General Election Woes
Trump is still haunted by ghosts from the General Election. Off-handed comments about women, minorities, and those with disabilities received ample coverage during the election cycle and are likely to follow the President-elect for some time. Allegations of incompetence, inexperience, racism, bigotry, etc. will not disappear overnight, and will require visible effort from Trump to reach across the aisle and become the great uniter that he says he is.
Competency
All of this comes down to competency. President-elect Trump, more than any past president, needs to have some very big and public wins right out of the gate. He has been labeled by both Democrats and Republicans as incompetent and unstable. To successfully accomplish his greatest initiatives, he needs to show that this label is wrong from day one.
