Joe Manchin: “My recommendation would be, based on what we talked, with the Huaweis, and all the concerns we had, that that be a high…”

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…

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.

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