inevitable. We are historical actors. We can provide them socialism instead.

There wasn’t a true successor to Obama for the libs, either. Pete, Beto, Harris, Biden, etc, all are a tiny fraction of his following

I'd include Bernie here, too

Bernie was the faction that most clearly articulated a path forward. He was a negation of the capitalist influence in bourgeois elections, another characteristic of capitalist development. Therefore, he received the most mass support.