The failure of both the Mueller investigation and the impeachment serially showed the limits of the liberal project. Nothing weakens a cause worse than initiating two fights and going zero for two.
Winning the argument but losing the fight is a consolation prize that no one can afford to be awarded too often.
Each loss fuels left-wing despair and each defeat drives the despairing further left in search of some cure at the far extremity of radicalism. Mueller and impeachment fueled the rise of Sanders.
They're so convinced Russian collusion happened they'll wind up nominating Bernie. But really where else are they going to go?
There was no viable Plan B in the event of Hillary's loss because she wasn't gonna. The "insurance policy" really amounted to calling down artillery on their own position, more an act of despair than a plan for victory.
