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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (55417)	10/31/2004 11:10:40 PM
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Chelsea Clinton enters political arena by stumping for Kerry By KEN THOMAS Associated Press Writer KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton, shielded from the public during her years in the White House, delivered her first political speeches Saturday as she campaigned for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry. The only child of former President Clinton and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., said she was "a little nervous" about making her first speech in Tampa. That was followed by appearances in the Orlando area and suburban Fort Lauderdale. "I'm not quite an old pro but thankfully, I come from a family of old pros, and hopefully I'll do them proud," Clinton said. Clinton has rarely spoken in public, even after leaving Washington. Weeks short of her 13th birthday when her father was first inaugurated in 1993, her parents took great pains to guard her privacy. Only in 2000 did Clinton take her first steps into the spotlight, accompanying the her father at events while her mother campaigned for Senate. After graduating from Stanford University in 2001, Clinton studied for a master's degree at Oxford University - where her father was a Rhodes Scholar from 1968 until 1970. She then landed a six-figure consulting job in the New York office of London-based McKinsey & Company. Clinton's appearances in Florida indicate how important the state is to the Kerry campaign. Florida decided the 2000 election, and its 27 electoral votes are the most of any swing state in 2004. "To be honest, I couldn't imagine being anywhere else today," Clinton said at a rally near an Osceola County polling location. "I couldn't imagine not being in Florida because the stakes are too high and the choice is too clear." Touting the Kerry-Edwards ticket, Clinton said she believes in "their vision and their plan for America, and I know that it will work because of everything that we experienced as a country during the eight years that my father served as president." During her three-minute speech, Clinton said her father's administration "proved that we can move people out of poverty, that we can swell the middle class, that we could balance the budget and still create more wealth." Clinton was only one of several daughters of prominent Democrats on the Florida tour. She was joined by Caroline Kennedy, Karenna Gore Schiff, Vanessa Kerry and Cate Edwards. Introducing Vanessa Kerry, Clinton said she "was proud to call her my friend, and in three days I hope to know her as our next first daughter." Caroline Kennedy said Clinton was a person of "grace and dignity." "If you think her parents are smart, you should talk to her." Copyright Associated Press. jacksonville.com