I'm going through the FR archives, reading messages from 1999 about whether she would run for Senate. Here are some actual quotes (with screen names omitted) -
"She won't run.""Doubtful scenario."
"she isn't going to run for any elective office."
"She's not going to accept anything that will downgrade her position from where she is now. Her ego will not allow her to be the "junior" senator, or the VP nominee while watching Tipper ascend to potential First Lady."
"Hillary is not running anywhere but to Brazil."
"I can't imagine Hillary has the nerve to try and go after power on her own."
"Not gonna happen. To much dirt is going to come out before then."
etc., etc.
There must be thousands of similar messages in the archives - from people who consistently underestimate Hillary's relentless quest for absolute power.
I am not one of them.
However, there is not a doubt in my mind that she would need 60 Senate votes for confirmation to the Supreme Court. I maintain that that will never happen, regardless of how much she may want to be confirmed. Those files of hers are growing staler and staler.