Clinton's Next Move?

Now that she has ended her historic run to become the first Madame President, many are speculating about what Sen. Hillary Clinton will do next.

On Saturday, she held her last rally, telling thousands of supporters she was endorsing her former rival, Sen. Barack Obama, who became the presumptive Democratic nominee Tuesday.
"The way to continue our fight now, to accomplish the goals for which we stand, is to take our energy, our passion, our strength, and do all we can to help elect Barack Obama the next president of the United States," she told the packed crowd at the National Building Museum in Washington.
Clinton is expected to return to the campaign trail to stump for Obama.
Some of her top backers are hoping she will play a larger role in the Obama campaign by becoming his running mate.
Clinton told New York lawmakers this week that she'd be open to becoming the Democrat's vice presidential nominee, some of them said, but Obama has said only that Clinton "would be on anyone's short-list."

Democratic analyst Jamal Simmons says Clinton has reason to look beyond a joint ticket.
"Hillary Clinton may actually think she spent the last year, year-and-a-half getting out from the shadow of Bill Clinton. She may not want to get underneath the wing of Barack Obama," said Simmons, an Obama supporter.
Apart from the vice presidency, analysts say, there are several roles Clinton could potentially fill.

Some New York Democrats would love to see a Gov. Hillary Clinton in 2010.
But the primary fight would put her up against David Paterson, New York's first African-American governor. Paterson took over after Eliot Spitzer stepped down in the wake of his call-girl scandal.
Others say Clinton could aim for Harry Reid's powerful position as Senate majority leader, but there are a some major obstacles on that career path.
Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the assistant majority leader, is next in line. He's followed by Sen. Charles Schumer, vice chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus. And of course, Reid would have to resign.
Clinton could potentially add Supreme Court justice to her résumé, but she would be in her early 60s if the offer came.