Their world just shattered—not just because their candidate lost the election—but because _everyone_ they knew and trusted told them she couldn’t lose.
That means everyone they believed was wrong, and they may now consider the possibility that every _thing_ they believed was wrong.
This is the kind of shock that can remake their lives for the better.
There's a good word for that:
Gobsmacked
19 posted on 11/09/2016 5:20:49 AM PST by COBOL2Java
("He may be a sinner but she's the Devil" - a minister on the candidates)