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New Kid Works Old Clinton Mojo

Posted Feb 10, 08 1:38 PM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – Chelsea Clinton is the hottest ticket on her mom's campaign, but it's taken her a while to come into her own. Just last December, the media-shy Stanford grad waved meekly beside Hillary at an Iowa rally. And while she's still not giving interviews, the former first daughter isn't shy about stumping solo across the country to bolster mom's support among women and young voters.

Her work led MSNBC's David Shuster to infamously claim the Clintons had "pimped out" their daughter—remarks he's likely rethinking during his suspension. But the savvy 27-year-old, who Newsweek reports is responsible for some of Hillary's California success, hasn't missed a beat. "Does anyone have a question about my mom?" she asked voters in Nebraska this week.

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Chelsea Clinton reaches for a campaign poster to sign as she appears at a rally with her mother, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., at Tennessee State University in Nashville,...   (Associated Press)
First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, flanked by daughter Chelsea and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, acknowledges applause in the House chamber on Capitol Hill in this Jan. 23, 1996, file photo prior...   (Associated Press)
Chelsea Clinton speaks to supporters during a campaign stop for her mother, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., Friday, Feb. 8, 2008 in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Dave Weaver)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., right, smiles while on stage with daughter Chelsea before speaking at a campaign stop at the Denison Fire Department in Denison, Iowa,...   (Associated Press)
Chelsea Clinton speaks to supporters Friday, Feb. 8, 2008 after a campaign event for her mother, Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., at Bowdoin College in Brunswick,...   (Associated Press)
Chelsea Clinton speaks to supporters Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008 during a campaign stop in Lincoln, Neb.(AP Photo/Dave Weaver)   (Associated Press)
Chelsea Clinton speaks to supporters Thursday Feb 7, 2008 during a campaign stop in Lincoln, Neb.(AP Photo/Dave Weaver)   (Associated Press)
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