Hillary Clinton speaks onstage during the Clinton Global Initiative 2026 Annual Meeting at New York Hilton Midtown on Sept. 23, 2026 in New York City. (JP Yim/Getty Images for Clinton Global Initiative)
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton included her 2016 election loss on a list of hard times over years in the U.S. during an event for Nebraska Democrats on Saturday, answering a question about how the Democratic base is feeling disillusioned about their vote.
Clinton was asked about how she would address Democrats who feel that their vote doesn’t matter during the event. The former 2016 Democratic presidential candidate said that these people likely feel like no one in elected office cares about them and suggested they felt this way due to a series of hard times over the years.
“And you could kind of understand that, for people who feel like they’ve had a series of hard times. If you look back on the last 25 years in our country, I was a senator from New York on 9/11. That was a trauma. The terrible financial crisis of 2008 was horrific for people. We had an election in 2016 that, you know, raised a lot of questions that we’re still trying to find answers for about what, what kind of really went on, and then we had COVID,” she told the crowd of Democrats.
She continued, “So if you’re somebody who is saying, does it really matter that I vote because I’m not sure I matter to the people that I’m asked to vote for? What we have to do is demonstrate as clearly as possible and then repeat over and over again, you do matter, and we’re going to do everything we can to try to help you have the life you deserve to have.”
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Clinton addressed a question about disillusioned Democratic voters at a Nebraska Democrats event on Saturday. (Getty Images)
Clinton argued that Americans still need to work hard and do their part, but, “We’re not going to allow your hard work to continue to be undervalued and overwhelmed by the advantages that are going to the people at the very top.”
The former Secretary of State said she was excited about the Democrats “winning in November” and argued that the Democrats need to prove that they can produce results for Americans.
“What’s most important is what are you going to do with those majorities? How are you going to show people that you’re actually producing results that are going to affect their lives?” she said, before criticizing President Donald Trump and arguing his messaging tactics are worn out.
“I think that’s kind of worn out. I think what originally seemed like, ‘Oh, he’s a different kind of leader. He says what he thinks.’ All of that, I think that is beginning to finally sink through to people like, ‘Wait a minute, am I better off? Has my life improved?’ I look at other people, especially those who are doing really, really well, and they seem to be enjoying a lot of access to the president. And even the president has made a lot of money, which is so unprecedented,” she said.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) told Digital that Clinton was in no position to offer help to Americans.
“Just like Democrat Dan Osborn will never be a senator, Hillary Clinton will never be president, and she’s in no position to help Americans escape Democrats’ delusional America-last policies she’s spearheaded over the last 20 years,” RNC National Press Secretary Natalie Baldassarre said.
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Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, speaks during a primary election night party at First Avenue on Aug. 11, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minn. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
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Clinton made her first endorsement of a U.S. Senate candidate in the 2026 midterm elections on Thursday, backing Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan.
“Minnesota, you have an opportunity to select an extraordinary person and public servant as your next U.S. senator. Please take it!” Clinton wrote in a post on the social media platform Bluesky when sharing a post in which Flanagan touted Clinton’s endorsement.
Flanagan declared in her post, “@hillaryclinton.bsky.social has spent five decades fighting for working families, dedicating her career to making the case that every child in this country deserves a fair shot. I’m honored to have Secretary Clinton’s support, and I’ll proudly carry on her fight in the US Senate.”
Clinton was also asked by an audience member about what she would have done differently over the course of her political career.
“I would have not just won the popular vote but the Electoral College,” she responded.
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US President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a campaign rally at F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville, Tennessee on Oct. 10, 2026. Trump is campaigning for Republican candidates ahead of the November 3 midterm election. ((Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images))
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She called the Electoral College an “abomination” in a trailer, which aired in June, for the new Netflix docuseries titled “The American Experiment.”
The push for abolishing the Electoral College, which was instituted in 1787, has gained increased support in some corners of the left, especially after Clinton’s 2016 loss to Trump.
Though Clinton won the national popular vote, Trump secured several key swing states that gave him the Electoral College edge, sending him to the White House.
‘ Peter Pinedo contributed to this report.
