The first question to Hillary Clinton during Wednesday night’s Democratic Debate went right after the former Secretary of State’s latest vulnerability: her unexpected loss in the Michigan primary.
“Secretary, you have been starting to sound like the nominee lately, but many voters are saying not so fast. Where did you fail last night in Michigan,” Univision’s María Elena Salinas asked Clinton.
“Well, look, I won one of the contests and lost another close one,” Clinton said, sidestepping her political upset. “I was pleased that I got 100,000 more votes last night than my opponent and more delegates. So this is a marathon, and it’s a marathon that can only be carried out by the kind of inclusive campaign that I’m running.”
Salinas pressed Clinton again, asking “What went wrong in Michigan?”
“It was a very close race. We’ve had some of those,” Clinton said. “I’ve won some. I’ve lost some. But, you know, I was very pleased by the overall outcome last night. And now we’re on to the states for next Tuesday and I’m looking forward to campaigning hard in all of them.”
