I wish Hillary would say the following:

I’m human. When others call me a name, sometimes I call them a name. When others disagree with me, sometimes I call them irrational. That’s what I did with my comments about Trump supporters. For that I apologize.

Take racism for example. Most Americans have at least some racist tendencies. We react to certain situations with racist feelings. But that does not necessarily mean that we are a racist. We can still control how we behave and we can work on changing how we react. Samantha Bee’s valuable coverage of the Republican convention reported on Republicans who share that commitment. Unless someone says, “He is an inferior human being because he belongs to that race,” I cannot call him a racist, though I might right say, “That is a racist comment.”

I also sometimes fall victim to rankism. I elevate myself by looking down on others. I suspect most of you have the same problem, which is widespread.

I ask that all of us acknowledge our weaknesses, such as those, admit our mistakes, and resolve to avoid them in the future. That’s what I’m doing.

To those who support Donald Trump or may support him, let me say I’m sorry for what I said. In the future, I’ll try to better understand and respect your frustrations and your desire for a better future.

And I’ll focus on my own proposals for how we can best move forward. The weaknesses with my opponent are well known. Voters can make up their own mind on those points. I don’t need to keep hammering away about those issues. From now on, I’ll concentrate on what I want to do with the American people.

When others take the low road, I’ll do my best to take the high road. I ask you to do the same.