Chelsea's Evolving Answer About Monica

Out on the campaign trail for mom, Chelsea Clinton faces questions about the gold standard, health care, Darfur--and Monica Lewinsky. Her answer is evolving.

When a student at Butler University in Indianapolis first asked the question on March 25, she drew applause and gave a short response that ended with: "I do not think that is any of your business."

..."I think that is something that is personal to my family, I'm sure there are things that are personal to your family that you don't think are anyone else's business, either," she said last week when asked during a visit to North Carolina State University in Raleigh. "But also on a larger point, I don't think you should vote for or against my mother because of my father."

Many in the crowd at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., booed Monday when a question about the impeachment proceedings against President Clinton came up. Chelsea Clinton quickly summed up her position: "If that's what you want to vote on, that's what you should vote on. But I think there are other people (who are) going to vote on things like health care and economics," she said.

What's interesting is that Chelsea finds herself distancing her father's Presidency from her mother's campaign. She has been forced by questioners to state that her mother will be a better president than dad. This has been prompted by the fact that many folks are falling out of love with Bill Clinton since he hit the campaign trail for Hillary.