DUmmies, I'm going to compare the election of November 8th, 2016, to another event that transpired when the USA was a bit 'down.' That date was February 22nd, 1980. The event took place in a small village in the Adirondacks known as Lake Placid. That evening, twenty college kids beat the greatest hockey machine of the time, and maybe of all time. The Soviets were easily the best hockey team in the Olympic tournament--at the beginning of the Games, at least. That night, a kid who had been told that he would be cut from the team, only a few weeks previously, if he didn't play better, scored what has been referred to ever since as "The Golden Goal." (Even after beating the Soviets, Team USA wasn't assured of winning any medal, as they still had to beat Finland on Sunday morning. They sealed that win with a shorthanded goal with less than four minutes in the game, and very nearly got an additional goal with one minute left.) No one in the mainstream media gave Donald Trump any chance of winning the election. Yet, he did.
Yeah, I know that there was a 'change' election later that year. The Olympic gold medal in ice hockey just started the progression. President-elect Trump's election started this comeback.