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Pollster Critiques Democrats' Denial of 2024 Mistakes

12/30/2025

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Nate Silver, a pollster, expressed surprise at the Democrats' reluctance to acknowledge 2024 mistakes.
He criticized a postmortem claiming Democrats did nothing wrong, attributing issues to a lack of progressive advocacy.
He noted the Democratic National Committee's decision to withhold its election autopsy as a sign of resistance to change.
The Democratic National Committee chair, Ken Martin, defended the choice, saying it would distract from upcoming elections.

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Nate Silver, a pollster, expressed surprise at the Democrats' reluctance to acknowledge 2024 mistakes.
He criticized a postmortem claiming Democrats did nothing wrong, attributing issues to a lack of progressive advocacy.
He noted the Democratic National Committee's decision to withhold its election autopsy as a sign of resistance to change.
The Democratic National Committee chair, Ken Martin, defended the choice, saying it would distract from upcoming elections.