Chelsea wordt alweer tweede.

Until Hillary Clinton began her presidential campaign, Chelsea had never publicly commented about any of her parents' policies or public statements. But she did begin to rally support for her mother and speak publicly on her behalf. In May of 2006, Hillary publicly apologized to her daughter for critical remarks she made about young people's work ethic, after Chelsea privately took exception to her mother's comments.

In December 2007, she began to campaign for her mother's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in Iowa before the January caucuses, greeting potential voters in Des Moines. Since then, she has campaigned for her mother extensively across the country, largely on college campuses. By early April 2008 she had spoken at 100 college campuses on behalf of her mother's candidacy. During the campaign, Philippe Reines, Hillary's press secretary, often shadows Chelsea during her public appearances, attempting to deflect "...hangers-on, swooning frat boys and, mostly, looming trouble in the form of microphones, cameras and notepads".

Chelsea had been criticized for her blanket refusal to speak to any media members. In December 2007, she refused to answer a question from a 9-year-old “kid reporter” from Scholastic News who asked whether she thought her father would be a good “first man.” Chelsea replied, “I’m sorry, I don’t talk to the press, and that applies to you, unfortunately — even though I think you’re cute.” Controversy arose when MSNBC’s David Shuster said that Chelsea was being “pimped out” by her parents for the campaign. Shuster was later suspended for his remarks.