In Transition: Donald Trump is expected to meet with President Obama at the White House today to talk about a transition to Trump’s new administration.

But hours after Hillary Clinton and President Obama made conciliatory speeches about Trump’s election victory, anti-Trump protesters marched and choked streets and highways last night in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and nine other cities and on college campuses. Some carried signs that said, “Not Our President” and “Don’t Make America Hate Again.” They gathered at Trump towers in New York and Chicago. This morning the streets around Trump Tower are lined with sanitation trucks filled with sand as a bomb barrier.

It was late morning before Hillary Clinton pulled together a concession speech, but she delivered it gracefully. “This is painful and it will be for a long time,” Clinton said. But, she went on, “We have seen that our nation is more deeply divided than we thought. But I still believe in America and I always will. And if you do, then we must accept this result and then look to the future. Donald Trump is going to be our president. We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead.”

President Obama, who had campaigned for Clinton and said Trump was unqualified for the job, said, “We are now all rooting for his success in uniting and leading the country.” He said, “Sometimes you lose an argument.  Sometimes you lose an election.  The path that this country has taken has never been a straight line.  We zig and zag, and sometimes we move in ways that some people think is forward and others think is moving back.”

Demographics: Hillary Clinton won the popular vote and lost the election in the Electoral College.

Donald Trump won the majority in the following categories of voters: men, white voters, 45 & older, married women, no college degree, white without college, last minute deciders.

Hillary Clinton won the majority among: women, blacks and Latinos, college and postgraduate education, non-churchgoers

Spoils of War: The short list of prominent Republicans who campaigned for Trump are expected to be rewarded with positions in the new administration: Former NY Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, NJ Gov. Chris Christie, Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, who will lead the Republican agenda if he survives as Speaker, is having quick political make-up sex with the man he refused to endorse for president or even utter his name during the campaign. “Donald Trump provided the kind of coattails that got a lot of people over the finish line so that we could maintain our strong House and Senate majorities,” Ryan said.

The Business of Politics: After futures dipped overnight as the votes were counted, the Dow Jones finished up a cheerful 257 points yesterday. One major casualty: gun makers. Stock in Smith & Wesson and Sturm Ruger took a dive because Trump presents no threat of gun regulations that drive up gun sales. Pro-gun politicians are actually bad for gun companies.

Election Collection: Democrats picked up one more US Senate seat with New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan’s defeat of incumbent Kelly Ayotte. The Republicans hold the majority 51-48 next year. — Phoenix Sheriff Joe Arpaio, 84, the self-appointed fighter of illegal immigration who bills himself as “America’s toughest sheriff,” lost his bid for a 7^th term. He’s an incredible blowhard. — California voted to legalize recreational marijuana, as though that might make a difference to consumption of weed in that state. Massachusetts and Nevada also voted to legalize recreational marijuana, making it legal in seven states and the District of Columbia.

The National Comedy Employment Act: Conan O’Brien said, “Two things happened last night; Donald Trump got elected president and my job just got easier for the next four years.

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