PDS

My wife and watched about 30 minutes of the speech and simply turned it off because we were tired of his shouting. 

Actually, just continue to be one now...

Very, very well said REB!

There really is no loss of one's union card if a prediction is wrong.  If I am wrong about the Trump landslide, I am wrong.    These are factual determinations, not floating abstractions. 

I really agree with REB's penultimate paragraph.    As the Zen master says, "before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.   After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water." 

I say likewise in this context:  before election, chop wood and carry water.   After election (of either Hillary or Trump), chop wood and carry water--but with a hard hat on and much less yen in pockets....