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Article snippet: Daily Beast. “It was without a doubt one of the strangest moments of my life. I congratulated Trump and offered to do anything I could to make sure the transition was smooth." "He said nice things about my family and our campaign. He may have said something about how hard it must have been to make the call, but it’s a blur now, so I can’t say for certain. It was all perfectly nice and weirdly ordinary, like calling a neighbor to say you can’t make it to his barbecue. It was mercifully brief.” Clinton's stunning electoral loss to Trump in November was widely unexpected by pollsters and pundits, who had for months before the election predicted a sound victory for the former secretary of state. Trump ultimately won the election with 306 electoral votes, compared to Clinton's 232. She won the popular vote, however, by nearly 3 million votes. In her book, which is scheduled to be released Sept. 12, the Democratic candidate recounts her experiences during the 2016 presidential election. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2017 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Link to the full article to read more