NRSC executive director Rob Jesmer raised the theory that Democrats secretly recruited former Maine Gov. Angus King, an independent, to run for Senate in a “backroom deal,” reports Politico. Jesmer said Democrats would want to get to King first so that he would caucus with Democrats and because he has a better chance of getting elected than a more liberal candidate.
King, who announced his candidacy for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Olympia Snowe Monday night, has not said which side he would caucus with if elected. Both Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and DSCC chair Sen. Patty Murray denied speaking with King at all.
