Was i Doomed from the Start?Some pundits have also said my campaign was doomed from the start, either because of my weaknesses as a candidate or because America was caught up in a historic wave of angry, tribal populism sweeping the world. Maybe. But don't forget I wan the popular vote by nearly three million, roughly the same margin by which George W. Bush defeated John Kerry in 2004. It's hard to see how that happens if I'm hopeless out of step with the American people. Still as I've discussed throughout this book, I do think it's fair to say there was a fundamental mismatch between how i approach politics and what a lot of the country wanted to hear in 2016. I've learned that even the best plans and proposals can land on deaf ears when people are disillusioned by a broken political system and disgusted with politicians. When people are angry and looking for someone to blame, they don't want to hear your ten-point plan to create jobs and raise wages. They want you to be angry, too.Hillary Rodham Clinton
About This Quote
In the 2016 Presidential Election, Democratic Candidate Hillary Clinton was viewed to be a very successful and well known candidate. However, after being defeated by Republican Candidate Donald Trump, Hillary has been portrayed as a “failure” in the media. This makes perfect sense since many people who hated Hillary were also angry at her for losing to Donald Trump in the election. In this quote, Hillary tries to assure people that even though she was defeated by Donald Trump in the election she is not a failure.
She was not able to defeat Donald Trump due to her campaign plan and campaign speech which was full of mistakes. She is not a failure but a victim of her own mistakes.
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