Joe Manchin: “That's what we're after, Congressman. It's not meant to be a punitive thing by any measure.”

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

We’re not trying to start another party.

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

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