The Democratic National Committee’s decision to bury the so-called autopsy of the 2024 catastrophe is not introspection—it’s a cover-up. After promising a full public review, the DNC abruptly declared the report would stay private, a cowardly move that protects career politicians more than American voters.
DNC Chair Ken Martin tried to sell the secrecy as pragmatic, saying releasing the report would be a distraction and that the party is already “putting our learnings into motion.” That spin won’t soothe the rank-and-file who watched Democrats lose the White House and both chambers of Congress and deserve to know exactly what went wrong.
The behind-closed-doors review reportedly interviewed operatives in all 50 states and found real failures: Democrats misread voters on public safety and immigration, squandered messaging opportunities, and misallocated fundraising and organizing resources. Those are not partisan talking points — they are operational failures that ought to be confronted openly so they can be fixed.
Even more damning, insiders say the report skirts the toughest questions, including whether Joe Biden should have run again and whether the party’s nomination strategy — culminating in Kamala Harris’s candidacy — was a catastrophic miscalculation. If true, that omission is unsurprising but unforgivable: you can’t heal a broken party by hiding the broken parts.
Progressives and establishment figures alike have voiced outrage at the decision to keep the autopsy secret, insisting transparency is the first step to real reform. The DNC’s claim that secrecy will prevent division is hollow when what they’re really afraid of is accountability from activists, donors, and voters who actually want to win.
This is about more than partisan scorekeeping; it’s about respect for the American people. Conservatives believe in ownership of mistakes and public accountability — principles the Democrats have now explicitly rejected. Hardworking Americans who bore the cost of reckless governance deserve truth, not a press release and a private memo handed to insiders.
If Democrats refuse transparency, voters should assume they prefer insider protection over national renewal. Republicans and independent patriots must press for answers, capitalize on the party’s lack of courage, and keep fighting to restore common-sense leadership that prioritizes safety, prosperity, and the dignity of every citizen.
