An oft-asked question these days is just how the Republican takeover of the Senate—and the GOP’s now-complete occupation of Capitol Hill—will affect the 2016 presidential election. More specifically, how will it affect former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should she decide to run for president? While the conventional wisdom now appears to be that the GOP takeover helps her 2016 ambitions, it seems to me the jury will be out on that question for quite some time. CONT.
Charlie Cook