Independent former Maine Gov. Angus King has stubbornly refused to say what party he would caucus with if he succeeds in his bid for the Senate seat left open by Olympia Snowe’s retirement.
But Federal Election Commission filings give an indication: King donated to both the Democratic National Committee and President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign this year.
The Maine Wire first reported the contributions, which were highlighted by the campaign of Rick Bennett — one of the Republican candidates.
On February 28, Sen. Olympia Snowe announced suddenly that she would not run for another term. On February 29, King made a $6,000 donation to the DNC.
Several days before that, he donated $10,000 to the Obama Victory Fund.
King has repeatedly said that he will not say which party he would caucus with before he is elected .
“I want to keep ’em guessing,” he told the Associated Press in April. “I think I can be much more effective by not making that decision and by postponing it as long as possible. I’d like to postpone it forever.”
Republicans have accused King of being a secret Democrat, and several potentially strong Democratic candidates opted not to run after he entered the race.
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