Harris backs call for DNC to release 2024 autopsy Ken Martin swept under the rug

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris wants the Democratic National Committee to release its assessment of why and how she lost to President Donald Trump in the 2024 election.

DNC Chairman Ken Martin announced in December 2025 that he would not release the committee’s autopsy of the Democrats’ 2024 election loss, making a widely unpopular move to backtrack from his initial commitment to release the report to the public. He argued that releasing the autopsy could be a “distraction from the core mission” of the DNC.

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