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One of the most widely circulated post-election rumors about theClintonsis that HillaryClintonwill resume her political career by running for Mayor of New York City against incumbent Bill de Blasio. With an FBIinvestigationintohis campaign fundraising looming large over his bid forre-election, the opportunity could be Clintons saving grace after her embarrassing defeat in November.

De Blasio has taken hits forClintonbefore. During her presidential campaign, de Blasio took the blame for a racist joke the two made during an annual New York City Press Dinner. Well, look, it was Mayor de Blasios skit. He has addressed it, and I will really defer to him because it is something that hes already talked about,Clinton told Cosmopolitan.

Since Clintons election loss, her loyalists have been desperate to revive the Clinton image.Though Clintons presidential campaign ended in defeat months ago, the arrogance her campaign injected into the Democratic Party has yet to subside as her loyalist supporters fail to recognize thelessons that the defeat should have taught them. These Democrats remain blind to the damage Clinton has inflicted on the party and are eager to continue with their unabated praise and admiration. Every tweet Clinton has sent from her account since the election has received coverage from mainstream media outlets. These outlets have also praisedher daughter, ChelseaClinton, for her tweets opposing Trump and have also fueled rumors speculating a futureChelsea Clintoncongressional bid.

In New York City, supporters desperate to resurrect Clintons career have begun postingHillary For Mayor signs. However, if theDemocratic Partywants to optimize their chances of recouping the drastic losses they suffered under the Obama administration, it would be wise to suppress Clintonsfuture political plans. Outside of her cult-like fan base, Clinton remains widely disliked among American voters.

Even some moderate Republicans who have defected to theDemocratic Partydue toTrumpare repelled by Clintonism and the Clintons reputation of corruption and scandal. Hillary Clinton is the only politician who seems to be routinely discussed by fans in terms of what she deserves vs. what the country does, Business Insider Senior Editor Josh Barrotweeted. What the country needs is for the Democrats to get past the Clintons and their toxic brand. So, the best thing for Hillary to do is nothing.

Voxs Matthew Yglesias, who advocated for Clinton throughout her campaign, has called for Democrats to stop elevating the Clintons as spokespersons for the resistance against Trump. Chelsea Clintons Twitter account is Bad For The Democrats, he tweeted. The initial launch of Hillary Clinton into big-time politics made sense because Bill Clinton was super-popular. Leverage a popular brand! But the Clinton brand is currently not popular at all. Time to let it go!

Given the pervading sense of entitlement from Hillary Clinton and her avid followers, they are unlikely to let dreams of a Clinton resurrection go, and the Democratic Partywhose favorability has been trending downwardsince the electionwill continue to suffer.

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A former Hillary Clinton volunteer drew swift condemnation -- including from President Trump's eldest son -- after mocking the widow of a fallen Navy SEAL who was honored by the president during his congressional address Tuesday night.

Dan Grilo, who said in his Twitter profile that he was a former volunteer for both Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama, made the remarks after Trump paid tribute to Carryn Owens. She is the widow of U.S. Navy SEAL William Ryan Owens, who was killed in a counterterrorism raid in Yemen last month.

Our veterans have delivered for this nationand now we must deliver for them, Trump said, eliciting an extended standing ovation from the entire chamber for a visibly emotional Owens.

Ryan died as he lived: a warrior, and a hero battling against terrorism and securing our nation, Trump said.

While widely regarded as the most powerful moment of the night, Grilo was not impressed. Responding to a tweet from L.A. Times reporter Matt Pearce, who noted that Owens was crying and overwhelmed,Grilo tweeted:

Sorry, Owens' wife, youre not helping yourself or your husbands memory by standing there and clapping like an idiot. Trump just used you.

The tweet quickly zipped around social media as commentators on both sides of the aisle were outraged by the swipe.Donald Trump Jr. called the tweet an example of hatred from the other side."

Grilo followed up, apologizing for what we called a poorly worded tweet.

Grilos account soon went private, and was then deleted entirely. But the tweets were saved and archived by other Twitter users.

Grilos LinkedInpage says he works as a principal for the Chicago-based Liberty Advisor Group. But as of Wednesday morning, Grilos profile page on the site had been deleted.

Liberty Advisor Group did not respond to multiple requests for comments on Grilos status from Fox News.

Adam Shaw is a Politics Reporter and occasional Opinion writer for FoxNews.com. He can be reached here or on Twitter: @AdamShawNY.

