Chris Matthews: Hillary Is ‘Probable' 2016 Winner, Speculates on 2020

[See NewsBusters for more.] During a live, post-debate edition of Hardball on Tuesday night, Chris Matthews declared Hillary Clinton the likely winner in 2016 and immediately moved on to 2020. Matthews, who famously had a “thrill" up his leg for Barack Obama, ended a segment on the current Vegas odds by declaring, “I think Hillary is favored. I think she'll probably win the general. Probably. Probably.”  Having disposed of the 2016 race 327 days before election day, the MSNBC host allowed that there might be some trouble in 2020: “I think when she runs for re-election, which I expect she will, that will be even tougher. That's going to be tougher than this one.”