The Democratic National Committee released an autopsy on the 2024 election after months of delay. The DNC chair acknowledged the report was not ready for public release and said it lacked source material, requiring a restart to fix it. A former Obama speechwriter described a prolonged process involving repeated promises, leadership changes, inconsistent messaging, and eventual release. The document includes a prominent disclaimer stating it reflects the author’s views and that the DNC cannot independently verify the claims. Many pages contain red boxed rebuttals to specific claims, portraying the DNC as marking up the draft. Mainstream coverage criticized the report for disorganization, empty sections, errors, and unclear or puzzling inclusions.
"When I received the report late last year, it wasn't ready for primetime. Not even close. And because no source material was provided, fixing it would have meant starting over, from the beginning."
"A disclaimer in red at the top of every page declares that this document reflects the views of the author, not the DNC, and the DNC cannot independently verify the claims presented. What's more, most pages include red boxed insertions taking issue with claims in the autopsy."
"The New York Times reported that the autopsy is disorganized and leaves empty entire sections while often veering into political cliches and hard-to-follow explanations. A CNN analysis pointed out that the autopsy contains lots of errors and curious inclusions even some that are puzzling to have in a draft."
"Promise to release autopsy; put incompetent friend in charge; incompetent friend produces incoherent product; announce you're not releasing the autopsy; lie about why; gaslight people who ask, saying they're the problem; face internal revolt; release autopsy."
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