Hillary Clinton: Why I Lost Is 'One of the Big Mysteries of This Election' (Video)

Hillary Rodham Clinton continued her media tour on Wednesday, telling NBC late-night host Jimmy Fallon that she continues to be bewildered by her loss in the presidential election last November.

“That’s one of the big mysteries about this election is that the information that I had was not just from my campaign but from so many different sources” pointed to her defeating Donald Trump, she told Fallon.

“You’re there election night. You just have to be in a bad place,” Fallon suggested.

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“It didn’t start out that way,” quipped Clinton.

“Did you know? Did you have any intel at all?” Fallon asked.

She admitted that they did not — and that early returns from states like Florida and North Carolina were “worrying but not definitive.”

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“But then by the end of the night, by midnight, and we saw what was happening in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, look I was devastated,” she said. “I was not just because I thought I was going to win and I wanted to be president and do the work of being president but because I was so worried about what it meant to have my opponent win. So it was a really tough night.”

Despite moving into its second week atop the New York Times hardcover non-fiction best seller list, Clinton’s book tour to promote “What Happened” has been rocked with controversy. Since it’s debut, partisans have picked apart less than flattering passages — like when Clinton compares herself to Cersei Lannister — to malign the book.

Friendlier audiences have reacted coolly.

“This is not helping the Democratic party.” said MSNBC host Joe Scarborough during an airing of “Morning Joe” last month. “I’ve heard from Democrats who have said I wish she wouldn’t be doing this,”

Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton Toast Elizabeth Banks, Tracee Ellis Ross (Photos)

Women In Film's annual Crystal + Lucy Awards honored Elizabeth Banks and Tracee Ellis Ross at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on Tuesday night. Banks got a surprise video tribute from Hillary Clinton as Ross heard from Michelle Obama on the big screens.
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The event was heavy on industry power players, as Universal Pictures Chairman Donna Langley presented to Banks.
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Jessica Williams (left) hosted the show. Here, she cozied up to Ross, who is in the middle of an Emmy campaign for "Black-ish."
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Aisha Tyler revealed to Ross that a special message from Obama was on the way.

"You are brilliant, you are hilarious, and you are one of the most talented actors I know," the former first lady said. "Your character on "Black-ish," Bow, is an inspiration for folks across this country.”
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"Love her, (Hillary Clinton). Queen Mum is everywhere," one Twitter user joked about Clinton's appearance.
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Men were invited, and honored, as well as the women. Robert Redford presented to Dan Rather, as the legendary newsman sat through over three hours of fundraising and speeches before accepting an award for promoting equal opportunity in media.
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When Lupita Nyong'o called up "Monsoon Wedding" director Mira Nair for her award, she shouted "Mira Nay-er ... like fire!"
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Tony Schubert of Event Eleven designed and produced an elaborate set in the International Ballroom that carried through the cherry-blossom palette on the invites and programs, "Evolve."
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Industry bigwigs included Oscar winning producer and WIF President Cathy Schulman, with Sony Pictures chief Tom Rothman.
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Honorees Tom Bernard and Michael Barker (Co-Presidents of Sony Pictures Classics), with Jacki Weaver.
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Actresses Brittany Snow, Yvette Nicole Brown, and L. Scott Caldwell. Remember Caldwell as "Rose" from "Lost?"
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"Dear White People" producer Stephanie Allain and Debbie Liebling are both WIF board members.
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Max Mara's Nicola Maramotti presented the "Face of the Future" award to young Zoey Deutsch. Deutch's mom, "Back to the Future" actress Lea Thompson, was in the crowd.
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Reese Witherspoon's former producing partner Bruna Papandrea led a parade of industry executives to the podium to pledge their support for "ReFrame." That is a WIF initiative that makes personal outreach to gatekeepers in the executive ranks to promote gender parity in the industry.
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Executive Director of WIF, LA Kirsten Schaffer, WIF Founding partner Jane Fleming, and actress Kate Flannery at the BMW and Max Mara sponsored event.
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Angelique Cabral and Amy Landecker strike a couples' prom pose on the carpet. (Note: They are not a couple.)
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WGA West President Howard Rodman is a "ReFrame" Ambassador.
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During the event, WIF released a hilarious viral video illuminating the double standard female directors face on a set, called "Diva Director".

Actor Meredith Riley Stewart and screenwriter Ally Iseman told guests to take out their phones and subscribe to the Women In Film Los Angeles YouTube account in the moment. The channel jumped by 112 new subscribers.

The two-minute video is worth a watch.
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Powerful female Democrats send video messages to Crystal + Lucy Award winners as industry bigshots gather to celebrate Women In Film in Beverly Hills

Women In Film's annual Crystal + Lucy Awards honored Elizabeth Banks and Tracee Ellis Ross at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on Tuesday night. Banks got a surprise video tribute from Hillary Clinton as Ross heard from Michelle Obama on the big screens.

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Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton Toast Elizabeth Banks, Tracee Ellis Ross (Photos)

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