Overview

• The incomplete report, led by longtime strategist Paul Rivera, remains in draft after interviews across all 50 states
• Review focuses on external funding by allied groups and super PACs that poured hundreds of millions into the Biden-Harris ticket
• More than half a dozen senior Biden and Harris campaign officials have not been interviewed, underscoring the decision to exclude internal strategy analysis
• Internal briefings flag Future Forward’s advertising approach for overemphasizing pro-Harris messaging and undercutting attacks on Trump
• The DNC plans to publish the final autopsy this fall to inform shifts in resource allocation, turnout efforts and structural reforms