Part of the reason is that we have been forced to pick our battles. It's impossible to fight a war on multiple fronts and still conserve the resources needed for reelection.  I hate that reality!  For Trump and Q, that is a compromise based in logistics, not a compromise stemming from blackmail.    But I think we also "won" Sandy Hook. The opposition came out so fast with such ready-to-go gun grabs that I have come to believe that was the goal: taking the guns. Instead of getting what they wanted, they boosted gun sales and made people more suspicious of news reporting. If that does not count as a win; it is at least a draw.