Donald Trump campaigned as neither a staunch evangelical conservative, nor an establishment-friendly pragmatist.  Instead he ran as a furiously populist, anti-establishment nationalist. Trump’s supporters saw him as a strong, independent-minded leader, capable of bringing needed change to Washington. For these particular voters, Trump’s brash, combative style, his war on “political correctness,” his outsider status, and his scathing attacks on the elites of both parties were all assets, not liabilities.

"Now it is time for America to bind the wounds of division, have to get together. To all Republicans and Democrats and independents across this nation, I say it is time for us to come together as one united people. I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be President for all of Americans, and this is so important to me. For those who have chosen not to support me in the past, of which there were a few people, I'm reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so that we can work together and unify our great country.

President-elect Trump will have about 4,000 government positions to fill, including some of the most important posts in the US government. His team has been at work coming up with possible candidates for the top jobs, but there is a smaller universe of Republicans who were close to his campaign. Much of the Washington establishment kept him at arms length. Others, including some former GOP cabinet secretaries, rejected him entirely. 

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1. The power of ordinary people to control the U.S. is getting weaker every day, as political leaders on both sides, fight to protect their own power and privilege, at the expense of the nation’s well being. The U.S. needs to restore what it believes in- real democracy by the people and real free enterprise.
2. The U.S. is run by an alliance of incumbent politicians, media pundits, lobbyists and other powerful money interests for their own gain at the expense of the American people.

Most plausible paths to victory for Trump start with holding onto two battlegrounds  North Carolina and Arizona -- and flipping three states : Florida, Ohio and Iowa.

The FBI investigation of Mrs Clinton looked at whether there was evidence classified information was improperly stored or transmitted on her personal system, in violation of a federal statute making it a felony to mishandle classified information either intentionally or in a grossly negligent way, or a second statute making it a misdemeanor to knowingly remove classified information from appropriate systems or storage facilities.

The next president will confront  disruptive events that no one sees coming as well as also face some certainties, and foes that will test their resolve not long after they move into the Oval Office.

The email scandal is not going away. The House Intelligence Committee will clearly investigate all of the information that it has as it relates to classified information being put on networks. If classified information is found it will give these congressional inquiries a whole new life as well it should.

The FBI will also investigate whether the Clinton State Department gave special access and favors to Clinton Foundation donors. Congress will certainly investigate whether there was improper interference in those FBI efforts.