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After losing the presidential election in 2012, Mitt Romney disappeared. The only evidence he still existed came from random sightingsat a movie, a gas station, Disneyland, Costco, McDonalds, etc. Romney posted a Thanksgiving photo on Facebook and visited the White House on November 29, 2012 at President Barack Obamas request. He then completely dropped off the face of the earth between December 9, 2012 and February 27, 2013.

It wasnt until about this time in 2013 that he spoke publicly in an interview with Fox News, after which he disappeared again until people beganasking for his opinion on the 2016 presidential candidates.

Losers of past presidential elections have alsoleft the spotlight immediately following campaign losses.Sen. John McCain and Sen. John Kerry returned to their jobs in the Senate. Vice President Al Gore emerged only to criticize President George W. Bush, deny running for president in 2004, and re-appear for hawk disaster scenarios.

The same cannot be said for Hillary Clinton. The day after the election, Clintonwas photographed with a supporter. She gave her first post-election address justeight days after losing.

I know many of you are deeply disappointed about the results of the election, Clinton said. I am, toomore than I can ever express. She added, There have been a few times this past week when all I wanted to do was just to curl up with a good book or our dogs and never leave the house again.

Clinton has also been tweeting regularly. Well, someones been tweeting from her account, because some are signed -Hillary or -H to signify theyre actually from the former candidate. Each time Clinton, or someone, tweets from her account, articles are written. The account tweeted on Inauguration Day and in support of the Womens March (though none were signed from Clinton herself).

Clinton recorded a video message weeks after the march for the 2017 Makers conference, telling participants the future is female.

Who needs men?

And remember, you are the heroes and history makers, the glass ceiling breakers of the future, Clinton said. As Ive said before, Ill say again, never doubt you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and every opportunity in the world.

Well, so long as youre a woman who holds liberal viewpoints.

Clinton also announced around this time that she would be writing a book of personal essays that included her favorite quotations. Thats just what we needanother bookafter herlast one sold just 2,912 copies in its first week.

On February 24, Clinton released another video, this one aimed at the Democratic Party. Did she suggest that the party reflect on its losses over the past eight years (with the obvious exception of the presidency)? Of course not, because Democrats havent learned anything from the past election. The GOP conducted an autopsy after their 2012 loss (and, depending on how you view the current Republican Party, have either stuck to it or thrown it in the garbage). Democrats have done no such thing, instead doubling down on their failed strategies and blaming everyoneuneducated voters, the Russians, fake news, etc.for their election losses. They have yet to acknowledge that their years of playing identity politics turned off a big chunk of their base, who felt that the party was no longer fighting forthe working class.

Instead, Clinton offered platitudes that serve as nothing more than a reminder as to why she lost in the first place.

We as Democrats must move forward with courage, confidence and optimism and stay focused on the elections we must win this year and next, she said. Let resistance plus persistence equal progress for our party and our country.

Why is Clinton remaining in the public eye? Perhaps Democratic supporters are different than Republican supporters, because after McCain and Romney lost, Republicans didnt want to hear from them (I still roll my eyes when Romney is asked for political advice).

Does she want to be a Queen maker? Could she be? She didnt exactly help her party in November, and Obamas more likely to be influential since he actually won two presidential elections (though its also clear he cant get people to vote for anyone but himself).

Maybe shes just looking for work. The Clinton Global Initiative was conveniently shut down after foreign donations dried up following Clintons loss (but we werent supposed to see any conflicts of interest there). I doubt that she willget as many high-paying speaking gigs as she did when people thought shed be the next president.

Maybe its simpler than that. Maybe she just needs something to do. Forgive me if I dont value the opinion of a twice failed presidential candidate.

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Unlike Losers Before Her, Clinton Is Not Going Gently Into the Night - Observer

Hillary Clinton concedes the presidential election at the New Yorker Hotel on Nov. 9, 2016 in New York City. Justin Sullivan2016 Getty Images

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is speaking out against an alleged hate crime that took place in Olathe, Kan. last week.

Adam Purinton, 51, shouted get out of my country at two Indian men in a bar before he opened fire , killing one man and injuring two others. With reports that Purintons actions were racially motivated , Clinton is calling on President Donald Trump, who has yet to speak out against the shooting, for change.

"With threats & hate crimes on rise, we shouldn't have to tell @POTUS to do his part. He must step up & speak out," she tweeted Monday morning.

Despite Clinton's message, the shooting has not been ruled a hate crimethough the FBI has joined an investigation to determine whether or not it was. If it is ruled a hate crime, Purinton's actions will join a growing number of hate or racially motivated crimes since Trump's election. The uptick has mainly been against Muslims and Jews in the United States, according to reports.

