There are varying schools of thought on how to function as one though. 
The one I'm in holds that the right wing are the biggest obstacle to any social change, (while not ignoring that there are strains in liberalism that can perpetuate monopoly, racism, and other problems.)
Someone very sensible said something that made sense to me--even if the revolution came tomorrow, we'd still need to enact measures to bring equity to society. If we have an opportunity to bring some of those measures into being before any system change, there isn't really any good reason to wait.
I have heard that arguement about how reforms blunt "real" revolution--I even knew some people who said that Black people would be more revolutionary if the Civil Rights Act hadn't passed. I honestly don't think that's a productive line myself. I know from my own experience as a woman, that reforms that improve life free up energy to work for other advances.
And I know this goes beyond this one election, I was speaking more generally. I consider many liberals allies, because we are shoulder to shoulder on a variety of issues, and I think it is important to get feedback from friends about what they find important and relevant to their lives. Otherwise we can get isolated saying our goal is the goal that matters, and we know the only way to get there.
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