WASHINGTON ( CNN ) -- She 's faced the glare of public life since she was a girl , but Chelsea Clinton must contend with renewed press scrutiny as she increasingly assumes a role in her mother 's campaign for president . Chelsea Clinton accompanies her mother to the polls on Super Tuesday in Chappaqua , New York . The former first daughter always has been off-limits to the media , especially while she was growing up in the White House . But pressure to burst this protective bubble is likely to grow as the soon-to-be 28-year-old campaigns across the country for Sen. Hillary Clinton , even heading to Hawaii -- Sen. Barack Obama 's home turf . Chelsea Clinton will spend three days there to strum up last-minute votes before the state 's Tuesday caucuses , said a source from her mother 's campaign . In the rough-and-tumble world of politics , her parents always have been protective of her -- including most recently after a TV correspondent 's comment that the Clinton campaign found inappropriate . Watch how controversy goes with the last name » . `` Does n't it seem as if Chelsea is being pimped out in some weird sort of way ? '' MSNBC correspondent David Shuster said this month about her reputed calls to superdelegates . Clinton communications director Howard Wolfson excoriated Shuster and called his remarks `` beneath contempt '' and disgusting . The senator from New York even sent a damning letter to NBC and demanded `` appropriate action . '' `` I am a mom first and a candidate second , and I found the remark incredibly offensive , '' she said . ( Shuster was suspended indefinitely for the remark , made February 7 when he was a guest host for Tucker Carlson . MSNBC said Thursday that the suspension will end February 22 . ) Even a fourth-grader apparently ca n't get through to the press-shy Chelsea Clinton . Scholastic News `` kid reporter '' Sydney Rieckhoff was in pursuit of a story as she questioned presidential candidates last month on the campaign trail in Iowa , according to The Associated Press . Approaching Chelsea Clinton , she reportedly asked , `` Do you think your dad would be a good 'first man ' in the White House ? '' But Clinton was n't talking . `` I 'm sorry , I do n't talk to the press and that applies to you , unfortunately . Even though I think you 're cute , '' she said , according to the AP . During a campaign stop at the Luckie Food Lounge in Atlanta , Georgia , in mid-January , one supporter asked Clinton to reveal something that nobody else knew about her . She responded she would love to -- if all the cameras were n't around . Clinton has proven to be an effective campaigner for her mother , according to a campaign source , saying there 's a strong correlation between her visits and improved performance . At this point , the campaign has become a fight for delegates , and even narrowing a loss has a big impact , a source said . This election cycle , Clinton campaigned for her mother in California , the first state where the senator won the youth vote . A rural congressional district in Nebraska where she campaigned reportedly outperformed others in the state . Politicians protecting their children from the spotlight is hardly new . The Bushes complained when daughters Jenna and Barbara became fodder for late-night comics and media outlets . Vice President Dick Cheney also has been reticent when it comes to his daughter Mary , who had a child with her lesbian partner . During a debate with Cheney in 2004 , Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards broached the topic , saying , `` I think the vice president and his wife love their daughter . I think they love her very much . And you ca n't have anything but respect for the fact that they 're willing to talk about the fact that they have a gay daughter . '' Cheney responded , `` Let me simply thank the senator for the kind words he said about my family and our daughter . I appreciate that very much . ... That 's it . '' But the vice president later slammed Sen. John Kerry for his remarks about Mary Cheney when asked about homosexuality during a debate with President Bush . The vice president said Kerry was `` out of line ; '' wife Lynne Cheney called him `` not a good man . '' These exchanges show that as Chelsea Clinton 's public persona rises , so too will questions about why she does n't make herself available to reporters . The Clinton campaign said Chelsea Clinton is trying to reach as many people as possible and has `` appeared in dozens of venues in more than 20 states . '' But she 's still not granting interviews . E-mail to a friend . CNN 's Trisha Henry , Frank Sesno , Rebecca Sinderbrand and Jessica Yellin contributed to this report . Copyright 2008 CNN . All rights reserved.This material may not be published , broadcast , rewritten , or redistributed . Associated Press contributed to this report .
Chelsea Clinton steps up her role in her mother 's campaign . The Clintons have always shielded their daughter from the media spotlight . Ex-first daughter , who soon turns 28 , will campaign in Hawaii for Tuesday caucuses .