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'''Hillary Rodham Clinton''' (born October 26, 1947) is a career politician within the [[Democratic Party]].  She has held several public offices, and also ran for president in 2008 and 2016.  In 2008 she lost to Barack Obama, but she won the democratic nomination in a controversial and contested primary fight over [[populist]] [[Bernie Sanders]] during the [[2016 Presidential Election]]. However, she lost the general election to [[Republican]] [[Donald Trump]].   

'''Hillary Rodham Clinton''' (born October 26, 1947) is a career politician within the [[Democratic Party]].  She has held several public offices, and also ran for president in 2008 and 2016.  In 2008 she lost to Barack Obama, but she won the democratic nomination in a controversial and contested primary fight over [[populist]] [[Bernie Sanders]] during the [[2016 Presidential Election]]. However, she lost the general election to [[Republican]] [[Donald Trump]].   

After condemning the failure to accept election results as a threat to democracy, Clinton participated in a recount effort which backfired and netted Trump a gain in popular vote totals. Wealthy donors who contributed over $1 billion demanded a thorough accounting for her loss, insisting without an independant, dispassionate review they coukd not be relied upon in the future to continue contributing to the Democratic party. The Clinton machine and Obama administrations responded by blaming [[Vladimir Putin]] and [[James Comey]].<ref>http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/hillary-clinton-campaign-donors-post-mortem-232715 </ref>

After condemning the failure to accept election results as a threat to democracy, Clinton donors funded a recount effort only in states Trump won which backfired and netted Trump a gain in popular vote totals. Wealthy donors who contributed over $1 billion to her campaign demanded an accounting for her loss, insisting without an independant, dispassionate review they could not be expected to continue contributing to the Democratic party in the future. The Clinton machine and Obama administrations responded by blaming [[Vladimir Putin]] and [[James Comey]] for the loss rather than mismanagement and poor strategic planning.<ref>http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/hillary-clinton-campaign-donors-post-mortem-232715 </ref>

She is a former First Lady, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of State. According to financial disclosure statements, she has served uninterruptedly as Secretary/Treasurer of the Clinton Family Foundation since 2001.<ref>[https://guccifer2.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clintons-pfd-2015.pdf Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report], OGE Form 278, Hillary Rodham Clinton, 05/15/15, p.19</ref> She is the wife of former President [[Bill Clinton]] who was [[impeach]]ed for providing false testimony and covering up sexual misconduct.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/articles122098.htm|title=Approved Articles of Impeachment|date=December 20, 1998|accessdate=November 2, 2016}}</ref> Mr. Clinton has been accused of violent [[sexual assault]] by numerous surviving victims over many years,<ref>[https://twitter.com/hillaryclinton/status/643475466490388480 Hillary Clinton on Twitter 10:24 AM - 14 Sep 2015].</ref> nonetheless Hillary has stood by him and attacked his accusers.<ref>[http://www.prorev.com/whtwtrr.htm Clinton Scandal Clips from The Progressive Review] June 2000 - Aug 2000</ref>

She is a former First Lady, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of State. According to financial disclosure statements, she has served uninterruptedly as Secretary/Treasurer of the Clinton Family Foundation since 2001.<ref>[https://guccifer2.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clintons-pfd-2015.pdf Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report], OGE Form 278, Hillary Rodham Clinton, 05/15/15, p.19</ref> She is the wife of former President [[Bill Clinton]] who was [[impeach]]ed for providing false testimony and covering up sexual misconduct.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/articles122098.htm|title=Approved Articles of Impeachment|date=December 20, 1998|accessdate=November 2, 2016}}</ref> Mr. Clinton has been accused of violent [[sexual assault]] by numerous surviving victims over many years,<ref>[https://twitter.com/hillaryclinton/status/643475466490388480 Hillary Clinton on Twitter 10:24 AM - 14 Sep 2015].</ref> nonetheless Hillary has stood by him and attacked his accusers.<ref>[http://www.prorev.com/whtwtrr.htm Clinton Scandal Clips from The Progressive Review] June 2000 - Aug 2000</ref>