Takeaways from the DNC autopsy | CNN Politics

Ever since the 2024 election, Democrats have been searching for answers as to what went so wrong to possibly have re-installed Donald Trump as president. And for much of that time, there’s been anticipation about an “autopsy” from the Democratic National Committee that drilled down on that precise question. Except that autopsy never actually arrived. And eventually DNC Chairman Ken Martin said he wouldn’t release it. But now Martin is reversing course and releasing an incomplete version of the document, after an outcry from some in the party. EDITOR’S NOTE: Read the full autopsy obtained by CNN here. And read CNN’s report on how the autopsy was compiled here. Martin told CNN that the report wasn’t close to being ready for public consumption, and that its lack of source material meant that recreating it would mean starting over. He said he didn’t want to release something like that or create a distraction, but he has now concluded he created a distraction by not releasing it. “For full transparency, I am releasing the report as we received it, in its entirety, unedited and unabridged,” Martin said. “It does not meet my standards, and it won’t meet your stand