I despair just a bit. I certainly share the glum views of many posters on Dailykos - although I hold out for a victory in the end.
That being said, we are on the receiving end of a 30-year plus campaign to seize control of the levers of our societal debate - one which has suceeded.
We cannot expect to win so easily and we MUST dig in even further and fight - meaning we must build a successful machine to counter-punch and to fight for free expression. Big gains have been made during this election-cycle - win or no.
As a worthy of ours once said: The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Trite on my part . . . probably . . .
I think the message is . . . sleep it off and get up to fight the next day or none of us are worth our salt.
Cheers!