What previously looked like a secured position for Johnson is now seeming less of a sure thing.

Capitol, the former president seemed like anything but a sure thing to rise again.

One poll does not an election make, nor is a blue Iowa anything like a sure thing.

At the time, leaving a sure thing like “The Daily Show” seemed like a risk.

Macpherson said she “came to the understanding that there was no sure thing and absolutely no guarantees. There was no ‘right’ way, just the right way for me.”