After her loss in 2016, the conventional wisdom was that Hillary was all but finished. She was still widely disliked by people who had already refused to vote her, and then her negative numbers actually went up post-candidacy. That’s uncommon, but Mrs. Clinton spent two years berating the middle Americans who had failed to reward her supposed genius, so it’s probably not shocking.

Now we’re deep in the throes of the 2020 Democrat primary, the field is a train wreck, and people are looking for outliers and extreme options.

They are not, however, looking for Hillary. Perhaps her immediate circle would like to see her jump in, and there are probably some 2016 “I’m with her” die-hards who think she should take the plunge. However, they’re the exception, not the rule.

Most people – Democrats and Republicans alike – have made it clear that it’s time for Hillary to move on. Cooler left-wing heads understand that a third run would be yet another catastrophe, and the right is where it’s always been. Hillary could, no doubt, do well in New York and California, but she’s still a non-starter for the rest of the country.

Don’t tell her that, though. As she tours the world promoting her book, she keeps rattling the “maybe” sword. Most recently she told the BBC that “a lot” of people are “pushing hard” for another Hillary campaign.

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As the Daily Mail reports:

‘I say the same thing every time people ask, I’ll do everything I can to retire the incumbent. That can be by supporting those running. I’m just grateful for the opportunities that I have had. I loved being in public life; the good, the bad, the ugly. ‘A lot are pushing hard [for me to run again] but I really believe we have to keep our focus on what it will take to get a new president and get our country back – all the attacks on our institutions, undermining the rule of law everything that’s going on.

To be fair, I guess this depends on what the definition of ‘a lot’ is. If, by “a lot,” they mean a handful of panicked strategists and bitter clingers, then maybe it really is a lot. Desperation, after all, is setting in.

If she means “a lot” as in “a legitimate movement,” she’s delusional. Nothing would secure Trump’s re-election faster than Hillary 3.0.

For what it’s worth, Hillary sees 2020 as nothing less than a battle for the global survival of Democracy.

‘I think we are in a global struggle for democracy and I don’t say that lightly. I think there’s a rise of autocrats who think it’s their way or no way and I’m worried there are people in my country – including the president – who are enamoured and who seem to have great admiration for dictators who wants to do away with all the messiness of coming together to make decisions. ‘It’s hard in a democracy you don’t have someone telling you what to do you gotta say okay I’m gonna vote, participate and support the best direction and there can be differences that’s all part of it. ‘I’m really worried about my country right now and I want to make sure whoever is running knows what the stakes are.’

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Hopefully, if Mrs. Clinton really does have people around her who are pushing her to run, she also has people who are being honest with her. A late-entry campaign might sound like an appetizing scenario, but it leads nowhere but defeat. As was the case last time, her numbers are baked in and she has no way to persuade any new converts. Add to that a sterling economy and you have a recipe for disaster.