Could another Clinton presidency be on the horizon? We'll just have to wait and see - Chelsea Clinton, for one, is not ruling out a run someday for elected office.
In a wide-ranging article in Vogue magazine, the former first daughter and close confidants around her were interviewed about Ms. Clinton's personal evolution and how she is embracing the political legacy handed down from her parents, former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
So will she or won't she run for office?
“Before my mom's campaign, I would have said no,†Ms. Clinton said, adding that she has faced questions about her political ambitions since she was 4 and her father was governor of Arkansas.
She said she learned from her mother that there were “many ways for each of us to play our part†outside of office. But her mother's entrance into politics after her fat her's presidency inspired a change of heart:
“And now I don't know. … I mean, I have voted in every election that I have been qualified to vote in since I turned 18,†she said. “I believe that engaging in the political process is part of being a good person. And I certainly believe that part of helping to build a better world is ensuring that we have political leaders who are committed to that premise. So if there were to be a point where it was something I felt called to do and I didn't think there was someone who was sufficiently committed to building a healthier, more just, more equitable, more productive world? Then that would be a question I'd have to ask and answer.â€
In her favor, she has already spent eight years in the White House surrounded by media and security detail that follow her even now. A Democrat, she has survived attacks from the likes of Rush Limbaugh, the controversial conservative radio host, and others.
Ms. Clinton, now 32, is married and pursuing a Ph.D. in international relations. She also sits on the board of her father's Clinton Foundation, crisscrossing the globe to mingle world leaders and advance causes the family supports. It's a legacy that she will inherit from her parents.
“As she's been exposed to the foundation and to what her father's doing with his post-presidential life,†said Huma Abedin, Hillary Rodham Clinton's deputy chief of staff, “I think a light switched on: This is the legacy I'm going to inherit. To say it is an incredible one is an understatement. She now knows that in 20, 30 years, everything about her father's legacy is in her hands. It's going to be Chelsea's responsibility to carry that torch. This is the core of what her grandmother encouraged her to do: embrace her inheritance.â€
But the pressures Mrs. Clinton faces do not all stem from her parents' legacies. Since marrying Marc Mezvinsky two summers ago, she said the couple has faced gentle pressure from her mother to produce grandchildren.
“It's certainly something that Marc and I talk a lot about,†she said. “I always knew I was the center of my parents' lives when I was growing up. And I am determined that our children feel the same way. Marc and I are both working really hard right now, but I think in a couple of years, hopefully … literally, God willing. And I hope my mom can wait that long.â€
