I think you've hit on an important element of this discussion that people are missing.
Trump has tapped into a deep distrust of government, of the swamp, of people being sold a bill of goods in the name of diminished sovereignty and little respect for the Rule of Law. He (and Bannon....let's not throw out the baby with the bath water) rode that to the White House.
This loss is not a cause for fear, but for awakening and mobilization. There is a need for Deplorables to start their own "farm system" as the Tea Party did, for vetting and prepping candidates. The GOP won't help...we gotta get moving on our own.
That said, when I see people arguing, cynically, that critics of Roy Moore should have purged their music and video/movie collections of all works featuring David Bowie, Chuck Berry, Led Zeppelin, the Who, R Kelly, and others, then we are in trouble.
I'm able to separate my musical tastes from politics. Glad I don't live in Alabama...really don't know how I would have voted, except there was no way I'll ever vote for a Democrat.
Nobody better try and touch my Zeppelin, Steppenwolf, Dire Straits, Doobie Brothers, et al.