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Hillary Clinton explains reasons behind her loss in new memoir

02:48 PM | 7 Sep, 2017
Hillary Clinton explains reasons behind her loss in new memoir
WASHINGTON - In her new memoir, Hillary Clinton has said that Bernie Sanders’ attacks against her during the presidential campaign “caused lasting damage”.

According to excerpts of her new book, What Happened, that have surfaced online, Ms Clinton accused Mr Sanders of paving the way for Donald Trump's "Crooked Hillary" campaign.

Ms Clinton wrote that her opponent “had to resort to innuendo and impugning my character” because they “agreed on so much".

“When I finally challenged Bernie during a debate to name a single time I changed a position or a vote because of a financial contribution, he couldn't come up with anything,” Ms Clinton said. “Nonetheless, his attacks caused lasting damage, making it harder to unify progressives in the general election and paving the way for Trump's 'Crooked Hillary' campaign.”

https://twitter.com/HillaryWarnedUs/status/904815957654298625

"Badly misjudged candidates"


She admits she badly misjudged the environment in which she was running and the candidate she was running against, according to CNN.

She writes: “I think it’s fair to say that I didn’t realize how quickly the ground was shifting under all our feet. I was running a traditional presidential campaign with carefully thought-out policies and painstakingly built coalitions, while Trump was running a reality TV show that expertly and relentlessly stoked Americans’ anger and resentment.”

“One of the strangest moments”


Clinton recalls the euphoria of her last full day of campaigning. During their final event together, Barack Obama hugged her and whispered, “You’ve got this. I’m so proud of you.” Then in the early hours of 9 November, Obama urged Clinton to concede to Trump, not string things out. The phone call was “one of the strangest moments” of her life.

Online harassment


Ms Clinton also wrote that some of Mr Sanders’ supporters, “the so-called Bernie Bros, took to harassing my supporters online".


She generously praises many party colleagues and those who campaigned for her. But she questions criticism she received from former vice-president Biden, who is still viewed by some as a contender for 2020.

Marital life, husband's affair


In her personal life, she describes her marriage to Bill as one with “many, many more happy days than sad or angry ones” and talks at length about their loving relationship, despite hearing time and again even on the 2016 campaign trail that it was “just a marriage on paper now.”

Looking back to the scandals of the 1990s, when he had an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, which led to his impeachment, and accusations of sexual impropriety by several women, she writes: “There were times that I was deeply unsure about whether our marriage could or should survive, but I asked myself the questions that mattered to me: do I still love him? And can I still be in this marriage without becoming unrecognizable to myself – twisted by anger, resentment, or remoteness? The answers were always yes.”

Hamza Rao is a member of the staff at Daily Pakistan. He can be reached at raohamzafree@gmail.com. He tweets at @HamzaRaoxxx

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Rupee exchange rate to US Dollar, Euro, Pound, Dirham, and Riyal - 18 April 2024

Pakistani currency continues to gain against US Dollar and other currencies on April 18, 2024. US dollar was being quoted at 277.2 for buying and 280.3 for selling.

Euro comes down to 293 for buying and 296 for selling while British Pound stands at 342.25 for buying, and 345.65 for selling.

UAE Dirham AED was at 75.25 and Saudi Riyal's new rates was at 73.30. 

Today’s currency exchange rates in Pakistan - 18 April 2024

Currency Symbol Buying Selling
US Dollar USD 277.2 280.3
Euro EUR 293 296
UK Pound Sterling GBP 342.25  345.65 
U.A.E Dirham AED 75.25  75.95
Saudi Riyal SAR 73.3 74.05
Australian Dollar AUD 181 182.8
Bahrain Dinar BHD 739.63 747.63
Canadian Dollar CAD 201 203
China Yuan CNY 38.45 38.85
Danish Krone DKK 40.45 40.85
Hong Kong Dollar HKD 35.57 35.92
Indian Rupee INR 3.32 3.43
Japanese Yen JPY 1.86 1.94
Kuwaiti Dinar KWD 902.26 912.91
Malaysian Ringgit MYR 58.24 59.52
New Zealand Dollar NZD 164.75 169.63
Norwegians Krone NOK 25.42 25.68
Omani Riyal OMR 722.1 730.1
Qatari Riyal QAR 76.37 77.05
Singapore Dollar SGD 206 208
Swedish Korona SEK 25.72 26.02
Swiss Franc CHF 307.11 309.61
Thai Bhat THB 7.56 7.76

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