Either all is lost, or there's hope.
If you believe all is lost, then the only correct response is to live each remaining day like it could be your last.
If you believe there's hope, then be thinking of what you can do to make a difference.
Either way, feeling down doesn't help you or anyone else. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and get back in there, fren.
Easier said than done, fren. I live in Texas, and I keep hoping and praying that Texas will lead the succession movement. But I fear that no politicians have courage anymore. In the immortal words of the D.I. (Jack Webb), "You just don't pack the gear."