What's the Point of the Democratic Party?

When senior Democrats say they've resigned themselves to a Trump presidency, they're telling us what they really think.

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After the attempt on Trump’s life, a senior House Democrat told a reporter: "We've all resigned ourselves to a second Trump presidency."

It’s one thing for the rest of us to reconcile ourselves to a what is now an increasingly likely Trump victory. But for this to come from a senior congressperson — speaking on behalf of oth…