I think there is probably great value in pushing through these actually left-leaning candidates in the Democratic party.
Centrist Dems will not hold the line against fascists LET ALONE do things that are good for the people not for corporations & oligarchs.
We will not save the world at the ballot box, BUT if you want "harm reduction" in your politics, it's going to have to come from people who may actually enact policies that reduce harm.