Tap-dancing around the obvious.

[world wide wally]

35. We have to be smart abut this situation and play the long game.

I have one statement about the OP and one suggestion about where to begin.
First of all, don't even think for a minute that Electoral College voters are any more qualified to make a decision than your local exterminator. They are just local activists (and usually of the most fervent breed) who want to seem important. So fuck them too.
One suggestion I have on how to proceed is for democratic lawmakers to introduce legislation (even if it never even makes it to the floor) aimed at Trumps most glaring vulnerabilities. Perhaps one requiring all future presidential candidates to undergo a psychological test when filing their candidacy. Requiring they make public both physical and mental health records. A full disclosure of their income tax forms. Some brave soul may even file charges of treason or collusion with a foreign power.
It is not important that any of these things succeed, just that they are discussed on a national scale. Some Americans will get the message.
Nothing will grow without planting seeds. We have a lot of seeds to plant.