Joe Manchin: “I am not advocating that we should have shot the plane down, but I understood that Secretary Kerry described it as a…”

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

We’re trying to build a true independent network.

We’re trying to get a person who can be committed to — and totally committed to – being an independent with an independent voice.

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.