Joe Manchin: “Let them earn it. Don't give it on the front end, earn it on the back end.”

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

So you’re not making a commitment that you owe your soul to the company store, or basically to the parties, whether it be a D or an R, they’re going to have to earn your support, but the people will be much better off, and they’ll…

I will make a decision in January -- at the end of this year.

We’re trying to build a true independent network.