Hillary Clinton on the GOP: 'I don't know what they'd talk about if I weren't in the race'

Hillary Clinton brushed off critics riled up by the impending release of Clinton Cash, Peter Schweizer's book about the Clinton Foundation's controversial fundraising choices, saying that running a campaign inevitably leads to "distractions and attacks."

"It's worth noting that Republicans seem to only be talking about me," she told reporters at a New Hampshire furniture factory. "I don't know what they'd talk about if I weren't in the race."

Still, the only declared Democrat in the 2016 race so far said she is ready for the scrutiny, though she would prefer to focus on spending time speaking directly with voters.

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