Chelsea Clinton steps foot in Minnesota for the first time to rally support for her mother in Duluth - less than 75 people show up ?

But daughter Chelsea Clinton stopped in Duluth for the first time in her life, she said Monday, intent on carrying her mother's torch while carting Gov. Mark Dayton in tow.

Clinton said not to take her mother's absence personally, and that it was due mostly to the fact there are a dozen total states in play during today's Super Tuesday polling and caucusing.

"Something that always surprises me is when people characterize my mom as being cold," Clinton said to a roomful of supporters during a brief question-and-answer session that followed her address. "I know my mother as the definition of warmth."

She and her mother and father, Bill Clinton, the 42nd president, separated in order to canvass Super Tuesday states throughout the weekend and into today's polling and caucusing. Hillary Clinton has gained widespread endorsement support from Minnesota entities and politicians, while Sanders has experienced enthusiastic support everywhere in the state he has trodden.

Pregnant with her second child and speaking from a stool, Chelsea Clinton addressed a roomful of Democratic supporters at the Education Minnesota office on Central Entrance. The teachers' union has endorsed Hillary Clinton and the building is home to the Duluth Federation of Teachers; several teachers took time off to arrive early in the day to make campaign calls on Clinton's behalf. State Rep. Erik Simonson helped introduce the proceedings and city councilor Zack Filipovich was present among the crowd of roughly 75 — a mix of volunteers, supporters and even a group of boys from Woodland Hills Academy in Duluth.

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