Progressives throw out timid playbook and ready scorched-earth blitz if Dems win midterms

Progressives including Rep. Ro Khanna slammed a recommendation from Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz, who will be the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate if the party retakes control of the body following the November 3 midterm elections, that Democratic legislators should moderate their ambitions if they regain control of Congress.Speaking on CNN’s “The Arena” with Kasie Hunt on Thursday, Schatz responded to Hunt’s question about how a governing Democratic caucus might respond to the “energy” and “anger” on the left with a word of caution.“I do not think it is time to propose things that the president of the United States is guaranteed to veto,” Schatz said. “I think that is somewhat of a bit of wasted energy. And then if we want to be more aspirational, if we want to make more bold policy changes, we’re going to have to take the presidency and both chambers and that’s for...