Talk:Party divisions of United States Congresses

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It would be nice for the majority party of each house to be emboldened to make them stand out. I mean to embolden the figure

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Can anyone explain why the latest congress seems to list 49 senators for both DEM and GOP AND 2 Independents? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.112.228.87 (talk) 02:03, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

• Well that's mainly because it's true. There are 49 Democrats, 49 Republicans, and 2 independents (Joe Lieberman, who lost the Democratic primary in Connecticut last year, but still won the general election running as an "Independent Democrat", and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who decided to run as an independent and won). The independents caucus with the Democrats, however, so many people are under the impression that there are 51 Democrats. --CapitalR 02:18, 14 September 2007 (UTC)