The current U.S. Senate has 50 Republicans, 47 Democrats, and three independents, but the caucuses are evenly split 50-50 between the GOP and Democrats.
The three independent Senators tend to align with the Democratic Party but are not registered as such, with Kyrsten Sinema being the latest defection. Here are why each independent Senator says they are registered as such, rather than with the Democratic Party.Bernie Sanders
“I am an independent and I have always run in Vermont as an independent, while I caucus with the Democrats in the United States Senate. That’s what I’ve been doing for a long time and that’s what I’ll continue to do,” Sanders said. "I didn't feel comfortable with the, with the Democrats on, on the taxation, regulation side. I didn't feel comfortable with the Republicans on the social issue side, on the abortion and those kinds of things. So I said, 'Hell, I think I'm gonna take a path up the middle,'" King told CBS News' 60 Minutes in 2021.
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