The newly elected senator from Maine has decided that he will caucus with the Democrats.
Also breaking : Angus King will caucus with Senate Democrats giving them 55 to 45 advantage over Senate Republicans
— Matthew Boyle (@mboyle1) November 14, 2012
Sen.-elect Angus King, an independent from Maine, just announced he will caucus with Democrats in the Senate.
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) November 14, 2012
Oh, the drama!
https://twitter.com/ByronTau/status/268721353295810560
Heh. As Twitchy reported earlier, the other totally not shocking, “breaking” news this morning was Nancy Pelosi’s declaration that she’ll stay on as House minority leader. Gobsmacked … said no one.
https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/268724084144218112
Seriously. Twitter users of all stripes quickly mock the “breaking” news.
RT @rickklein: Angus King to caucus with Democrats, surprising precisely no one.
— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) November 14, 2012
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/268723940686458880
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/268720713102413824
Angus King's SHOCKING decision to join the Democrats is SHOCKING. And by shocking, I mean, entirely expected.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) November 14, 2012
Hahahaha! RT @markknoller: King says though he'll caucus with the Democrats he's not "in automatic opposition" to the Republicans.
— Melissa Mackenzie (@MelissaTweets) November 14, 2012
Even Senator McCain got in on the snarky action.
Shocking and startling news… RT @PoliticalTicker: Angus King to caucus with Democrats – http://t.co/b46pp4ym
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) November 14, 2012
Stay tuned! We suspect more breaking news will come in this morning. Here’s a hint: Water? It’s totally wet.