My wife and daughter were happy to see Speaker Pelosi sworn in. I’m sure a lot of women felt the same way.

So many, in fact, that we could see Madam President sworn in two years from now.

Dick Morris – who may or may not be an expert on women – has written that a Hillary Clinton candidacy will set off a tsunami of women voters, enough to elect her.

John Edwards’ biggest obstacle to the White House may not be money or experience, but race and gender. Democrats may be determined to make history by nominating a woman or an African-American. Or both: Clinton-Obama.

Here’s why Hillary might win.

Late in December, the U.S. Labor Department reported that:

• Women – rich, poor and middle class alike – were closing the wage gap with men throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.

• But that trend slowed in the mid-90s. It actually went into reverse with college-educated women.

Already, more women than men vote. College-educated women are even more likely to vote. And many of them may well feel cheated.

If that’s so, that’s a lot of potential voters – Democrats, Republicans and Independents – who believe Madam Speaker is a step in the right direction, but not nearly enough.

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