The revolutionary types are under the spell of laissez-faire capitalism, roach. The NRA and Tea Party folks generally support the movement of power from the government to the market. I wouldn't necessarily say they'd call this a win, but their corporate masters might. They'd sooner turn their revolutionary impulses on the government which has effectively just been neutered.
Folks like you and me aren't necessarily built for revolution.
President Obama posted this response on the White House website:
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With its ruling today, the Supreme Court has given a green light to a new stampede of special interest money in our politics. It is a major victory for big oil, Wall Street banks, health insurance companies and the other powerful interests that marshal their power every day in Washington to drown out the voices of everyday Americans. This ruling gives the special interests and their lobbyists even more power in Washington--while undermining the influence of average Americans who make small contributions to support their preferred candidates. That's why I am instructing my Administration to get to work immediately with Congress on this issue. We are going to talk with bipartisan Congressional leaders to develop a forceful response to this decision. The public interest requires nothing less.
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...but that seems like a bit of a joke considering the Democrats' lack of party unity as of late. Add to that the fact that anyone that wants to be reelected would be writing their own pink slip if they were to stand against corporate influence, and we've got a recipe for stagnation. A few Democrats will speak up, the Kuciniches and Graysons, but otherwise it will be foot dragging and apologism and blue-doggery.
This is going to get a lot worse before there's even hope of it getting better.