A Lame Duck, Inciting Riot on the Way Out

Four years ago, in a closer election than this one, Democrats sucked in their breath, picked their jaws up off the floor and confronted the fact that an absolutely impossible result had occurred. The losing candidate, Hillary Clinton, conceded to Donald Trump shortly after the result was called by the press, saying in part

“Last night I congratulated Donald Trump and offered to work with him on behalf of our country. I hope that he will be a successful president for all Americans. This is not the outcome we wanted or we worked so hard for, and I'm sorry we did not win this election for the values we share and the vision we hold for our country…

…“Donald Trump is going to be our president. We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead. Our constitutional democracy enshrines the peaceful transfer of power. We don't just respect that. We cherish it. It also enshrines the rule of law; the principle we are all equal in rights and dignity; freedom of worship and expression. We respect and ch…