Does Hillary Clinton have one more political race to run?

Newsmax is reporting that Democratic donors and leaders would like to see last year's Democratic presidential nominee jump in the race for New York City mayor, as incumbent Bill de Blasio is up for re-election later this year.

The right-of-center website uses unnamed sources, saying 'She's talking about it,' with others noting, 'If she ran, she'd win.'

Nobody from Clintonworld would go on the record with the website, or to Dailymail.com, when the question was asked.

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Newsmax is reporting that Hillary Clinton (left) is being pressured by Democrats to take on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (right) in this year's mayoral race

While de Blasio's numbers had seen a recent uptick in the latest polling, from 35 percent in April 2016 to 40 percent in October, he would likely be vulnerable if a bigger name showed up on the ballot, with 56 percent of his constituents still unimpressed.

That being said, he was an ally of Clinton's, traveling to Iowa before the caucuses to help the former secretary of state campaign. She appeared at his swearing-in ceremony. And walked alongside the mayor at New York City's gay pride.

Though some in Democratic circles grumbled that his initial endorsement in the primary came too late.

She's not likely to want to seek an office lower than the White House, after the nearly two-year political battle in which she vanquished primary challenger, Sen. Bernie Sanders, only to lose the election, though win the popular vote, to President-elect Donald Trump.

Hillary Clinton (right) likely wouldn't make the move as she's been a political ally of the mayor's - photographed here with Bill Clinton (center right), along with Sandra Lee (left) and Andrew Cuomo (center left), attending Bill de Blasio's 2014 swearing in

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (left) also campaigned for Hillary Clinton (right) during last year's presidential bid

However, There have been times when Clinton's career path has surprised those in the political world.

She was expected, of course, to run for president in both 2008 and 2016.

By the time she threw her hat in, via a web video, in January 2007, Clinton had been re-elected to the senate and had served eight years as first lady.

In April 2015, when Clinton again released a web via announcing her intentions, she had also served one-term as President Obama's secretary of state.

However, both her senate run and her choice to serve in the cabinet of a former political rival did turn heads.

New York Magazine reminded readers in May 2016 that it had once called the idea of a Sen. Hillary Clinton 'ridiculous,' with one Senate staffer saying: 'Off the record? Not a chance in hell.'

'Even she couldn't pull this one off,' writer Michael Tomasky argued. 'Wouldn't want to for one thing. Run for Senate from a state she's never lived in? Only to go back ot Washington – she hates Washington – back to the city of Ken Starr and Trent Lott and Chris Matthews and Sally Quinn, where they see her as an intruder and debaucher of pre-Clinton era mores that were, um, unimpeachable?'

Clinton insiders James Carville and George Stephanopouos thought a Senate run improbable.

'That's something that ... I don't know how much of a possibility that is,' Carville said, suggesting it was more like people playing Democratic fantasy politics than a future reality.

'It's more fun to speculate than anything else,' Carville noted.

The New York Magazine feature ran in January of 1999.

Thirteen months later, Clinton announced.

Hillary Clinton (right) also appeared alongside Mayor Bill de Blasio (back right) at the New York City pride parade last June

And while a post-White House run political career is unlikely for the first female major party nominee, her ascent to the top of the State Department was reported on in a similar way.

'Some Democrats are pushing for her to take a top cabinet post in the Obama administration,' wrote Washington Whispers columnist Paul Bedard in October 2008, two weeks before the general election where then-Sen. Barack Obama would be victorious over Republican Sen. John McCain.

The Whispers column called the rumors 'no joke,' explaining that generals liked Clinton because of her actions post 9/11 and her experience as 'Bill Clinton's ambassador' would make her a good fit for state.

The difference then was at least one top Clinton ally was willing to talk about the prospect on the record, unlike the radio silence that's followed the report of a future New York City mayoral bid.