BALDWIN: What a week, really the last 10 days, that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has had, a week that could mark one of, if not the best of her presidential campaign. She endured Thursday's 11-hour grilling before a congressional panel about the 2012 Benghazi attack. She's coming off a win, according to the CNN poll, of the most watched Democratic debate ever. And she's coming into a new phase of her campaign, where the vice president, Joe Biden, is no longer a threat, since he's announced he's not running for president. Today, before a much friendlier crowd at the Democratic National Committee Women's Leadership Forum, Hillary Clinton seemed to take a victory lap.</s>HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: It's been quite a week, hasn't it?</s>CLINTON: Well, thank you all so much. I am absolutely delighted to be here. As some of you may know, I had a pretty long day yesterday.</s>BALDWIN: Joining me now, Jennifer Granholm. She is the former governor of Michigan and senior adviser to Correct the Record, a group formed to defend Hillary Clinton on Benghazi. Also with me, CNN political commentator Buck Sexton, who is also a former CIA counterterrorism analyst, having worked both in Iraq and Afghanistan. So, welcome to both of you. And, Buck, on the notion of the smiles and victory lap from Hillary Clinton today, care to comment?</s>BUCK SEXTON, CNN POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: As much as it pains me to say, yes, she had a really good week this week.</s>BALDWIN: Well, look at you.</s>SEXTON: There's no way -- well, I call them like I see them. She had a good week for more than just the debate and even Benghazi. Her biggest possible competitor stayed out. Her only critic inside the race dropped out. And then we had Benghazi more or less flaming out.
Hillary Clinton Takes Political Victory Lap