In most unusual of campaign years, can Clinton surprise us?

She’s been on the scene for 25 years, so how can Hillary Clinton be both status quo and an agent of change? Spelling that out is a major challenge as she works to shore up the Obama base and win over blue collar voters and disaffected Republicans, says New York Times columnist David Brooks, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report. “Surprise us,” says Brooks.