A few months after Hillary Clinton left the State Department, I asked a prominent Democrat whether she would really run in 2016. I didn’t think she had done a great job at State, but the public’s impression of it at the time was positive. If she ran again, she would run the risk of being a two-time loser in presidential politics. Wouldn’t it be better for her to go out on a high note? The answer I got: That would be a reasonable consideration, if the Clintons were normal people.