CNN Publishes the DNC’s 2024 Postmortem on the Election Loss

CNN published a copy of the DNC’s 2024 autopsy—Paul Rivera’s analysis of why Democrats lost the 2024 presidential election—along with the DNC’s red annotations. Commissioned by DNC chair Ken Martin, the report was withheld until CNN’s reporting; Martin apologized for releasing the document as-is, saying it was honest but not up to the party’s standards. The autopsy is based on interviews with about three dozen campaign and party officials, and CNN’s coverage also notes how the report was created and provides takeaways.