Joe Manchin: “I've often said that Government needs to act as a partner, not an adversary, when it comes to boosting our economy.”

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

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.

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 got a runaway debt. We got inflation that's killing people. We've got an unsecured energy. We have a border that's out of control.