Eleanor Norton actually said...

"after we have had the candidates, who themselves rose above race and rose above gender, to have surrogates insert gender and race into a historic election is such a disservice and such a tragedy, at t..."

"I do, but I don't think -- I think it's a passing phenomenon."

"He simply isn't."

"Well it is certainly time to leave it alone because Stephanie, the question isn't whether you're gorgeous black woman. The question is whether or not race or gender ought to be in this campaign."