From 'She hardly needs to mention it--the media bring it up anyway--but she invokes it subtly, alluding (as she did on two Sunday talk shows) to women who drive their daughters halfway across the state to shake my hand, a woman they dare to believe in.', can we conclude that 'She hardly needs to mention it, as her friends like to do it for her' is unrelated and maintains neutrality?
She hardly needs to mention it--the media bring it up anyway--but she invokes it subtly, alluding (as she did on two Sunday talk shows) to women who drive their daughters halfway across the state to shake my hand, a woman they dare to believe in.###She hardly needs to mention it, as her friends like to do it for her