Doubling down on defeat

By Zaid Jilani

Published November 13, 2020 4:00am ET

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Doubling down on defeat — U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., left, gestures during a Chamber RVA sponsored candidate forum with Republican challenger Del. Nick Freitas, R-Culpeper, in Richmond, Va., Tuesday Oct. 20, 2020. | (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

With President Trump all but certainly defeated in the presidential election, the mood is surprisingly somber among the nation’s Democrats.

Retaking the White House was always only the first step in the ambitious Democratic battle plan to transform the political establishment, but it appears the party of the Left expected to be welcomed as liberators — receiving an enthusiastic embrace from the public, rather than divided government and a fuzzy mandate.

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