"Democrats hope for Hillary Clinton coattails."

Really?

Her campaign is still in its infancy. The presidential election is nearly 18 months away. But Democrats are already banking on a “Hillary effect,” an anticipated wave that will lift the party’s fortunes up and down the ticket.

They're banking on it? Where does this come from? Is it pure lying? Is it propaganda?

Party officials are using Hillary Clinton’s candidacy to recruit candidates at every level of office and employing a simple pitch: Democratic voter turnout tends to be higher in presidential election years — and next year, the former secretary of state’s historic candidacy and formidable organizing efforts will have an especially catalytic effect.

Well, that's not the Hillary effect. That's just the pattern of voting in presidential years. The proportion of Democrats to Republicans is better for Democrats when there's a presidential race on the ballot. The article — in Politico — proceeds to quote Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos, a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee vice chair "who’s recruiting women to run for the House, has been convening bimonthly dinners with a group of other female members of Congress and potential future colleagues."

“A lot of the time the conversation goes to how Hillary Clinton is likely to be at the top of the ticket and how that will be helpful for the candidate,” Bustos said.

So, that's specifically about how having a female Democratic presidential candidate will help other female Democratic candidates.

There's also some discussion of how strong the Clinton "infrastructure" is going to be. Does that extend beyond the swing states on the electoral college map?

“Looking at sort of the strength of her campaign efforts and how much she is working in every state to set up campaign offices and get her grass-roots commitments going early — that is playing well in every state,” said Massachusetts Rep. Katherine Clark, one of the House women who has dined with recruits in Washington.

Sort of the strength...