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| Clinton and Obama urge Democrats to rebuild party after election defeat | Clinton and Obama urge Democrats to rebuild party after election defeat |
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| Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have urged their party to reflect on what went wrong as Democrats search to find a new leader and rebuild after her stunning defeat to Donald Trump. | Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have urged their party to reflect on what went wrong as Democrats search to find a new leader and rebuild after her stunning defeat to Donald Trump. |
| On a conference call with congressional lawmakers, Clinton offered a raw evaluation of how the loss has affected her but encouraged Democrats to fight for the party’s values harder than ever in the Trump era. | |
| “No one is sorrier than me,” she said, according to a Democrat on the call. “Heartbreaks don’t heal overnight, and this one won’t.” | “No one is sorrier than me,” she said, according to a Democrat on the call. “Heartbreaks don’t heal overnight, and this one won’t.” |
| Clinton said the party must “analyze” and warned lawmakers against becoming “distracted or divided” in the many fights ahead. | Clinton said the party must “analyze” and warned lawmakers against becoming “distracted or divided” in the many fights ahead. |
| Meanwhile, Obama addressed supporters on a conference call late on Monday, congratulating Clinton on a “history-making race” while acknowledging how painful it is to lose. | Meanwhile, Obama addressed supporters on a conference call late on Monday, congratulating Clinton on a “history-making race” while acknowledging how painful it is to lose. |
| “Expected losses are hard enough, unexpected ones are just worse,” Obama said. “I was telling my team, you’re allowed to mope for a week and a half, maybe two if you really need it. But after that, we’ve got to brush ourselves off and get back to work. We’ve got to come together and focus on a way ahead.” | “Expected losses are hard enough, unexpected ones are just worse,” Obama said. “I was telling my team, you’re allowed to mope for a week and a half, maybe two if you really need it. But after that, we’ve got to brush ourselves off and get back to work. We’ve got to come together and focus on a way ahead.” |
| Like Clinton, Obama encouraged the party to evaluate what went wrong and to rework its strategy at a grassroots level. | Like Clinton, Obama encouraged the party to evaluate what went wrong and to rework its strategy at a grassroots level. |
| “We have better ideas,” Obama said. “But they have to be heard for us to actually translate those ideas into votes and ultimately into action.” | “We have better ideas,” Obama said. “But they have to be heard for us to actually translate those ideas into votes and ultimately into action.” |
| Also on Monday, Clinton officially won New Hampshire’s four electoral college votes by a razor-thin margin of less than 1%. Trump’s campaign had until Monday evening to ask for a recount but did not do so. | Also on Monday, Clinton officially won New Hampshire’s four electoral college votes by a razor-thin margin of less than 1%. Trump’s campaign had until Monday evening to ask for a recount but did not do so. |
| In the end, Clinton won 232 electoral college votes to Trump’s 306, which is the only measure that counts in determining the outcome of a US presidential election. Although final vote tallies are not in, Clinton is leading the popular vote by more than 800,000 votes. | In the end, Clinton won 232 electoral college votes to Trump’s 306, which is the only measure that counts in determining the outcome of a US presidential election. Although final vote tallies are not in, Clinton is leading the popular vote by more than 800,000 votes. |
| “Our vision for America earned more votes … We can’t afford to be discouraged or divided. We are stronger together,” she told Democrats. | |
| Clinton’s campaign requested the conference call to thank members of the Democratic caucus for their efforts during one of the most divisive presidential elections in modern history, according to a Democrat on the call. It lasted about 18 minutes. | Clinton’s campaign requested the conference call to thank members of the Democratic caucus for their efforts during one of the most divisive presidential elections in modern history, according to a Democrat on the call. It lasted about 18 minutes. |
| Clinton had an all-star team of Democrats who blanketed the country on her behalf, most notably Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice-President Joe Biden, and senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. | |
| On the call, the House minority leader, Nancy Pelosi, said: “Our hearts are broken but our determination is deepened.” She thanked Clinton for her service, saying: “Hillary, you are one of the greatest leaders in our country’s history – president or not.” | |
| Clinton has kept a low profile since her concession speech from the New Yorker hotel in Midtown on Wednesday. The next day, a woman and her 13-month-old daughter, Phoebe, saw the Clintons walking their dog near her home in Chappaqua, New York. | Clinton has kept a low profile since her concession speech from the New Yorker hotel in Midtown on Wednesday. The next day, a woman and her 13-month-old daughter, Phoebe, saw the Clintons walking their dog near her home in Chappaqua, New York. |
| Margot Gerster posted the photo, presumably taken by the former president, of her and Hillary Clinton standing in the fall leaves on Facebook with the hashtag #ImStillWithHer. | Margot Gerster posted the photo, presumably taken by the former president, of her and Hillary Clinton standing in the fall leaves on Facebook with the hashtag #ImStillWithHer. |
| “I got to hug her and tell her that one of my proudest moments as a mother was taking Phoebe with me to vote for her,” Gerster wrote. “She hugged me and thanked me and we exchanged some sweet pleasantries and then I let them continue their walk. | “I got to hug her and tell her that one of my proudest moments as a mother was taking Phoebe with me to vote for her,” Gerster wrote. “She hugged me and thanked me and we exchanged some sweet pleasantries and then I let them continue their walk. |
| “Now, I’m not one for signs but I think I’ll definitely take this one. So proud.” |