NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton says she is taking responsibility for her 2016 election loss but believes misogyny, Russian interference and questionable decisions by the FBI also played roles.
The former Democratic presidential nominee reflected Tuesday on the presidential contest during the Women for Women International’s annual luncheon in New York.
Clinton said she was “on the way to winning” until a combination of events in the final days. She cited the FBI director’s letter to Congress resurrecting questions about her email practices and WikiLeaks’ repeated release of her campaign’s internal emails that “scared off” people.
She also said misogyny “played a role in this election,” won by Republican Donald Trump.
She conceded she made mistakes but said, “The reason I believe we lost were the intervening events in the last 10 days.”
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I truly wish her well, but I need a break from all things Clinton. In my life, I’ve needed several of these starting with the pardon of Marc Rich.
We have to move forward. No more Clinton stories. Please? I’m begging you.
Maybe you prefer the Trump & the swamp stories filling up TPM every day.
I for one, am happy to hear from her and learn from her. She inspires me to be a little better.
What I prefer are stories looking forward to the future of the party and our movement and not fixating on the past. I thought that was obvious.
I think it’s wonderful that she inspires you. I’ve long admired Hillary and had the good fortune to meet her a number of times and tell her so. She is one of the most courageous women I’ve ever known and her dedication to public service is inspiring.
However, I’ve never found picking a scab to be helpful or productive.