Focused on messaging and ad spend, the autopsy ignores Democrats' real problem: their platform
Published
May 22, 2026 10:30AM (EDT)
US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz high-five as they arrive for a campaign rally in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, August 7, 2024. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
The Democratic National Committee’s 2024 autopsy, which is a report on why the Democrats lost, was released after significant pressure to do so — and it’s left Democrats and critics shocked by its failure to grapple with some of the biggest shortcomings of the 2024 presidential campaign.
