Prediction: Assuming Hillary Clinton wins in November... [View all]

...unless she softens her position on gun control legislation (which is darned near impossible at this point), she could wind up with a Democratic Senate, but she'll still be stuck with a Republican House.

That said, the Brady Campaign is all in for Hillary, and we've seen Gabby Giffords endorsing her as well. The DLC/Third Way bunch generally support her stance on gun laws as well.

But unless the Supreme Court overturns DC v. Heller (also darned near impossible), she'll need both the House and the Senate to pass sweeping gun control laws. And that's probably not going to happen.

So she needs to start planning for this outcome by working for incremental tweaks here and there that respect Second Amendment rights while still promoting public safety. Obama is taking this route already, but she may have a few new ideas.