Democratic National Committee Blocks Release of its 2024 Election Autopsy

Politico.com:

The Democratic National Committee is refusing to release its autopsy of the party’s major 2024 losses it announced on Wednesday, breaking Chair Ken Martin’s public pledge to do so. The decision underscores the party’s challenges in grappling with its electoral setbacks as it heads into what is expected to be a stronger midterm year.

The DNC’s completed post-election review of the party’s melodramatic and botched campaign cycle is based on hundreds of interviews with operatives in all 50 states. During that process, some Democrats raised concerns about releasing the findings, according to a DNC official granted anonymity to describe the sensitive process.

The DNC wanted to avoid another public debate over how the party lost the White House to Donald Trump, and instead, turn its focus on its recent successes, according to this official. Democrats have overperformed in special elections across the country this year, and won handily in New Jersey and Virginia last month. The committee previewed some initial findings from the autopsy to top donors and other Democratic stakeholders in October.

Once again, the Democratic Party seems determined to avoid accountability. In any serious endeavor (sports teams included) losses are studied, not ignored, because learning requires honesty. The DNC’s refusal to release its 2024 campaign autopsy out of fear of a “contentious reckoning” is precisely why it must be made public. Voters deserve to know why Kamala Harris lost every swing state, including her unwillingness to break from Biden or condemn genocide in Gaza. Burying the report signals the findings were inconvenient, especially on Palestine, and that party leaders would rather preserve the status quo than listen to their base. Any wonder why they're currently polling at 18 percent?

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