The Most Popular Americans

Think you’ve got a lot of holiday cards and email to contend with? Imagine being one of the electors. Some people see glimmers of hope that they’ll go against the popular vote in their states, so the Electors have been inundated from all sides. AP interviewed a lot of them. Bottom line? Don’t look to the Electoral College to upend Trump victory.

+ In North Carolina, GOP lawmakers are looking at a different solution to deal with an outcome they don’t like. They are stripping away powers from the state’s governor and Supreme Court.

+ On Twitter, the prez-elect lashed out at Vanity Fair and its editor after the magazine suggested that the Trump Grill could be the worst restaurant in America. (I don’t know why Vanity Fair criticized Trump Grill. I ate there and the borscht was excellent.)

+ Is the Trump team having so much trouble luring top talent to the inauguration that they’re offering ambassadorships to talent managers? I’d take that one with a grain of salt. But it is true that no DC marching bands applied to participate in the parade.