(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)House Democrats are heading to Baltimore on Wednesday morning for three days of soul-searching and strategizing after a winless month on the Hill. The annual issues conference, House Democrats’ first with control of neither Congress nor the White House since 2006, is more introspective and less star-studded than previous years. In between, they’ll sit for panels and strategy sessions about how to oppose President Trump with an agenda of their own. [Eyeing the House, Democrats move to hire operatives in 20 GOP-held districts]On Thursday members will hear preliminary findings of a “red team”-style review of the party’s House campaign arm following underwhelming 2016 election results. House leaders, including Pelosi, predicted double-digit gains and raised the possibility that Democrats could win the 30 seats they needed to reclaim the majority.

Source: Washington Post February 08, 2017 00:48 UTC