The Democratic National Committee has now released its long-awaited autopsy report on Kamala Harris’s 2024 landslide loss, and there are several noteworthy details.
A copy of the autopsy was obtained by CNN on Thursday. The report, written by Democratic strategist Paul Rivera, is 192 pages long.
CNN notes that the DNC refused to release the report until the outlet reported on a portion of its contents. The copy published by CNN includes red annotations added by the DNC to its version of Rivera’s report.
Many of the autopsy results will not surprise anyone who pays attention to politics. The report also exonerates Harris for the most part, instead laying blame at the feet of Team Biden.
Here are some of the key highlights:
• Trump’s “they/them” attacks on Harris were highly effective.
• Biden team failed to prepare Harris.
• Democrats neglected rural voters and local parties.
• Democrats have lost ground since the Obama era due to stagnation, failure to invest in states/local parties, and inability to project strength/unity.
• Democrats failed to effectively define or attack Trump, assuming his negatives were “baked in.”
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DNC Chairman Ken Martin released an incomplete, unedited version of the 2024 election autopsy.
✅️ Trump’s transgender-focused ad (“Kamala is for they/them”) seen as highly effective and damaging; Harris did not shift position in response.
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✅️ Report paints a dismal…— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) May 21, 2026
The full file can be read below:
DNC Chairman Ken Martin released this statement to CNN after the report was published:
When I was elected DNC chair, I commissioned an after-action review of the 2024 election that I wanted to be honest and transparent, and with actionable and specific takeaways for the future of the Democratic Party. When I received the report late last year, it wasn’t ready for primetime — not even close — and because no source material was provided, it would have meant starting over. I could not in good faith put the DNC’s stamp of approval on the report that was produced.”
After last November’s massive Democratic wins, I didn’t want to create a distraction, but by not putting the report out, I ended up creating an even bigger distraction. For that, I sincerely apologize. For full transparency, I am releasing the report as we received it, in its entirety, unedited and unabridged. It does not meet my standards, and it won’t meet your standards, but I am doing this because people need to be able to trust the Democratic Party and trust our word.
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