Democratic chair faces calls to quit over ‘shambles’ of election autopsy release

Key Takeaways

• Ken Martin, the chair of the Democratic Committee, is facing mounting calls to resign over his shambolic handling of an autopsy report on Kamala Harris’s defeat by Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election.
• Martin suppressed the document for months before finally bowing to internal pressure and releasing it on Thursday.
• The slapdash nature of the autopsy, omitting Joe Biden’s decision to run for a second term and failing to mention the words “Gaza” or “Israel”, has only deepened a crisis of confidence in his leadership.
• Democratic members of Congress have called for Martin to stand down.
• Seth Moulton of Massachusetts told the Axios news site: “He should resign,” because of “his lack of leadership”.