Joe Manchin: “We also ought to have a Republican alternative, if there is one, so we can see exactly what the options are in that…”

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

We don't even have a budget anymore.

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

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.