With the democrats, everyone is a "trial balloon." But, today, she's the one who is flying higher in their eyes. She doesn't need Obama's endorsement. The democrat power brokers are currently at odds with each other. If the deep state succeeds in shutting down Trump before the election, she will be the one who will go the distance.
No one knows what the future holds but going through life with a pessimistic point of view does not help you or anyone else find success.
I'm not a pessimist, I'm a realist. There's a difference. Success comes to those who seek it. Let's not forget that, statistically speaking, half the American public has a two-digit IQ. Joe Six-pack, who spends half his waking hours on the couch raving at the TV, will never find the success you speak of.
The persons who ran against Obama were both very bad candidates. If you lost your faith in American voters because of their losses this also reflects on your judgment.
They weren't as bad as Obama himself. All the voters had to do was peek under the covers and look beyond the end of their noses. Since then, the average American voter has morphed into a spineless spoon-fed sycophant who will bow down to the latest load of garbage the mainstream media has to offer without question. My judgement over the past two decades has been stellar. Because of it, so far I've been prepared and able to deal with whatever comes. And, even if Trump gets elected, you're not going to like what's coming.