The Democrats were already in shambles before the election. Republicans controlled 31 of the governorships and 70 of the 99 state assemblies. Those numbers will go up slightly come 1 January 2017. They control both houses of congress and will appoint members of SCOTUS to serve for the next 40 years.
The Democrat party is in civil war mode -- let's not discourage them.
The Republicans are in more a Reformation mode. Time to put RINOs out to pasture, without destroying the party. Time to fully recognize the needs of those who built the nation -- middle class.