Just five days after Trump was elected, the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights advocacy group that tracks hate crimes, reported more than 30 cases of anti-Muslim incidents. Separately, the Pew Research Center also reported that the number of physical assaults against Muslim-Americans saw an increase in 2015, the second highest levels since Sept. 11.

The New York Police Department has also seen an uptick in hate crimes: Between the election on Nov. 8 and Feb. 19, the NYPD received 143 hate-crime complaintsa 42% increase from the same period a year earlier, according to Bloomberg . The department has linked the surge to the 2016 presidential campaign.

A Jewish cemetery in Missouri was also recently vandalized, as was one in Philadelphia. While Trump has condemned anti-Semitism , the Anne Frank Center said these comments were "pathetic," writing in a statement that the President's comments are "a Band-Aid on the cancer of Anti-Semitism that has infected his own Administration."

On Friday, the widow of Srinivas Kuchibhotlathe sole man who was killed in the shootingquestioned whether or not Indians are safe in the United States during a news conference at Garmin headquarters, where Kuchibhotla worked as an aviation systems engineer, according to the Kansas City Star .

"I need an answer, she said, the Star reports. I need an answer from the government. ...What are they going to do to stop this hate crime?

Purinton has been charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder in connection with the shooting. He is slated to make his first court appearance today.

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During the 2016 campaign, Donald Trumps tell was fully on display: when a criticism or an allegation was getting to him, hed turn around and accuse someone else of the same thing. From Little Marco to No, youre the puppet, Trump turned the trail into a running game of Im rubber, youre glue. And the presidents critics are developing a tell of their own: projecting their antipathies, hopes and anxieties on the women in the presidents professional and personal life.

Take the furor over a wire photo of the presidents senior counselor, Kellyanne Conway, kneeling on an Oval Office couch during a meeting between the president and representatives of historically blackcolleges and universities.By the standards of presidential photography, which has historically involved men in suits, it is a somewhat unusual image: Conway is relaxed, and her stylish red dress hits above the knee. To some observers, the image was proof of everything from hypocrisy about presidential decorum from conservatives who criticized President Obama for taking off his suit jacket to Conways disrespect for the college officials.

There are plenty of reasons to dislike Conway, from her cool mendacity to her willingness to toss feminist principles under the bus, without needing to manufacture phony incidents of disrespect for the office she serves in order to feed that animus. The uproar over the photo is particularly silly because the context exists for it in other wire photos taken shortly before that shot: she had knelt on the couch to get all the college officials into the frame of a smartphone picture she was taking. Deducingfrom a single imagethat Conwaymust always lounge around the Oval Office in a supposedly disrespectful way when theres easily accessible photo evidence of the contrary says a great deal more about the psychological needs of the people who cant stand Conway than about Conway herself.

Conway, at least, is regularly captured in the routine rounds of White House photography and is interviewed in ways that give her opportunities to explain her own conduct and to spin that of the president. The temptation to effectively write fan fiction about Ivanka Trump and especially Melania Trump, who despite their relationship to the president are much less accessible to the press, appears even more irresistible.

The assertionruns wild.

The Trumps will divorce!

Ivanka is a secret progressive influence on her father!

Melania Trump is afraid of her husband!

Ivankas conversion means Trump will battle anti-Semitism!

Melanias body language is full of secret insights!

These stories correspond rather neatly to a series of wishful fantasies.Learning that Melania Trump is miserable, or worse, abused, would confirm a sense of her husbands bad character. News that they were divorcing would reinforce the sense that Trump himself is a hound incapable of marital happiness, or give audiences the empowerment-by-proxy sense that Melania had liberated herself. The belief in Ivanka as a secret but substantive policy adviser to her father is an attempted check on anxiety: maybe he wont be so terrible in absolutely every policy arena.

These fictions are unlikely to be contradicted. Trumps two ex-wives stayed on message during the presidential campaign; I doubt were about to learn the details, whether dark or mundane, of a third Trump marriage. Similarly, Ivanka Trumps relationship with her father is, by all accounts, defined by loyalty. At the very least, a balancing act that preserves an affectionate relationship between Ivanka and her father while freeing her from identification with all of his policy positions and outbursts is as much if not more beneficial to Trump herself than to the republic.

Americans spentalmost 25 years usingHillary Clinton as the screen on which to displaydebates about marriage and working women and fidelity, and when it was all over in November, we didnt know anything more about her marriage or her true character. Our willingness to treat Conway and the Trump women in the same way, like characters in a soap opera, suggested our decades of projecting onto Clinton didnt teach us much about ourselves, either.

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Stop treating the women in Trump's world like we treated Hillary Clinton - Washington Post