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Eleanor Holmes Norton: after we have had the candidates, who themselves rose above race and rose above gender, to have surrogates insert gender…

On the recordApril 24, 2008
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 that.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton criticizes the surrogates for bringing race and gender into the election discourse, undermining the candidates' achievements.

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