Joe Manchin: “If we don't do permitting, and we don't have permitting reform in America, we're not going to meet the challenges and be…”

My observation, and recommendation from observation, would be, John, trust me, set yourself free and become an independent.

There’s a lot of young, aggressive, good people with good intentions that love the country and have the youth and vigor to do it, and I’m going to be looking for those people.

The brand got so bad, the D brand has been so maligned from the standpoint of it's just -- it's toxic.

The way the parties have weaponized the political process today, they make it impossible to have a 'D' or an 'R' next to your name and speak to the other side.