Quickly checked the calendar and... no, it's not April 1st...
I know Democrats lost the elections in a big way, many of the reasons were the policies they were pushing over the years. But this is doubling down on the same, and pushing them even further away from the centre of common values, to ever narrower group of supporters.
Parties generally work towards winning more votes in the next election, with the test in less than 2 years, but this doesn't seem to be where Ohio is going, if the above is what they actually want to do.
In fact, I'd recommend Anita and Tristan to apply for the jobs at the Vatican, although they might even be seen as too extreme for them. Maybe there are some jobs available in Mecca? Though, Mr. Tristan, there might be calamari removal required before being allowed to take that role...