9 things Democrats still have to be thankful for

CNN ^ | Nov. 24, 2016 | Gregory Krieg

[PROCON]

(CNN)It's been a bad couple of weeks for Democrats.

And if President-elect Donald Trump's early staffing choices are any indication, the next few years could be considerably worse. Come January, the Democrats will be entirely out of power in Washington for the first time in a decade.

But while the immediate future seems full of inner conflict and rearguard actions to preserve political and social norms (to say nothing of President Barack Obama's legacy), there are still at least a handful of reasons for Democrats to feel grateful this holiday season. So put on those rose-colored glasses, lefties, and put down the wine -- for now -- and consider these few reasons to smile.

1. There is very little -- almost nothing -- left to lose!

Here is how Bernie Sanders assessed the Democrats' predicament during a post-election rally on Capitol Hill: "When you lose the White House to the least popular candidate in the history of America, when you lose the Senate, when you lose the House, and when two-thirds of governors in this country are Republicans, it is time for a new direction."

[hal ogen]

There are two things that they are happy for...that they haven’t mass suicided (yet) and that they haven’t been forcefully exiled from all civilizations.

[StoneWall Brigade]

They can also be thankful for the my daddys dad was a democrat type voters who gave them the governorship of West Virgina.

[VeniVidiVici]

Slowbama has sky-high approval ratings.

With polls as bogus as the pre-election polls. Obama is as popular as a snowball in a fireplace. He sucks and everyone know it.

[Terry L Smith]

dear hal ogen,

re: There are two things that they are happy for...that they haven’t mass suicided (yet) and that they haven’t been forcefully exiled from all civilizations.

As the Dance Master told Arya Stark, “Not today.”