Without her, it's going to be tough to keep the kitty cats in line. Why should she hypothetically continue to kill? She's done running for office and has all the money she's going to get from this, no reason to go back one more time for the job that will keep her supported in the style to which she has become accustomed.

With her out of the picture the D's are going to pull away into their own affinity groups and that's it for them.