The anticipated “autopsy” of the Democrats’ 2024 defeat shows that the party has learned … well … nothing.

The report is 192 pages long but says very little. Its biggest revelation is that Democrats want to blame everything for their loss except the main reasons behind it: the progressive ideas and policies voters rejected. It also ignores the devastating decision by then-President Joe Biden to run again, even though his declining physical and mental capacity had become obvious.

The report was commissioned by the Democratic National Committee, even though party leaders now say the document doesn’t “meet our standards.” Embarrassingly, the DNC describes it as a draft – and it reads like one, too – while also stating it “cannot independently verify the claims presented.”

The autopsy was prepared by Democratic strategist Paul Rivera.

Democrats, who have struggled with record-low approval ratings since the election, would have been better served examining the issues that drove the campaign – inflation, the economy and illegal immigration – and how first Biden and then Vice President Kamala Harris........

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