Democratic Party Leadership and Strategy

The DNC completed a post‑2024 election autopsy after interviewing hundreds across all 50 states but recently reversed course and declined to release even a sanitized public version, a decision Chair Ken Martin said was guided by a “North Star” test about whether the report would help Democrats win in 2026; a DNC official denied the move was intended to help or hurt any specific 2028 candidate. The choice has drawn on‑the‑record criticism from prominent Democratic strategists, former Obama aides and operatives aligned with potential 2028 contenders, who say burying the report mishandled the process, risks protecting insiders, and undermines the party’s ability to learn from 2024.