The Agony of Victory

“Even before we get to day one, we’ve got two years’ worth of material already lined up.” If Hillary Clinton wins the presidency, but the GOP holds the House, we all better get ready for years of investigations.

+ “Her decades of experience come with a cost: the accumulated grievances of many political opponents and a large percentage of voters who hold unfavorable views about her. These are nearly impossible to change.” Ryan Lizza on Hillary Clinton’s Mandate Problem.

+ “Michael Jackson, Johnny Carson and Liberace all lived in the building. Trump SoHo co-developer Felix Sater worked on the 24th floor after going to prison a decade earlier for stabbing a man in the face with a broken margarita glass. Joseph Weichselbaum, whose helicopter company flew high rollers to Trump casinos, lived here after serving time for cocaine trafficking. Paul Manafort, who quit as Trump’s campaign chairman amid controversy over his work for Ukraine’s ousted president, owns a condo on the 43rd floor.” Bloomberg takes you inside Trump Tower: The Skyscraper where Donald is Already King.

+ Meanwhile, Donald Trump seems to have adopted a new campaign strategy: Promoting his hotels.