Joe Manchin: “Some of my colleagues on the Committee, particularly those from the western states, have much more firsthand experience…”

They don't believe in these extreme causes and going to the extreme mats and fighting each other and hating the other side.

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

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

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.