[SilentServiceCPOWife]

Or will they reduce themselves to an obstreperous minority, grinding the system to a halt rather than admitting defeat?

Yes.

[Former Dodger]

Possibly No

And the former senator from SD can be the example. The other constant obstructionists , especially those from moderate staes, will see how "the people have spoken" in SD and America as a whole.

If the Senate Minority leader, with 18 years in the Senate, and an adult life in Government isn't secure, who is? THE PARTY IN POWER, the party that listens to ALL of the citizens...