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<blockquote data-quote="greybeard" data-source="post: 1189631" data-attributes="member: 18945"><p>Probably because most do in Congress.</p><p></p><p>Most congressional independents are IINOs--independents In Name Only. They caucus with the democrats.</p><p>Jim Jeffords switched from R to I in 2001, with many believing he would be the tie breaker for the Senate GOP--wrong. He agreed to vote D if he was made Chair of the Senate Environment and public works committee. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Representative Bernie Sanders was an independent member of the United States House of Representatives for Vermont-at-large from 1991 to 2007. Sanders later won the open Senate seat of Jim Jeffords as an independent. Joe Lieberman is a former Democrat who, like Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., ran under a third party (Connecticut for Lieberman Party) in the 2006 election. Though both representatives are technically independent politicians, they caucus with the Democrats. In 2006, Sanders and Lieberman were the only two victorious independent candidates for Congress. In 2012 Angus King was elected to the US Senate as an Independent from Maine. As of 2014, he has caucused with the Democrats.</p><p></p><p>Had Greg Orman (he ran as independent) won the Kansas Senate race, almost everyone agrees he too would caucus and vote with the Ds.</p><p></p><p>Independent, tho is not to be confused with Libertarian--they are completely different.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greybeard, post: 1189631, member: 18945"] Probably because most do in Congress. Most congressional independents are IINOs--independents In Name Only. They caucus with the democrats. Jim Jeffords switched from R to I in 2001, with many believing he would be the tie breaker for the Senate GOP--wrong. He agreed to vote D if he was made Chair of the Senate Environment and public works committee. Representative Bernie Sanders was an independent member of the United States House of Representatives for Vermont-at-large from 1991 to 2007. Sanders later won the open Senate seat of Jim Jeffords as an independent. Joe Lieberman is a former Democrat who, like Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., ran under a third party (Connecticut for Lieberman Party) in the 2006 election. Though both representatives are technically independent politicians, they caucus with the Democrats. In 2006, Sanders and Lieberman were the only two victorious independent candidates for Congress. In 2012 Angus King was elected to the US Senate as an Independent from Maine. As of 2014, he has caucused with the Democrats. Had Greg Orman (he ran as independent) won the Kansas Senate race, almost everyone agrees he too would caucus and vote with the Ds. Independent, tho is not to be confused with Libertarian--they are completely different. [/QUOTE]
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