Joe Manchin: “It is, therefore, the duty of every Senator here to ensure that our country makes good on the promises we have made to…”

I truly believed that, if in power, Republicans would uphold the filibuster, the last guardrail preventing total partisan rule.

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…

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

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