Don't think she will be in the senate race, but the recent mayoral election is a pretty clear indication of what would happen if she did, in the current environment.

Unfortunately, this is the bare minimum required of anyone with presidential aspirations on their side.

I'm sure the attempt will be made, but 2028 will ultimately be a referendum on the incumbent administration.

Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996 became the first dem since FDR to win back to back, so that made him the template for everyone going forward.

The GOP won 5 of 6 starting in 1968, mostly by landslide margins in the EC. They won 49/50 twice (1972 and 1984), so there was def an entire generation of boomer dems who experienced considerable electoral trauma.