The democrats pine for the days when they were the opposition party; no real power and therefore no real responsibilities. They could lazily fund-raise off fearmongering the republican majority and pull their performative stunts knowing they wouldn't even be expected to actually *do* anything.
It seems they're actively maneuvering to get back into that position.
Despite their hollow platitudinous pablum they don't really care about "serving the people"; they only serve themselves and their donors. That's a lot easier to do when they're not being pressured to literally govern.
They may publicly bemoan the fates for ejecting them from power but in private it'll be all high-fives and huge sighs of relief.