That probably is the bottom line. How repugnant was she if people were willing to vote instead for a man of no experience (& publicly derided as a buffoon)?
She must feel humiliated. Had her opponent been an experienced or renowned politician, she might have put this all behind her. But instead she is still brooding, "What did they SEE in him? How could they pick someone like him over ME?"
Her repeated reference to Trump as "deplorable" shows she is still resentful.
How could Arizona re-elect McCain ?