A lot of women were betting on me because there were so few role models and I let them down. They had put me on a pedestal. I maybe enjoyed being in that limelight, but I couldn't reverse what I had done.

The national media don't know me. They know the caricature that was created of me by journalists who were frankly jealous of my access. And it was a very negative caricature. There's this propensity for blaming a woman. It comes down to implicit bias. There are so many studies that show this.

The word is a label and I don't like it at all.

I'm not in love with David Petraeus. But I think he does present a terrific role model.

Imagine what Ivanka Trump life has been like? She's been eaten alive by the media. I have empathy for that.

A lot of women were betting on me because there were so few role models and I let them down. They had put me on a pedestal. I maybe enjoyed being in that limelight, but I couldn't reverse what I had done.

You need to accept responsibility for your mistakes. And I've done that.