Calling it now: A lot of us can take pleasure in the beatdown but have no expectation that the race will be over or that the coverage will reflect the lopsidedness of the debate. I think the Trump presidency ended faith in Sorkin-style narratives — which were always a fantasy, anyway.

It's the kind of thing that could possibly give us energy without making us declare victory

I hear you. But... we were seeing something approaching Obama '08-level excitement there for a minute. We'll see.