[A]mong all living politicians in the United States who have ever held elected office, Hillary Clinton the most popular.
That's right. Ever since she became Secretary of State, her favorables have soared into the mid-60's, putting her well clear of any other statewide officeholder in the country. The only national figures who are viewed as favorably as Clinton are Michelle Obama, Colin Powell, and David Patraeus. However, they have never run for office, which invariably lowers your favorables.
Chris then muses on her credentials to run for president in 2016 as the natural successor of the Obama Administration.
Unfortunately for Secretary of State Clinton, in 2016 she will be in violation of the "freshness test," which hypothesizes that no one can be elected to President after 14 years of being first elected to a major national office. With a caveat that you don't count years during which someone is Vice President, only one U.S. President, Teddy Roosevelt, has been able to overcome this rule. Secretary Clinton was elected as a Senator from New York in 2000, meaning that 2016 will be two years past her freshness date.
Vice President Joe Biden was elected to the Senate first in 1973, so he was past his date even for the 2008 election.
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