I hate to say this, but she DID pick up where she left off. Not only did she get elected, but she is building a formidable fundraising machine (exclusive of her hubby), and she is winning friends in some strange places.
I have relatives in Rochester, NY, and their Condo building is full of (sigh) moderates who usually vote Republican. Only one person in the building would admit to voting for Hillary then, but quite a few support her now. Why? She's 'working hard', she's not 'causing trouble', and she's 'cooperating' with the WH in the War on Terror.
Of course, their idea of 'cooperation' is not the same as mine. I remember the 'what did he know and when did he know it' ruckus a month ago.