The DNC finally released its 2024 autopsy, but it was an incomplete post-mortem that failed to get to the heart of what worked, what didn’t and why. In his latest column for Roll Call, The Winston Group’s David Winston outlines six questions on politics and policy that the DNC report should have addressed.
1. Did Harris lose because she had only 107 days to campaign?
When Joe Biden dropped out on July 21, the Real Clear Politics daily average had him trailing Trump by 3.1 percent. On Aug. 5, Harris took the lead over Trump and held it through October 25. Trump regained the lead on Oct. 26, but Harris regained it on Nov. 4, with a 0.1 percent margin.
According to RCP, Harris led in 83 of the 107-day campaign.
She clearly had the time, so the obvious question is: how did she lose the consistent lead she held through most of her campaign?
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