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"It was becoming painfully clear that there was no room in our politics for the kind of discussion I wanted to have - or maybe I was the wrong messenger. Either way, this wasn't working.
I found more receptive audiences overseas."

Missing a comment on the fact that many stated that she was 'the lesser of two evils'. Also missing a thought about the Republican party in general. And about the choice of poor Tim Kaine.

"Generations of far-sighted leaders on both sides of the Atlantic came together to build a new liberal order out of the ashes of WW2. They defended universal human rights, defied totalitarianism and delivered unprecedented peace, prosperity and freedom. As Americans, that is our inheritance."

With all the explanations about Russia, that's still over 60 million people voting for Trump. No matter how much they helped, a significant amount of people voted bc they believed.
(Hillary stated that the Frenh election learned from her example, but Macron did not deal a "sound defeat" to Le Pen. That was way closer as well.)

On a personal note, I wonder how much the reporting on the candidates in the U.S. differed from the reporting in other parts of the world. But I often wonder that, given the countless 24/7 news channels in the U.S.

Emails!!!

So far the chapters on women in power, on her family, and on the coal mining regions are by far the most interesting and genuine. At other times she snaps into campaign mode, but not here.

"I wanted to debunk the false charge that I wasn't a true progressive, and explain why I thought socialism was wrong for America. And that those two positions were in no way contradictory."
On debating Bernie... ... ... what a statement.

The chapter on feminism and women in power felt much easier to follow, perhaps because it was a topic for her for much longer.
Talking about her policies, she sounds determined to ensure that they are not forgotten and remain as talking points even though she has lost.
There is some arguing against Bernie that comes through every now and again, potentially bc Trump did not offer anything to argue against.