The election night campaign events: Hillary will have two, the first is open to the public (with tickets) at the Jacob Javits convention center, complete with glass ceiling.
Her second, more private affair will be at the Peninsula Hotel on 55th St. Why? No, it's not because it's near Trump Tower (everything in midtown around Fifth Avenue is near Trump Tower.) It's a gorgeous hotel (my three favorite hotels in NY are the Four Seasons (E. 57th), the St. Regis (E. 55th) and the Peninsula (E. 55th.)
Trump will be home watching results at Trump Tower, while Mike Pence hosts a party at the NY Midtown Hilton (W. 54th and 6th Ave.) Reportedly, the campaign has rented a pretty ho-hum size ballroom. It's not a bad hotel, just non-descript. Why not a Trump property? I suspect he is already trying to rebuild his brand by disassociating it from his campaign, but his campaign insists it's because he got fined for the escalator event since TP is a public space, and he's superstitious.
Why not the Plaza, which he used to own? It has a 4,800 sq. ft. ballroom and is two blocks from Trump Tower. (Maybe he doesn't want to be reminded he bought it in 1988 for $407.5 million, and sold it in 1995 for only $325 million, after spending a small fortune on renovations.)
Hillary began her campaign by opening an office in Brooklyn. Trump began his with a ride on an escalator, headed down. Hopefully tonight will end with the media focused on Hillary's win instead of Trump's paranoid claims about rigged elections.
Here's an interesting tidbit I just found in his bio on the Trump Organizations' website:
In 2011, after failed attempts by both Senator McCain and Hillary Clinton, Mr. Trump single handedly forced President Obama to release his birth certificate, which was lauded by large segments of the political community.
....Mr. Trump is one of the highest paid speakers in the world, often drawing tens of thousands of people. In September of 2011, Mr. Trump gave a two city speech in Australia, for over 3 million dollars.
Just like his ride down (as opposed to up) an escalator, American voters know Trump would lead this country into a downward spiral. Hillary, on the other hand, has always aimed high. The Javits Center event will be inspirational, historic and memorable. Trump's party will probably end early, if he shows up at all.