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Why is the Democratic party still hiding its 2024 election autopsy? | Norman Solomon

No one has more at stake than Kamala Harris – who has ‘signaled’ support for its release without saying so publicly After several months of heated arguments over whether the Democratic National Committee (DNC) should release its autopsy report on the 2024 election, the dispute has neared a boiling point. With one recent media appearance after another, the DNC chair, Ken Martin, has set off fierce criticism and even derision, while offering notably illogical explanations for keeping the autopsy secret. As the controversy simmers, no one has more at stake than the party’s latest standard-bearer. Kamala Harris, apparently preparing for another run, leads in polls for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination. One of the last things she needs is a widely publicized narrative from the DNC about failures of her 2024 campaign. A maxim from George Orwell applies: “who controls the past controls the future” and “who controls the present controls the past”. At present, Martin is holding firm to his announcement last December that he would not fulfill his promise to make the autopsy public. That was a boon to Harris, but this spring’s escalating uproar over the decision has given her reason

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Progressive Democrats criticize 2024 election autopsy for silence on Gaza | First Thing

The 192-page report does not mention Gaza or Joe Biden’s age. Plus, is the world heading for another Ebola crisis? Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here On Thursday, the Democratic party published a postmortem –…

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Progressive Democrats criticize 2024 election autopsy for silence on Gaza | First Thing

The 192-page report does not mention Gaza or Joe Biden’s age. Plus, is the world heading for another Ebola crisis? Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here On Thursday, the Democratic party published a…

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Read the DNC’s 2024 autopsy obtained by CNN | CNN Politics

CNN is publishing a copy of a report into why Democrats lost the 2024 presidential election conducted at the request of Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin. This version of the report – better known as the…

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Autopsy of the autopsy: How the DNC’s 2024 post-mortem turned into a crisis | CNN Politics

First, the Democratic National Committee’s autopsy of the 2024 election was slated to come out last spring. Then, DNC chair Ken Martin promised members at their summer meeting last August in his home state of…

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May 21, 2026·CNNT2 · Outlet report
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…

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Dems demand release of hidden DNC autopsy after 2024 collapse: ‘We got our butts kicked’

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Why is the Democratic party still hiding its 2024 election autopsy? | Norman Solomon

No one has more at stake than Kamala Harris – who has ‘signaled’ support for its release without saying so publicly After several months of heated arguments over whether the Democratic National Committee (DNC) should…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianMay 22, 2026

The 192-page report does not mention Gaza or Joe Biden’s age. Plus, is the world heading for another Ebola crisis? Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here On Thursday, the Democratic party published a postmortem –…

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNMay 21, 2026

CNN is publishing a copy of a report into why Democrats lost the 2024 presidential election conducted at the request of Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin. This version of the report – better known as the 2024 autopsy – was…

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNMay 21, 2026

First, the Democratic National Committee’s autopsy of the 2024 election was slated to come out last spring. Then, DNC chair Ken Martin promised members at their summer meeting last August in his home state of Minnesota, “Three…

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNMay 21, 2026

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…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianMay 15, 2026

No one has more at stake than Kamala Harris – who has ‘signaled’ support for its release without saying so publicly After several months of heated arguments over whether the Democratic National Committee (DNC) should release its autopsy…

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