On Hillary's prospects if her campaign does indeed go belly up, from The Corner:
She could serve as the U.S. Senator from New York for the next 20 years if she plays it right -- even if she just preserves the merest of fig leaves. Whatever her shortcomings, the NY State GOP has no candidate likely to displace her anytime soon.And in 20 years, or even 12, you can accomplish a lot of your underlying liberal agenda -- especially if you give up your presidential aspirations, and have no need to "triangulate" your votes to appeal to moderates later on. Teddy Kennedy is a reasonable model for this approach.Posted by Alan at February 20, 2008 12:45 PMIt's not the big, glittering prize that the oval office is. And it requires the kind of hard, daily legislative work Hillary hasn't done so much of. But, for better or worse, it would be a real legacy. Not, of course, that I want to see this happen. But it is the dark alternative to the wishful scenario where she melts as the bucket of water hits her.