The move by the Democratic National Committee to block the release regarding its own autopsy report on the last presidential race is shocking however to be expected. Resistant to hard truths, the DNC often functions more like a PR firm rather than an electoral entity devoted to building a volunteer base for winning elections.
A Climate of Conformity
Reluctant to break with the prevailing attitude demanding unity, the committee has stayed under that legacy throughout this past year. Making public the findings would have indicated that the leadership actually want to promote open debate regarding the strategic failures that paved the way for the former president to return to the White House. Instead, the committee is acting under the pretense that there is little to understand following the stunning loss from the last cycle.
Our guiding principle: does this help us win? If not, it is an unnecessary diversion from what truly matters," an explanation that has been offered for withholding the document.
Critical Problems an Autopsy Might Have Examined
An autopsy report with any value would confront a series of difficult topics. This encompasses:
- Voter Disenchantment: Failing to retain among millions of voters who voted for the Democratic ticket during the previous election was decisive in the narrowly decided recent race.
- A Decision to Run: The unwavering decision by the incumbent to run again, coupled with an extremely delayed step-aside, is viewed as denying the party's base of a competitive nomination process.
- Abandoning Everyday Americans: Amid economic anxiety, the campaign reportedly bowing to corporate donors' interests without successfully attempting to address the impact of big business.
- The Gaza Impact: The failure to adjust a policy position regarding the situation in Gaza is cited as driving away significant blocs, particularly among young people, Arab-Americans, and Muslim Americans.
- A Decline in Young Voter Backing: Research shows a major decrease in votes for the candidate from voters aged 18-29.
A Pattern Avoiding Accountability
This refusal is consistent with a pattern to avoid hard truths. This mirrors an episode in which nearly all elected Democrat in Washington went along with a sitting president's decision for running for re-election until a catastrophic public debate performance forced a change.
Meanwhile, overwhelming numbers of Democratic voters were repeatedly informing surveyors of their opposition to the incumbent to be the nominee.
Financial Issues
An honest autopsy might also examine matters about financial allocations, such as the amounts went to insider consultants and media firms during an electoral effort which expended an enormous war chest over a few months.
A Larger Issue
At its core, the blockage of the official autopsy highlights a deference to the established hierarchy that oversaw a disastrous electoral effort. The implication to rank-and-file members – including countless small donors – appears to be that they cannot be trusted to know what the insiders say they discovered from an analysis compiled from feedback from all states.
A political entity incapable to publicly examine its own failings is unlikely to break free from the cycle that proved so advantageous to the rival party.
