| Happy Dia de los Muertos, the non-scary day after Halloween that honors the dead. |
| In celebration, let's talk about what happens on another day-after, the day after Election Day, which could be exciting or terrifying, depending on how you voted. |
| WHAT HAPPENS IF DONALD TRUMP WINS |
| Good news: Trump says he won't contest the results if he wins! Maybe that will quell fears of riots and violence over his "rigged election" claims. But what else is in store once he's elected? |
| FIRST ACTIONS: You probably didn't read about it, because when Trump laid out his 100-day plan at Gettysburg, the coverage was all about how he promised to sue the "liars" who have alleged that he assaulted them. But there's a lot in the plan, including these things on the first day: |
| • | Propose a constitutional amendment for term limits in Congress. | | • | Withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership. | | • | Cancel all federal funding to sanctuary cities. | | • | Impose a hiring freeze on all federal employees (except military, public-health and public-safety workers). | |
| LEGAL ISSUES: At least 75 lawsuits involving Trump are outstanding, according to a USA TODAY investigation. There is litigation tied to his businesses, including the fraud case brought by Trump University students, as well as lawsuits involving his campaign. Trump wouldn't have immunity if elected; he could still be called to testify, and that would be unprecedented for a president. |
| WEIRD THING WE'LL DEBATE: Whether the Republican Party can survive President Trump. Much has been written about what happens to the GOP if Trump loses, but some argue things are even worse for the party if he wins, because they'll have to answer for all the non-GOP-approved things he does over the next four years. |
| WHAT HAPPENS IF HILLARY CLINTON WINS |
| If Clinton wins by a lot, Trump will huff and puff about a rigged election, but it shouldn't blow the country down. If it's a nail-biter, expect drawn-out recounts and maybe even legal action. If Clinton prevails after that? Welp, don't expect a honeymoon. |
| FIRST ACTIONS: Her plan is less detailed, but here are some of the things Clinton has said she'd do in the first 100 days: |
| • | Propose a constitutional amendment to reverse "Citizens United," the court decision that opened the floodgates on anonymous election spending. | | • | Appoint a "trade prosecutor" to work on unfavorable trade deals. | | • | Work with Congress on comprehensive immigration reform. | | • | Make major investments in infrastructure and clean energy. | |
| LEGAL ISSUES: As we told you Monday, the FBI will most likely still be writing the script to "When Hillary Gets Investigated 2: It's Everyone's Pain," after Election Day. What could happen is conjecture at this point, because we don't know what the FBI is investigating (though as you'd expect, blogs are all a-twitter over the possibility of an indictment). No matter the outcome, those damn emails will hound her administration for who knows how long. |
| WEIRD THING WE'LL DEBATE: What to call the husband of the president. Is the proper term First Laddie? First Dude? First mate? Clinton I? Clinton II? Expect charts and maybe some sort of poll to figure it out. |
| WHAT HAPPENS IF ANYONE ELSE WINS |
| As we noted last week, this scenario is highly unlikely. But if it does happen, one of two things led up to it: Either the polls were really, really wrong about support for third-party candidates. Or a candidate besides Trump or Clinton managed to win a state, the election map went all screwy, and neither Trump nor Clinton got the required 270 electoral votes necessary to win. |
| MORE FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL |
| • | Latest WikiLeaks mystery: How did Donna Brazile know that was going to be a debate question? (USA TODAY) | | • | Wait, is this a belated costume party? Two Alabama supporters will debate as Clinton and Trump (Montgomery Advertiser) | | • | PayPal co-founder: 'What Donald Trump represents isn't crazy, and it's not going away' (USA TODAY) | | • | Are Republicans suppressing votes in North Carolina? State NAACP says so in a lawsuit (USA TODAY) | | • | Mike Pence makes a 'Star Trek' reference while promising to reinvigorate our lagging space program (Florida Today) | | • | Pence wasn't home to dress up and hand out candy at the governor's mansion, but his staff may have saved Halloween (Indianapolis Star) | | • | Will Trump pay an Iowa voter's legal fees after she voted twice, citing fears of a rigged election? (Des Moines Register) | | • | Clinton, Trump say they'll make child care cheaper, but for whom? (The Hechinger Report) | |
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| WHO'D YOU SEE MOST LAST NIGHT? |
| Spirit Halloween says Trump masks outsold Clinton ones 3-to-1, but is that a harbinger of what's to come next week? The holiday retailer says yes: Best-selling Halloween masks have accurately predicted the election outcome since 1996. If that's the case, we've got four more Halloweens filled with orange tans, gold lamé and Trumpian hair swirls. Have fun with that. |
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