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Author of Democrats’ 2024 Autopsy Says Party Left Out Key Chapter
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- The Democratic National Committee (DNC) released a draft autopsy of its 2024 election losses in May, aiming for transparency after months of resistance.
- Paul Rivera, the autopsy's author, revealed that a critical chapter titled "What Happened in 2024" was missing from the published draft.
- The omitted chapter questioned President Biden’s decision to run for re-election and criticized a politically entrenched class benefiting financially while influencing Democratic strategy.
- Rivera shared the missing chapter with The New York Times and described the party's review process as messy and contentious.
- The draft released by the DNC was based on Rivera’s work from late 2023, but the key chapter he handed to party chairman Ken Martin in January was excluded.
