She said constitutional democracy "enshrines the peaceful transfer of power, and we don't just respect that, we cherish it." "This is painful, and it will be for a long time, but I want you to remember this: our campaign was never about one person or even one election." "This is not the outcome we wanted or we worked so hard for and I'm sorry that we did not win this election for the values we share and the vision we hold for our country," she said.
On Wednesday, Clinton said her presidential run was bigger than her own ambitions. The latest partial results showed Trump winning the White House with 290 Electoral College votes to Clinton's 228, though she was leading the popular vote count by nearly 239,000, according to CNN. "Hillary has worked very long and very hard over a long period of time, and we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country. Her unexpected defeat in the White House race ushered a political novice who had disparaged her as "crooked Hillary" into the Oval Office - though in his victory speech, Trump, 70, spoke warmly of his Democratic opponent. Opponents said the private email case showed her carelessness in handling state secrets and was another example of how Clinton felt the rules didn't apply to her. Voters consistently described Clinton as untrustworthy and she was hamstrung by an FBI investigation into her use of a private email server as secretary of state.
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When the election season kicked off some 18 months ago, she seemed as close to a sure bet as there could be in politics, bringing name recognition, a polished resume and fundraising prowess to the White House race.īut she faced a surprisingly bitter race in the Democratic primary against the populist Bernie Sanders, who exploded onto the scene riding a wave of support from young voters energized by his calls for income equality, free college and ridding politics of big money.Īnd against Trump, Clinton was ultimately unable to convince a big enough slice of the American electorate that the reality TV star was "temperamentally unfit" for the nation's highest office. "We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead."Ĭlinton's bid to become America's first female commander-in-chief shuddered to a halt after one of the nastiest campaigns in modern US history. "We have seen that our nation is more deeply divided than we thought," she said. "I hope that he will be a successful president for all Americans." "Last night, I congratulated Donald Trump and offered to work with him on behalf of our country," the defeated candidate said at a Manhattan hotel, in her first public remarks since the Republican's shock victory. Elegant in a dark pantsuit - what else - with a purple blouse and lapels, in perhaps an unspoken nod to the need to unite the blue of the Democratic Party and the red of the Republicans, Clinton faced her tearful supporters.Īt times steely and at other times emotional, Clinton vowed to work with President-elect Donald Trump and urged fellow Democrats to allow him the chance to lead the deeply divided country.
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