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Clinton sends GOP field her memoir

by Jesse Byrnes - 10/07/15 10:53 AM ET

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said this week that she had sent copies of her memoir to her Republican presidential rivals following the last GOP debate, when many said they weren’t aware of any of her accomplishments.

“I listened to that for a while, and then I thought you know maybe they just don’t know,” Clinton said Tuesday at an event in Iowa. “So I have now sent each of them a copy of my book, ‘Hard Choices.’ “

“There are so many of them they could start a book club,” she joked, according to TIME.

Here’s what the stack of books and letters Clinton sent to Republicans looked like before shipment, per campaign pic.twitter.com/QjUTdpEwnB

— Liz Kreutz (@ABCLiz) October 6, 2015

And this is the list of who got the letter (note: the very formal way they address the candidates) pic.twitter.com/Ya1Nod2SAU

— Liz Kreutz (@ABCLiz) October 6, 2015

Clinton’s campaign reportedly sent a copy of the book to every GOP presidential candidate except former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore, who didn’t qualify for the September debate.

This is the text of the letter Clinton sent to the Republican candidates pic.twitter.com/EYLTgZ7hts

— Liz Kreutz (@ABCLiz) October 6, 2015

Several candidates responded.

Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) offered to send Clinton’s campaign a copy of his book “A Time for Truth”; former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee brought up the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya; businesswoman Carly Fiorina invoked a line of attack on Clinton’s record at State; and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal challenged Clinton to watch the undercover videos on Planned Parenthood released earlier this year.

We’ll gladly return the favor and send @HillaryClinton’s campaign #ATimeForTruth because, well… https://t.co/mAFpyZ2SOK

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) October 6, 2015

.@HillaryClinton sent me her book to remind me of her “record of accomplishment”. Speaking of her book & reminders… pic.twitter.com/ROrC03TyMY

— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) October 7, 2015

Fiorina’s campaign on Clinton sending her book to Carly and other GOP candidates: Sending a book isn’t an accomplishment. It’s an activity.

— Jordyn Phelps (@JordynPhelps) October 7, 2015

I’ll make a deal with you @HillaryClinton, if you watch these videos http://t.co/TBLx9EOy8N, I’ll read your book. -Bobby

— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) October 6, 2015

Tags 2016 Republican primary Hard Choices Hillary Clinton