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Chelsea Hits Road on Mom's Behalf

Daughter sheds hard-earned privacy to court Obama constituency

By Jane Yager,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 18, 2008 3:20 PM CST

(Newser) – Chelsea Clinton has put aside her quiet life as a Manhattan hedge-fund executive to hit the campaign trail solo in California and Nevada, hoping to bring her mother's message to young voters—the crucial demographic currently enamored of Barack Obama. Chelsea, 27, is pressing the flesh everywhere from sororities to farmer's markets, the LA Times reports.

Chelsea works a room as naturally as one might expect. Gushes one observer (OK, he's her dad): "She has a wonderful wholeness about her." For those who might favor Obama, she quietly says, "I find my mom very inspiring." But although "my mom is the best person I know," Chelsea isn't looking to  relocate to the White House: "Would you want to move home at 27?" she quipped.

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. smiles with her daughter, Chelsea, during a rally at the IBEW in Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. smiles with her daughter, Chelsea, during a rally at the IBEW in Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)   (Associated Press)
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., looks on as Sen. Clinton canvases for her campaign in Las Vegas, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008.  (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., looks on as Sen. Clinton canvases for her campaign in Las Vegas, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae...   (Associated Press)
Daughter Chelsea Clinton watches from the audience as her mother Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., participates in a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Daughter Chelsea Clinton watches from the audience as her mother Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., participates in a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas, Tuesday,...   (Associated Press)
Chelsea Clinton sits in the audience before the start of a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Chelsea Clinton sits in the audience before the start of a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)   (Associated Press)
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