I don’t think it is about accepting the election.
I think it is that many are facing jail.
They know it and are desperate to stop it.
Here's the thing.
The media has existed alongside with the political class and created a cottage industry among itself.
The fancy-schmancy cocktail parties, the "exclusives" that were already fed to them - all of that is going away.
That's where the shell-shock is coming from. When you know the party's over and you have to actually do your jobs instead of "doing" your jobs.