It seems to me that, in such a situation, saying, in effect, "the voters have spoken and there is nothing we can do" is to empower every rich rouge and demagogue in the polity. Surrendering to manufactured lies that deliberately misled voters is a choice, not a necessity. But a majority may well prefer that choice to the choice of trying to explain properly what happened and what are the real alternatives.

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."