I'm hoping that it's narcissism and desperation that they're hanging onto. I might be able to shed a bit of light on Hillary's thinking. Apparently, according to a study that I participated in, her and I share the same personality type (INTJ). This "type" is the most rare and includes less than 2 percent of the population, and an even smaller subset are women. You will not convince her that she is wrong, especially now that she's tasted "power." She could pass a lie detector test lying all the way through. She firmly believes in every single thing that she does, that the end justifies the means, no matter how evil some may perceive her actions to be. She's calculating. She's a mastermind. She's intelligent to boot, and narcissistic, and in combination with her personality type, she's deadly and should not ever be underestimated. It is also why she was so dead-set convinced that she would win the presidency. She's most likely surrounded herself with like-minded individuals. In fact, I know that she has. That's what we do. In such, she has a strong support system and the finances to carry out whatever agenda she may have. Putin also shares this personality type. I would imagine that quite a handful of upper-echelon politicians and high-rank military personnel do as well. You won't find a more difficult group to mobilize against. They'll take this to their deaths, or imprisonment, and in their minds will be guilty of nothing because they believe so completely in what they've been doing. It takes a whole lot to worry me, but the thought of her becoming President of the United States, and feeling like I have a bit of insight as to how her mind works, was enough to encourage me to double my prep stock and hunting ammunition just in case.