[leereeves]

> It's easy to imagine that a feeling of despair about the efficacy of one's vote would drive someone to stay home.

That's true, but I don't think Democrats had a feeling of despair before the results came in. It seems like most Democrats are shocked that the election turned out this way.

[Ancapistani]

If it helps, the right seems shocked it turned out this way, too.

Personally, I realized last week that I had no reliable way to know what to expect. There was ample data to support predicting any outcome.

[lupusreal]

If true, their media diet betrayed them. This outcome was obvious.