Twenty - seven out of 46 members of the Senate Democratic caucus - or nearly 60 % - are already backing a potential 2016 run . After losing the chamber in 2014 , the Montana Democrat was named chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee through 2016 . Most of these votes have been facilitated by Ready for Hillary , a super PAC urging Clinton to run . The number of endorsements is a sign that Clinton 's candidacy is a major conclusion in politics .
Twenty - seven out of 46 members of the Senate Democratic caucus - or nearly 60 % - are already backing a potential 2016 run . Most of these votes have been facilitated by Ready for Hillary , a super PAC urging Clinton to run . The number of endorsements is a sign that Clinton 's candidacy is a major conclusion in politics .