Joe Manchin: “I hope that you would look at the topography of our State too. It is not Kansas.”

My observation, and recommendation from observation, would be, John, trust me, set yourself free and become an independent.

When you like both people and both sides, you can sit down with both sides, you can agree to disagree, you can try to find compromise and make things happen.

We’re not trying to start another party.

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