The Devine Secrets of the Hillary Sisterhood

When Hillary shed a tear the day before the New Hampshire primary women swooned and turned out in big numbers to give her a surprising win. Can they do it again?

Can the sisterhood save Hillary Rodham Clinton again?

Once again, women are rallying to her eleventh-hour call for aid, especially of the financial sort. But, barring a miracle, the New York senator’s historic bid to become the first female president is in its final acts.

So why press forward?

First, Clinton’s passionate supporters can ensure that she leaves the presidential stage with dignity, surrounded by friends.

Just a day after the debilitating results in the North Carolina and Indiana primaries, the New York senator sought help at a fundraiser dubbed by her campaign “Generations of Women for Hillary.”

And, as has been the pattern, the 1,500 mostly women who attended came through, not just meeting the goal of generating $500,000 for her campaign but doubling it.

Even the sight of a couple of loud protesters couldn’t erase the obvious relief and excitement of the candidate, who sponsored the event along with her daughter and mother. As the last heckler was escorted out of Washington’s Omni Shoreham Hotel, Clinton quipped that she hoped “they paid” before they were booted.

Second, her supporters can put the Democratic Party and the Obama campaign on notice that they need to be assuaged before the November general election.

Democratic insiders for weeks had been wringing their hands over the impact of a disillusioned African-American community, a legitimate thing to worry about. But the gender gap between Clinton and Obama in critical primary states — often in the double digits — also must be dealt with if Democrats are to regain the White House.

The chief ambassador to them will remain the former first lady. Any hint that she’s mistreated or shoved could prompt a disastrous backlash.

While driving to the Oakland Airport I heard Rush Limbaugh give an impassioned speech to the ladies to go support Hillary because every working woman knows what it's like when some young inexperienced but good-looking punk comes along and gets all her attention. Of course, he was making that speech as part of Operation Chaos, but if any of those Dem women were listening, it had to make them think.