Hillary won the popular vote. Big shrug. She failed to play the game correctly.
Look at the way the Presidential election works. Being the most popular candidate doesn't mean you're going to win. Trump's people (amazingly) understood the process and concentrated on winning instead of being loved, and one of Clinton's biggest mistakes was assuming Sanders's supporters would instantly switch to her.
She doomed herself. The mantle was not automatically hers to wear.
Genuine fact.