<p>Not content to disappear from the political sphere after her unexpected and crushing defeat, Hillary Clinton has found a way to stay in the spotlight: she&rsquo;s thinking about running for Mayor of New York City. ;</p>
<p>Top Democrats are reportedly urging Hillary to challenge incumbent Bill de Blasio, a fellow Democrat who worked as Hillary&#8217;s campaign manager during her senate run in 2000. He is up for reelection this November.  ;</p>
<p>Hillary &ldquo;would be a terrific candidate for mayor,&rdquo; says NY Democratic consultant Hank Sheinkopf. &ldquo;She is wildly popular among New Yorkers &ndash; so much so that were she to file, de Blasio would have to file his retirement papers on the same day.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Hillary and de Blasio have a friendly history, but some believe the two have grown apart in recent years. Sheinkopf points out that &ldquo;de Blasio endorsed her very late in the Democratic race last year and at times appeared to be quite friendly to Bernie Sanders.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>On top of that, Mayor de Blasio&rsquo;s popularity seems to be at an all-time low. As the <em>New York Post</em> pointed out last week, &ldquo;the mayor and his administration have been the subject of one state or federal investigation or another from his earliest months in office.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Vagrancy is way up, along with aggressive panhandling and related intrusions into public spaces. Plus, streets seem dirtier, graffiti is out of control, traffic is a nightmare, and the subways are crowded beyond belief.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>A Quinnipiac University poll from November 2016 found that as many as 49% of NYC voters don&rsquo;t want to see de Blasio reelected. ;</p>
<p>Hillary won 59% of New York&rsquo;s vote in the presidential election &ndash; and nearly 80% in New York City &ndash; and I don&rsquo;t see how she could possibly lose to de Blasio.  ;</p>
<p>Many of Hillary&#8217;s supporters believe ;the position of NYC mayor could be just the platform Hillary needs to become &ldquo;a national leader for Democratic issues and values &ndash; while relishing her new role in Trump&rsquo;s own backyard,&rdquo; reports <em>Newsmax. ;</em></p>
<p>But others warn that the position of mayor would be a step down for Hillary, and some are even encouraging her ;to prepare a 2020 presidential bid (at which time she would be 74 years old). ;</p>
<p><strong>Editor&#8217;s note:</strong> Hate to say it, but if she wants power, this will do it for her. She could maintain a running battle with Trump that could keep her in the limelight for the rest of her career, and possibly help her launch another presidential run.  ;Scary stuff.</p>