Guess who's coming to state dinners and other official White House functions as first lady if Hillary wins the presidency?The top two contenders on Clinton's very secret potential first lady list are her close aide and controversial confidante, Huma Abedin, and popular former first daughter, Chelsea Clinton-Mezvinsky, Daily Mail Online can report exclusively.
A Clinton campaign source revealed that Chelsea and Huma 'are being seriously discussed' for the first lady spot.
'Hillary firmly believes both Huma and Chelsea can handle the duties of the first lady with aplomb,' said the source. 'But in the end she also knows it can be as big a decision to make as selecting her vice presidential running mate because the personality and image of the first lady can be a key to the success of an administration.
'Just look what Jackie Kennedy did for the Kennedy White House, or what Nancy did for the Reagan presidency. In the end Hillary knows it's a big decision, and she knows how much America loves its first ladies.'
Another well-placed Clinton source, confident in Hillary becoming the next commander in chief, told Daily Mail Online: 'Secretary Clinton certainly knows how important the role of first lady can play in an administration because, after all, she's been there twice, first in Arkansas and then [in] the White House.'
Those on Team Chelsea believe there is no one better to fill the first lady's shoes than her
But a Team Huma insider quotes the bible, 'The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb,' - the blood shed in battle is a stronger bond than the genetic one. And Huma is certainly Hillary's General - and one with panache.
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'It's an important decision for her to make. She's seriously thinking about it, and her clear choices now are Chelsea on one hand, and Huma on the other. She trusts and dearly loves both of them.'
But do the women trust each other? Both are fiercely loyal to Hillary, but they are highly competitive, power-hungry riding Hillary's coattails.
Conservative author Ed Klein, in his new book, Unlikeable, describes Chelsea as 'entitled, bratty and domineering'. He alleges that Chelsea has a 'lacerating temper...Chelsea has grown up with parents with hot tempers,' he claimed, adding, 'She's as clever an analytical at arguing both sides of a question as her dad, and she's as volatile as her mom.'
Abedin is no less ambitious - and served Hillary since 1996. At a celebration before Abedin's wedding to Anthony Weiner, Clinton said in a speech, 'I only have one daughter. But if I had a second daughter, it would [be] Huma.'
'Hillary owes her, big time,' says one Washington insider. 'Of course she could be [made] Chief of Staff and leave the First Lady duty to her daughter.'
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