If you want to know how much the race for the Democratic presidential nomination has changed since people thought that Hillary just had to turn up to win, read this story about how Team Clinton is contemplating skipping the first contest of the season in Iowa. The strategy actually makes some sense given Hillary’s relative weakness there compared to other states. But the fact her campaign is thinking of roundabout ways to win the nomination shows that the inevitability myth has been well and truly punctured.

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