The Democratic National Committee on Thursday announced that it will not release its long-awaited review of why Democrats lost in the 2024 elections as planned, arguing that it would be counterproductive for the party.
The DNC’s report, which several outlets reported had already been completed, was expected to review why Democrats lost in the 2024 election cycle and was composed of hundreds of interviews with staffers in all 50 states.
“Here’s our North Star: Does this help us win?” DNC Chair Ken Martin said in a statement announcing the decision. “If the answer is no, it’s a distraction from the core mission.”
In the statement, Martin said that the party is “already putting our learnings into motion.”
The decision not to release the report came from “conversations with stakeholders from across the Democratic ecosystem,” Martin said in the statement.
Martin promised in February the report would be released publicly, arguing that it would help understand previous mistakes and help find a way forward for the party, especially as it prepares for the 2026 midterms.
Martin’s decision to squash the report follows several Democratic wins in the November off-year elections, including high-profile gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia.
“This is the right call,” said Xochitl Hinojosa, former director of communications for the DNC, in a statement. “The DNC knows how to implement lessons learned without creating a poorly-timed distraction. Democrats don’t need to engage in a handwringing exercise about last year’s elections when we’re winning this year’s elections, and are on the path to crushing Republicans in the midterms.”
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