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I'd argue that they'd try to out-crazy one another and we'd end up with a psycho. Also, while we'll be cordial in comparison, there's still a lot of infighting on the Democratic side.
They've been doing that since Palin...
There's neoliberals shitty on everyone that doesn't bend the knee, and progressives complaining about that and saying what neoliberals do hasnt been working for decades. Which neoliberals respond to like how maga responds to valid criticism.
But the thing is, neoliberals only get far in primaries when they have a biased DNC (state party for down ballot) keeping everyone else down.
Look at what Ken Martin did in Minnesota for a decade as chair. He has zero bias and won't favor anyone in a primary. That almost always leads to progressives being the front runners in primaries, and then crushing in the general.
So there'll be a billionaire funded neoliberal.or two on debate stages, and the media will keep saying they're the front runners. But all we got a do is fucking ignore them. We'll have a couple progressives debating the best course of action, and a crazy neoliberal calling everyone socialists like that's a negative.
Competitive primaries increase turnout for Dems, because it makes people feel invested and gives the candidates a great reading on what Dem voters want in a candidate.
That is how Martin (and now the DNC) views primaries. Not just as a hoop they need to throw the lifeless corpse of their pick like what happened in recent Dem primaries.