Eleanor Holmes Norton’s Staff Walks Back Things She Says

Democrat, 88, Eyes Reelection Despite Staff Concerns

Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat delegate who represents Washington, D.C., in the House of Representatives, insists she's running for reelection, but her staff keeps telling reporters that's not true, Mediaite reported. Norton, 88, has served 18 terms.

Eleanor Holmes Norton’s Staff Walks Back Things She Says

Michael Schaffer: “For people interested in how Washington works, it’s an increasingly common issue in our era of gerontocracy: Just how are you supposed to interact with an elected official who might not be all there?” “It’s an ongoing private conversation among reporters, animated by a sense that the watchdogs haven’t been zealous enough — but featuring no real agreement on how to handle these moments.”

88-Year-Old Democrat Keeps Saying She’s Running for Re-Election — And Her Staff Keeps Walking It Back

An 88-year-old Democrat keeps insisting that she's running for re-election, forcing her staff to later make statements walking those claims back

An Elderly Lawmaker’s Staff Keeps Walking Back Things She Tells Reporters. Should They Keep Quoting Her?

A few weeks ago, my POLITICO colleague Nicholas Wu and NBC’s Sahil Kapur ran into D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton in the Capitol. Like good congressional reporters, they jumped at the opportunity to pepper a lawmaker about the news of the day. In this case, one question concerned Norton herself, a…