By  Rachael Bade @ WashingtonPost.com, Nov. 1

[....] even before the votes are counted Tuesday, the 100-member Congressional Progressive Caucus is divided over how to use its political clout, with some members advocating an aggressive approach — including voting more often as a bloc to wield power — and others urging a more pragmatic strategy.

The internal dispute is unnerving outside liberal groups — and privately even some inside the caucus — who fear that their shot at revolutionary change with a Democratic White House and Senate could slip away at the exact moment the party is in charge. In fact, many activists want the group to adopt hardball tactics and create the left’s version of the House Freedom Caucus, the conservative coalition that regularly undermined GOP leadership, opposed bipartisan bills in a bid to extract concessions and pushed the party to the right [....]

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), the co-chair of the caucus, is pushing changes to the leadership structure of the group as well as other changes, including attendance and voting requirements. With Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), a co-chair, stepping down, Jayapal would be the sole leader next year [....] But in a conference call last week, some members of the caucus raised concerns about the proposed changes, fearing that they would force some members out. Pelosi ally Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) were among those urging caution [....]