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On November 6, 2012, King won the Senate race with 53% of the vote, beating Democrat Cynthia Dill and Republican Charlie Summers. [35] [36] The following week, King announced that he would caucus with Senate Democrats, explaining not only that it made more sense to affiliate with the party that had a clear majority, but that he would have been ...
Jan 11, 2021 · In Washington, King caucuses with the Democrats, but a 2019 GovTrack ranking has him as the 42nd most liberal—or 58th most conservative—senator. And as an independent, he's able to avoid...
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The official answer is neither. King talked very infrequently about his personal politics and was not formally affiliated with either political party. Nor did he explicitly endorse any candidate. In fact, he stated, “I don’t think the Republican Party is a party full of the almighty God, nor is the Democratic Party. They both have weaknesses.
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Jan 17, 2020 · The idea that King would have been a registered Republican is not far-fetched, given the party’s history and its position in national politics in the 1950s, but scholars and those who knew him...
Nov 15, 2012 · Sen. Joe Lieberman currently serves as an Independent, but did not seek re-election in 2012. Both Sanders and Lieberman caucused with Democrats. Since 1900, a total of 73 members of Congress have served as a member of a party other than Republican or Democrat. King will be number 74.
Mar 15, 2024 · PORTLAND (WGME) -- Both a Republican and a Democrat are hoping to unseat Independent Senator Angus King this November. Friday, former Maine Republican Party Chair Demi Kouzounas...
Aug 11, 2013 · Voting record belies King's independence. WASHINGTON - Sen. Angus King, who rode Maine voters' penchant for "independent" politicians to a Senate victory last fall, has amassed a solidly Democratic record during his first seven months in Congress, voting on the same side as party leaders roughly 90 percent of the time.