Link to House investigations of Trump and his administration: The full list

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I hear your concern. Here's a few links that might help you get some perspective. The ancient Greeks used to say "don't rest on your laurels" and it was a good insight into human nature... Democrats, like all organizations, need self reflection. Can't hurt to think about and strategize ways to amplify the good things Democrats are doing... learning about the new media tools/systems/attitudes is key.

Link: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/11/democratic-campaign-messaging-hollywood-637364
"...with several House members explicitly requesting help on speechwriting and overall messaging, participants said. In meetings with candidates and DNC officials, group members have urged the party to adopt a more aggressive communications strategy than the party mustered in a demoralizing 2016 presidential campaign.

“One of the first things we were at least talking about in the beginning meetings was how to improve upon the message as to what does the Democratic Party stand for, what does that represent,” said Andrew Marcus, who owns the television and film company Apiary Entertainment. “When the Republican Party or [President Donald] Trump is able to say ‘Make America great again’ and nobody that I know can tell you what the DNC or any of the leading candidates’ slogans [are], I think that’s a marketing problem.”

Alex Gregory, a writer and producer, said he has lobbied Democrats in their meetings to tie in vitro fertilization to abortion rights debates, while generally encouraging Democrats to adopt “more emotional content” in their messaging.

“It really is focused on … what do we stand for? In some ways, how did we lose?” Gregory said. “It is a moment of soul searching right now, in that we lost to an insane person … and that was more appealing than what we had to offer.”

More on messaging:
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/2020-election-trump-economy-democrats-message-populism.html