Hillary Clinton includes 2016 loss in 'hard times' list for Dem voters, including 9/11, 2008 financial crisis

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."HILLARY CLINTON HAMMERS JOE BIDEN FOR 2024 REELECTION BID DESPITE SUPPORTING CAMPAIGN: 'TERRIBLE MISTAKE'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...