WI: Hillary Runs For AR Senate Seat in '02?

In 2002, a one-term senator named Tim Hutchinson from Arkansas was seeking re-election. Ultimately, the scandal-plagued senator lost to the state Attorney General Mark Pryor, 53-47. Imagine if Hillary ran here in Pryor's place. What happens to Pryor, and who runs for Senate from NY in 00? And what happens to Hillary's presidential ambitions as a result?
 
State Attorney General Mark Pryor likely stays out of the race upon hearing that the more popular First Lady wanted the Senate seat in Arkansas. If not, it's likely he'd lose to her. Pryor could always become a Representative from one of Arkansas' four Congressional Districts. If Pryor wins re-election as a Congressman enough times, he could challenge Senator John Boozman in the Senate Election of 2016. Hillary Clinton beats Senator Tim Hutchison by a comfortable margin because of her popularity and the fact that he is scandal-ridden.

Over in New York, the contest comes down between OTL's Republican Congressman Rick Lazio and Democrat Mark McMahon (Clinton's OTL opponent in the Democratic primaries). Because Arkansas' Senate terms are six years, Clinton would likely have to wait until 2012 or 2016 to run for president, or not make the promise to serve a full term at all and 'wing it' in 2008 against Senator Barack Obama of Illinois. Her inexperience will be a liability, though. If she won in either year (2008, 2012, 2016), ATL's Congressman Mark Pryor could seek out her Senate seat and probably win it, but could lose re-election to any Republican/Tea Party wave.
 
She runs in 2008 anyway, but Arkansas is a less-effective stepping stone than New York. She has less experience and that argument is blunted against Obama. Obama wins the 2008 primaries more easily. This leads to butterflies in that she is not appointed SoS. In 2014 she is blown out of the water by Tom Cotton, as Arkansas voters turn on the Clintons and she is a casualty of the year's GOP wave.
 
State Attorney General Mark Pryor likely stays out of the race upon hearing that the more popular First Lady wanted the Senate seat in Arkansas. If not, it's likely he'd lose to her. Pryor could always become a Representative from one of Arkansas' four Congressional Districts. If Pryor wins re-election as a Congressman enough times, he could challenge Senator John Boozman in the Senate Election of 2016. Hillary Clinton beats Senator Tim Hutchison by a comfortable margin because of her popularity and the fact that he is scandal-ridden.

Over in New York, the contest comes down between OTL's Republican Congressman Rick Lazio and Democrat Mark McMahon (Clinton's OTL opponent in the Democratic primaries). Because Arkansas' Senate terms are six years, Clinton would likely have to wait until 2012 or 2016 to run for president, or not make the promise to serve a full term at all and 'wing it' in 2008 against Senator Barack Obama of Illinois. Her inexperience will be a liability, though. If she won in either year (2008, 2012, 2016), ATL's Congressman Mark Pryor could seek out her Senate seat and probably win it, but could lose re-election to any Republican/Tea Party wave.

I like the idea except for the fact that Mark Pryor could only win based on his last name (his dad is still super popular, even more than the Clintons). I'd have him announce a campaign but then bows out after Clinton courts him into running against Huckabee for Governor (he'd be their best recruit). He loses by about the same margin as OTL (54-46 I think) and his political career is finished
 
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