This is becoming evident even among some, or a few, Demnocrat leaders. Unfortunately, it appears most of these with eyes open are not currently elected officials at any level, but older guys like Oba'a. There is a factor at play here that is undeniable: elected people, particularly in the repetitive environment of Congress, are so consumed with re-election, they ignore what they were elected to accomplish. Their voters are beginning to catch up with that flaw, and I predict those most anxious for re-election and most incapable of doing their elected jobs, will be voted out of those jobs. "You can't keep the people down on the farm [or in the elite boardroom] once they have seen Paris" so is claimed. One definitive thing the Internet has created: eyes on Paris from just about anywhere in the world, and certainly in the U.S.
"Experience" is an activity that is now capable of having, even by remote, to a degree never before possible. "Ben there - done that" is now virtual reality - good enough for the farm and the boardroom.