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WASHINGTON \u2014 Allies of former President Joe Biden failed to give former Vice President Kamala Harris needed support before her 107-day sprint to Election Day 2024, according to an error-strewn draft of the Democratic National Committee\u2019s \u201cautopsy\u201d of Donald Trump\u2019s crushing victory.<\/p>\n

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The draft, obtained Thursday by CNN, also faulted Team Biden for not conducting advanced polling on Harris prior to the 46th president abandoning his re-election bid that July and failing to push back effectively on the narrative that she was an ineffective \u201cborder czar.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe national campaign did not effectively drive Trump\u2019s negatives, and the White House did not effectively support Vice President Harris over three and half years to improve her standing before the candidate switch,\u201d the report read, while arguing that Harris\u2019 immigration portfolio had been \u201cpoorly framed by Republicans.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was not the official title, but it was the one that the media propagated and the White House failed to contradict or correct,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n

In another striking section, the autopsy concluded: \u201cThe GOP\u2019s victory in 2024 largely came down to its ability to learn more from President [Barack] Obama\u2019s victory [in 2008]\u00a0than Democrats did.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe GOP\u2019s campaign was powered by data, amplified by social media, and enabled by ardent supporters at every level.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The DNC and Chairman Ken Martin had come under intense pressure to publicly release the report, with even Harris urging its disclosure.<\/p>\n

In a statement Thursday, Martin said the party opted to release the autopsy after learning that CNN planned to run an in-depth piece on it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not proud of this product; it does not meet my standards, and it won\u2019t meet your standards,\u201d the DNC chairman said. \u201cI don\u2019t endorse what\u2019s in this report, or what\u2019s left out of it. I could not in good faith put the DNC\u2019s stamp of approval on it.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut transparency is paramount. So, today I am releasing the report as I received it \u2014 in its entirety, unedited and unabridged \u2014 with annotations for claims that couldn\u2019t be verified.\u201d<\/p>\n

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