Joe Manchin: “It's the only way we are going to stop Obama.”

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

We need to do permitting reform in America, we're not going to meet the challenges and be energy-independent.

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…

You did not elect the comforter in chief. You elected a basically commander in chief, and he's hit the ground running.