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There was talk in 2014 of there potentially being a hung Senate. Angus King of Maine promised to caucus with the majority party, Greg Orman of Maine was wishy-washy about who he'd caucus with, and Senator Larry Pressler said he'd bring his Seniority to whatever caucus served South Dakota best.

Pressler talked about the idea of him, Orman, King, and Sanders forming a caucus to decide who holds power in the Senate, though I think Sanders wouldn't be involved in that.

So lets say in 2014 Begich (D-Alaska), Hagan (D-North Carolina), and Udall (D-Colorado) win their races and Pressler (I-South Dakota) and Orman (I-Kansas) win their races.

The Senate is now

47 Democrats
49 Republicans
4 Independents


Sanders likely caucuses, but he also might get along with Pressler on defense issues. Orman, Pressler, and King come together to play kingmakers. What happens?
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