Let me finish with this historic moment in American politics.
Looking at the field of candidates right now — and assuming no great champion is going to come in from out of nowhere — I think Hillary Clinton has a sound 50-50 shot at being our next president.
This is an extraordinary position to hold at this point. Without knowing whom the Republicans will nominate, it says that she has the stature to stand up to whomever that ends up being, that there is no candidate on the horizon who can close in on her in the late summer and fall of 2016 from a commanding position.
I have another reason for calling this 50-50. I think the country is 50-50. I think the political contest in 2016 is going to resemble a roulette table with equal chances for the red or the black to win, which in this case is the red or the blue.









