Your last sentence clarified the entirety of my intent in the original post:
The GOP REALLY screwed this all up.
That can become as ubiquitous as “elections have consequences,” IMO.
I understand and believe me, feel the pain directly. I went from being represented by an American patriot and true conservative to now having a pal of Debbie Wasserman Schultz as my new representative. I have a very sick feeling about this fiasco.