{"id":2600962,"date":"2026-05-10T14:10:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T18:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/booker-tells-dnc-release-the-autopsy-on-failed-2024-harris-campaign\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T14:11:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T18:11:15","slug":"booker-tells-dnc-release-the-autopsy-on-failed-2024-harris-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/booker-tells-dnc-release-the-autopsy-on-failed-2024-harris-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Booker tells DNC &#8216;release the autopsy&#8217; on failed 2024 Harris campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbooker-tells-dnc-release-the-autopsy-on-failed-2024-harris-campaign%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2600962&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined Kamala Harris in urging the Democratic National Committee to release its internal \u201cautopsy\u201d explaining why Harris lost the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump. Booker criticized the DNC decision-made in late 2025 by chair Ken Martin not to publish the report after Martin originally promised it-calling it a distraction from the party\u2019s core work.<\/p>\n<p>speaking on *Meet the Press*, Booker said the party should not only release the report but also focus on mobilizing voters well before the next election, emphasizing record turnout. He also hinted at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-cnn-is-calling-out-opportunist-nikki-haley-for-trying-to-play-both-sides-video\/\" title=\"Even CNN is Calling Out Opportunist Nikki Haley for Trying to Play Both Sides (VIDEO)\">political ambitions<\/a> beyond his likely reelection in 2026, saying he\u2019s \u201cdefinitely not ruling out\u201d a 2028 presidential bid and hoping for a competitive, \u201crobust\u201d Democratic primary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cory-booker\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"501\">Cory Booker<\/a> (D-NJ) joined the chorus of calls from Democratic Party leaders to release the Democratic National Committee\u2019s analysis of why former Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"748\">Kamala Harris<\/a> lost the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-election\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11446\">2024 presidential election<\/a> to President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>DNC Chairman Ken Martin decided in late 2025 that he would not be releasing the organization\u2019s autopsy of the party\u2019s 2024 election loss. The decision, which he called a \u201cdistraction from the core mission\u201d of the DNC, was a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3923961\/dnc-ken-martin-backtracks-2024-autopsy-report\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >widely unpopular move<\/a><\/a>, especially\u00a0after he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/moderna-cuts-covid-19-vaccine-shipments-to-canada\/\" title=\"Moderna cuts COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Canada\">initially promised<\/a> to make the report public. Harris came out last week with a call to release the report, and Booker backed the same thinking on Sunday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4561709\/fetterman-bill-maher-democrats-better-message\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fetterman tells Bill Maher Democrats need to find a better message than just \u2018f*** Trump\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4561069\/fetterman-terrible-republican-party-switch\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fetterman says he\u2019d be \u2018terrible Republican\u2019 in dismissal of party switch<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4558402\/susan-collins-benign-essential-tremor\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Susan Collins reveals essential tremor, says it has \u2018no impact\u2019 on job<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cRelease the autopsy,\u201d Booker said on NBC\u2019s <em>Meet the Press<\/em> on Sunday morning. He also said the DNC should be mobilizing voters to see a change this election season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cThis is six months before an election,\u201d Booker said. \u201cWe need to be mobilizing and organizing in this election. Fine. DNC release it. They should do that. But the most important thing is for people to get out and vote in record numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Booker, who is up for reelection in 2026 himself, is largely expected to hold his seat as the presumptive Democratic nominee for the seat in blue <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1065\">New Jersey<\/a>. But the third-term senator has hinted at greater political ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>He <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2028-election\/cory-booker-definitely-not-ruling-out-presidential-run-rcna265675\">said in late March <\/a>that he is \u201cdefinitely not ruling out\u201d a 2028 presidential run. When asked if Harris would be the strongest person to represent Democrats again in 2028, Booker said he would like to see a \u201crobust\u201d Democratic primary. Booker previously ran in the 2020 presidential primary against both Harris and former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"471\">Joe Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4559189\/kamala-harris-backs-calls-dnc-release-2024-election-autopsy\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4559189\/kamala-harris-backs-calls-dnc-release-2024-election-autopsy\/\">HARRIS BACKS CALL FOR DNC TO RELEASE 2024 AUTOPSY KEN MARTIN SWEPT UNDER THE RUG<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that it was a disservice to Kamala Harris that we did not have a primary in the last election,\u201d Booker said on Sunday. \u201cI hope we have the most robust \u201928 primary there is, with a lot of great leaders involved in that primary, so that the Democratic Party can choose who\u2019s going to be their standard bearer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic field is likely shaping up to be just that so far; several Democrats have been floated as White House contenders, including Booker, Harris, Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"282\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY), and Govs. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1426\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/andy-beshear\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8307\">Andy Beshear <\/a>(D-KY), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-shapiro\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"5122\">Josh Shapiro<\/a> (D-PA), and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jb-pritzker-2\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17676\">JB Pritzker<\/a> (D-IL).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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