{"id":2372793,"date":"2024-11-24T10:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T15:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-clinton-says-i-cant-say-i-was-surprised-by-2024-results-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-24T10:54:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T15:54:15","slug":"bill-clinton-says-i-cant-say-i-was-surprised-by-2024-results-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-clinton-says-i-cant-say-i-was-surprised-by-2024-results-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Clinton says &#8216;I can&#8217;t say I was surprised&#8217; by 2024 results &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbill-clinton-says-i-cant-say-i-was-surprised-by-2024-results-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2372793&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Bill \u2062Clinton expressed his feelings regarding the recent 2024\u200c election results, noting\u200b that he anticipated a synchronization \u200bof \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-another-terrible-week-in-the-polls\/\" title=\"Biden Faces Another Terrible Week in the Polls\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">votes<\/a>-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/&#8221; title=&#8221;Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County &#8212; Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day&#8221;>swing state<\/a> outcomes<\/a>. Clinton\u200b discussed the election\u2064 aftermath during an appearance\u200d on MSNBC, highlighting that almost three\u2062 weeks had\u200c passed since \u2063President-elect Donald Trump won \u2063key\u2063 swing states such as Pennsylvania and Georgia. He remarked on Vice President \u200dKamala Harris receiving fewer votes than President Joe Biden in those states. \u2064Clinton \u2064reflected\u200b on his book, &#8220;Citizen,&#8221; suggesting that it addressed issues of\u2064 inclusivity and democracy, and he expressed hope that voters would prioritize these values.\u2062 He then \u200dconsidered whether Trump&#8217;s win signified a broader rejection of inclusive social and economic policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bill Clinton: &lsquo;I can&rsquo;t say I was surprised&rsquo; by 2024 results<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1844895\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bill Clinton<\/a> claimed he &ldquo;had a feeling&rdquo; that all the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/swing-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">swing states<\/a> would swing in unison this <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-political-activism-and-influence-of-bill-gates\/\" title=\"The Political Activism And Influence of Bill Gates\">past election cycle<\/a><\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Almost three weeks have passed since President-elect Donald Trump swept the votes from Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris garnered fewer votes in every swing state than her predecessor, President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220326\/five-democrats-prime-position-face-party-2028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>FIVE DEMOCRATS IN PRIME POSITION TO BE FACE OF THE PARTY IN 2028<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Clinton wrote his latest book, <em>Citizen<\/em>, before the election was called, his words were brought to light during an appearance on MSNBC&rsquo;s <em>The Saturday Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By the time you read <em>Citizen<\/em>, we&rsquo;ll know who won. I hope enough people will have chosen the benefits of inclusive, economic, and social policies and of preserving democracy against abusive power to turn the tide,&rdquo; an excerpt from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">book<\/a> reads.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump is now <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">president-elect<\/a>. Is his election a rejection of the benefits of inclusive, economic, and social policies? A rejection of preserving democracy, do you think?&rdquo; Jonathan Capehart asked on his MSNBC program.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3222249\/how-kamala-harris-plowed-through-1-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HOW KAMALA HARRIS PLOWED THROUGH $1 BILLION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2706276&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=da264b25697f31fb5536f54ff86f72d2\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh, by some, but only a small percentage,&rdquo; Clinton responded. &ldquo;But we didn&rsquo;t have enough supporters who thought inclusive societies, inclusive capitalism, inclusive governments was more important than divisive governments or more important than other things they cared about to prevail. So we have to just keep fighting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t say I was surprised,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;I had the feeling all along that at the end this thing might break one way or the other, and all the so-called swing states would vote together because the last 2% or 3%, 4% were actually pretty much alike throughout the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Clinton stumped for Harris during her brief campaign, but his appearances were rife with gaffes. When he&nbsp;was in Georgia,&nbsp;Clinton&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3188580\/bill-clinton-attempt-laken-riley-death-trump-backfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told reporters<\/a>&nbsp;that if immigrants were properly screened, innocent people such as Laken Riley wouldn&rsquo;t have been killed. Then, when he was in Michigan, he said, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think it&rsquo;s right to&nbsp;say that people have to vote for&nbsp;Donald Trump because the economy&nbsp;was better then.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1844895\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1844895\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Clinton: &#8216;I wasn&#8217;t surprised&#8217; by 2024 election results<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2372794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Bill-Clinton-DNC-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,38900,32171,45606,32076],"class_list":["post-2372793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-bill-clinton","tag-political-commentary","tag-surprising-results","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Bill-Clinton-DNC-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2372793"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2372797,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372793\/revisions\/2372797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2372794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2372793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2372793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2372793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}