Ordinarily I would agree with you...yes, a reasoned approach. Except if the Left had won they would be in our faces screaming their "I told you so's". There is small measure to be taken in being above that. It does not convince them that maybe conservatives are not so bad after all. all it does is reinforce their idea that we are weak and not really passionate.
To those on the left who believe that I will simply and calmly say: HOO-Raahhh!