"He should resign": DNC chair Ken Martin's stock plummets on Capitol Hill over 2024 autopsy

Multiple Democratic lawmakers called for DNC chair Jaime Harrison Martin to resign, citing lack of leadership and concern that the organization lacks a plan to improve. The DNC released what it described as the full, unredacted 2024 autopsy after months of pressure. Martin had initially signaled he would not release it. The report includes errors with self-correcting annotations and lacks a concluding section explaining what went wrong in 2024. Martin said he was not proud of the product and apologized for creating a distraction by delaying release. Other lawmakers expressed broader worries about confidence in the DNC and its direction.

"“He should resign,” Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) told Axios, citing “his lack of leadership” and saying it is “utterly nuts it took us this long to release the autopsy.”"

"Driving the news: The DNC released what it says was its full, unredacted 2024 autopsy after months of pressure on Martin, who had initially signaled he would not release it. Martin said in a Substack post accompanying the report that he is “not proud of this product; it does not meet my standards and it won't meet your standards.”"

"The report contains errors and self-correcting annotations, and it lacks a concluding section on what went wrong in 2024, per Axios' Alex Thompson and Holly Otterbein. Martin wrote in his post that he “didn't want to create a distraction. Ironically, in doing so, I ended up creating an even bigger distraction. And for that, I sincerely apologize.”"

"Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) told Semafor that “there doesn't seem to be a plan to turn things around and the clock is ticking ... I believe it's time for him to move on.” Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.) said in response to a caller who argued Martin should be replaced: “I agree. ... Having what we have right now is not doing it.”"

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