Hillary Clinton came very close to declining Obama's offer of becoming Secretary of State, even calling him to tell him she was declining, before he convinced her to accept during the conversation. The next man on Obama's list was John Kerry. So how would things change in Obama's administration with a Secretary of State John Kerry in 2009, rather than Clinton? How would Clinton fare for the next 8 years in the Senate? And how would this effect the leadup to the Democratic primaries?