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The season of Festivus is upon us, and the people who run the Democratic Party had been expected to publish an airing of grievances about their 2024 campaigns. But after feats of relative strength in this year’s off-year elections, the party establishment has decided to avoid any uncomfortable discussions and leave Festivus to the rest of us. John McCormick reports for the Journal: Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin has reversed course on his pledge to publicly release a detailed review of his party’s mistakes in the 2024 presidential election, arguing it would be a distraction ahead of next year’s midterm campaign. Martin said Democrats have recorded wins this year “in places that haven’t gone blue in decades” and some of the review’s findings are already being applied. “In our
conversations with stakeholders from across the Democratic ecosystem, we are aligned on what’s important, and that’s learning from the past and winning the future,” he said. “Here’s our North Star: Does this help us win? If the answer is no, it’s a distraction.” The DNC’s postelection review included hundreds of interviews with people from all 50 states, according to a DNC official. The insights uncovered issues specific to the 2024 cycle—both presidential and down-ballot—as well as other structural challenges for the party.
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