The inauguration is a year away. Of course, Washington is already planning.

Washington Post ^ | 1-19-2016 | Roxanne Roberts

[Citizen Zed]

Donald Trump started dreaming about the 2017 inauguration more than a year ago, months before he jumped into the presidential race. In late 2014, the billionaire businessman launched a promotion for his upcoming luxury hotel in Washington: a bet on the chance to stay there during inaugural week.

The idea is simple: For $250, you purchase a "Candidate Key" from the hotel website. If your chosen candidate wins the general election, you snag a room reservation at a yet-to-be-determined rate (probably $1,000 or more per night.) If you back the wrong horse, you lose the $250. It's unclear how Trump's candidacy has affected the game: Hotel officials refused to disclose the number of keys purchased, but Hillary Clinton appears to be the current front-runner.

While most political junkies are obsessed with Iowa, New Hampshire and Marco Rubio's boots, hundreds are already planning for Jan. 20, 2017. They divide roughly into two camps: those who come to the nation's capital regardless of who wins, and the partisans who wait until after the election to make reservations. The early birds get the luxury suites, the top caterers, the primo party venues. The gamblers scramble and often pay a premium for the privilege of possibly seeing the new president in person. The trick is knowing when to pull the trigger.

[Citizen Zed]

"...pull the trigger"?

What kind of violent rhetoric is this?

[GregoTX]

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Im shouting it from the roof tops

[nascarnation]

He'll be very familiar with the premises:

[kagnew]

Hell, that’s an ongoing nightmare!