CNN: “Winning in Alaska would mean Democrats would have gained nine seats and will hold 56, including the independents who caucus with Democrats: Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine.” “That nine-seat gain would be tied for the biggest haul of Senate seats in a single election since 1980. Republicans also gained nine seats in the 2014 midterms.” “And a 56-seat majority would be the second-biggest majority for either party since the …