Sen.-elect Angus King

Sen.-elect Angus King

Sen.-elect Angus King, I-Maine, surprised no one Wednesday morning when he announced that he would caucus with the Senate Democrats, bringing the number in that caucus to 55 for the new Congress. “I wanted to maintain my independence as long and as thoroughly as possible,” King said. He added that “it simply wouldn’t be practical” to not join either caucus. “Affiliating with the majority makes the most sense,” particularly with a clear Democratic majority, King said.

Sen.-elect Angus King has made it official, announcing that he will caucus with Senate Democrats, brining the majority to 55 votes. This, as theheadline reads, is "No shocker." It's such a no-brainer that, according to King , Minority Leader Mitch McConnell didn't even bother to contact him to woo him over to the dark side.

But it did come as a surprise to someone, who apparently hasn't been keeping up too well lately.





@SenJohnMcCain via Echofon Shocking and startling news... RT @PoliticalTicker: Angus King to caucus with Democrats - http://t.co/...

He's probably already got his date with one of the Sunday shows to talk about how shocked he is.