1/ Many people lost their political cherry this election. In 1960, Nixon really won and was told "his time would come" and the APPARATUS made good and made him President in 1968. Gore beat Bush in 2000 & the APPARATUS arranged for the Saudis to pay him $32 mil to accept results
2/ The APPARATUS paid back Gerald Ford who LBJ appointed to the Warren Commission to be the VP succeeding Agnew and onto Presidency. The APPARATUS screwed Bernie..screwed Ron Paul...
3/ When the APPARATUS works against the candidate people do not support, most turn a blind eye. Until THEIR preference is in the cross hairs, most do not care. Trump was never a great match for the APPARATUS...his 2016 victory was not expected. They could not fix it in time.
4/ There are a multitude of ways to fix an election. But to maintain the illusion of a democratic process is not as simple as in 1960 or 2000. Once one loses their political cherry, they are more prepared for the next encounter. Trump's legacy will be much more profound
5/ than he, pundits or most of his followers can grasp. The loss of political innocence like all innocence lost is usually a one way trip.