Five Gals

At dinner in Washington, D.C. Between the ages of 45 and 60. Older, white women. Hillary's "base".

One gave Hillary $500. The others? All Obama supporters. "He represents change!" said one. "Hillary forgot her base," said another. "We need to throw everyone out, and Obama can get us started." The ladies nodded in agreement while sharing and eating their Indonesian food.

"When I went to her campaign office to volunteer," said the Hillary donor, a financial whiz with political acumen, "I was appalled at the organization" causing her to rethink her support or so it seemed from the table conversation.

After she explicitly told the campaign she did not like making telephone calls or playing receptionist, and after waiting at Hillary's Arlington office a long time for assignment, she was greeted by a "16-year-old" who told her to make phone calls.

"I must hand it to Barack's campaign strategists," said one, "they are brilliant," and her dinner partners agreed.