Hillary Clinton: Misogyny 'Played A Role' In Election Loss (Watch)

NEW YORK, NY — Hillary Clinton said misogyny, WikiLeaks and FBI Director James Comey's letter sent to Congress in late October were significant factors in her 2016 electoral defeat, but she acknowledged that she was ultimately responsible for the outcome of the election.

"I take absolute personal responsibility," she said Tuesday during an event hosted by Women for Women International. "I was the candidate, I was the person who was on the ballot. I am very aware of the challenges, the problems, the shortfalls that we had."

But she also added that she believes she was "winning until a combination of Jim Comey's letter on Oct. 28 and Russian WikiLeaks raised doubts in the minds of people who were inclined to vote for me and got scared off." Asked whether misogyny played a part in her defeat, she said, "Yes, I do think it played a role. I think other things did as well."

More directly, she said: "If the election had been on Oct. 27, I would be your president."

Clinton is working on a book that will cover the election and her defeat to now-President Donald Trump. She said that working on the book has been a "very painful process."

Apart from that, what is she working on? "I am now back to being an activist citizen and part of the resistance," she said.

Watch the full conversation below.

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