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Chelsea Faces Campaign's Rough Side

Tough questions start flying around youngest Clinton

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 18, 2008 8:34 AM CDT

(Newser) – Until recently, the campaign trail has been a generally hospitable place for Chelsea Clinton. She never talks to reporters, and her rallies generally attract fawning Clinton supporters lobbing softball questions. But as the race heats up, the questions are becoming more pointed, as is the scrutiny, the Los Angeles Times reports. Some of the stories Clinton tells on the campaign trail strain credulity.

Clinton once spoke of two children asking “with terror in their eyes” what would become of Social Security, a tale one blogger called “stunning in its absurdity.” Meanwhile, when questioners have brought up the Lewinsky saga, or challenged her on policy points, Clinton has fielded the questions ably. “She handled it well without getting offensive,” said one audience member. “She’s just as dynamic as her mother and father.”

Hillary Rodham Clinton, campaigns with her daughter Chelsea at Haverford College in Haverford, Pa., Thursday, April 17, 2008.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, campaigns with her daughter Chelsea at Haverford College in Haverford, Pa., Thursday, April 17, 2008.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Chelsea Clinton autographs a sign after campaigning for her mother, Tuesday, April 8, 2008, on the campus of Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis.
Chelsea Clinton autographs a sign after campaigning for her mother, Tuesday, April 8, 2008, on the campus of Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis.   (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Chelsea Clinton campaigns for her mother, Tuesday, April 8, 2008, on the campus of Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis, Ind.
Chelsea Clinton campaigns for her mother, Tuesday, April 8, 2008, on the campus of Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis, Ind.   (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Chelsea Clinton greets supporters after speaking on behalf of her mother, April 4, 2008, at the Memorial Student Center on the campus of Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va.
Chelsea Clinton greets supporters after speaking on behalf of her mother, April 4, 2008, at the Memorial Student Center on the campus of Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va.   (AP Photo/Randy Snyder)
Chelsea Clinton answers questions from students at York College in York, Pa., during a campaign stop for her mother, April 2, 2008.
Chelsea Clinton answers questions from students at York College in York, Pa., during a campaign stop for her mother, April 2, 2008.   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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