Conservatives, Out-Organizing Dems In Lame Duck Session, Suggest Pitchfork Protests

I don't think you're going to like the answer.  
If I can reframe it somewhat:
You are noticing that this election's winner (Republicans) seem to be getting the usual spoils that go to victors.  So why didn't we, the People, get the spoils when the Democrats won in 2008, and 2006 before that?
Because the Democrats don't work for us.  They work for the same people that Republicans work for.  Transnational corporations.
That's the short answer.
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