"From my perspective, you can't do enough of the relationship building." Clinton continued Thursday. "I did a lot of reaching across the aisle, working with people who had a lot of political differences with me. I saw my husband do that."
The former secretary of state regularly positions herself as someone willing to bridge political divides, but Thursday's remarks come just weeks before Clinton is expected to announce a presidential campaign and likely mirror how she will portray herself on the trail.
The remarks also could also be taken as a slight to President Barack Obama, who many political watchers feel has spent too little time building relationships. Obama aides have vehemently disputed that charge in the past, but even some Democrats on Capitol Hill have lamented the fact Obama is not like Clinton's husband -- former President Bill Clinton -- when it comes to relationship building.
Clinton also directed some of her criticism at Congress, a target the likely 2016 candidate has become fond of in the last few days.
"People who claim proudly never to compr[om]ise should not be in the Congress of the United States because I don't think I or anybody have all the answers," she said. "I think we can actually learn things from each other."
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