A couple of days ago I was watching Hillary answer a question posed to her. I think the questioner was Chuck Todd.
She started her answer by saying "When I become president...". Then she hesitated, and said "If I become president...".
I was quite startled by that. So perhaps you are right, and the fix is in (or at least she thinks the fix is in).
The Clinton’s and their supporters always come out of their scandals “smelling like a rose.” Look at
Ole Bill, a convicted perjurer, an impeached President who has become “beloved.”