In politics, the unthinkable must be thought about.

Not all that long ago, it was unthinkable that Hillary Clinton could lose Iowa, the first of the 2016 presidential contests.

True, she had lost the Iowa caucuses in 2008, coming in a shocking third after both Barack Obama and John Edwards.

And she had had everything going for her. She had the money, she had the endorsements, she had the name recognition, and she had the demographics, i.e., there are virtually no black people in Iowa, so how was Barack Obama supposed to beat Hillary Clinton there?

Obama’s people were astonished at how lightly Hillary’s people were taking Obama.

Read the article “Could Clinton Lose Iowa and New Hampshire? You Bet.” on politico.com.