# The DNC Autopsy: Sit Down, STFU, and Listen to Rick Wilson

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Podcast: [The Lincoln Project](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lincoln-project-6907025)
Published: 2026-05-22T19:19:47+00:00
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## Resource

The DNC autopsy is finally here—and it’s a brutal admission that Democrats spent 2024 fighting online culture wars while voters were worried about inflation, paychecks, rent, and the future of the country. Rick Wilson breaks down the Democrats’ redacted internal report, the consultant class cashing $40K checks to lose elections, the identity politics obsession that alienated working-class voters, and why normal Americans tuned out the party’s messaging. This is the Democratic Party’s postmortem on how they lost the economy argument, lost swing voters, and lost touch with reality. • • • • • Rick Wilson is on X at @TheRickWilson, on Bluesky at @TheRickWilson.bsky.social, and you can check out Rick's Substack at therickwilson.substack.com . You can check out more of LP's work at www.lincolnproject.us and on X at @ProjectLincoln. Go to https://bollandbranch.com/lincoln , and use the code ‘LINCOLN,’ for 20% off + free shipping. #ad Go to https://ethos.com/lincolnproject to get your free quote. #ad

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