Popular vote win or not, the results of this election are nothing to brag about if you're a Democrat. It's a shame to have lost the presidency, but the failure to take the Senate and the steady losses at the statewide level are not to be ignored. Short coattails in my opinion are another symptom of a presidential campaign and a party brand that needed and still needs improvement. Since Clinton may not be likely to run for public office again, the big question is what do Dems do now as an outvoted opposition party across most of the country and in every branch of government in Washington.