Joe Manchin: “We need to see... a clear repudiation of all that rhetoric”

The pledge is simply this: that you remain independent and not be part of the Democrat or Republican system.

She's an American senator that represents her state of Maine ... the most independent minded person I've ever met.

We’re not trying to start another party.

This is not right. She is the soul of America. She is the soul of the Senate, and he knows he needs more Susan Collins, no matter what side of the aisle they’re on.