Carlos Sierra Political Consultant | El Paso, Texas

The 2016 election cycle had quite a few ups and downs, and now we are mere days away from president-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration at noon on January 20. Not familiar with how inauguration works? Here’s an outline of what to expect throughout the day. Morning Worship Service Before the ceremony, it’s tradition for the President-elect to attend a church service. It was all started by Franklin D. Roosevelt, who attended services at St. John's Episcopal Church (next to the White House) before all four of his Inauguration ceremonies. Presidents have been following this practice ever since, however, not all choose to attend services with St. John's. Procession to the Capital Trump, Pence, and their families will be escorted to the White House by members of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC). Cabinet members and members of the JCCIC will follow as well. Pence’s Swearing-in Ceremony Before Trump takes office, Pence will st...

On November 8, 2016, this country changed. An electoral outcome unpredicted even by the victor sent chaotic tremors rippling through a cracked nation. And while the friction of 2016’s presidential election split us, it also saw us pulled close together.  It's true that half of America is reeling in disbelief, while the half jovially champions our new commander-in-chief. But the real fact is this: no matter our political affiliation, all of us are burning with one insatiable question.   What happens next? Well, here’s the thing. No one knows, not really. How could we possibly? What we do know is that facing uncertainty, we do what we can. And what we can do is look at the happenings, the contributing factors that led us to this manifest threshold. Like the radar-savvy meteorologist who spies a fresh hurricane closing the mainland, we can construct a predictive model based on the insights this typhoon of an election provided into the American psyche. So what do w...