Joe Manchin: “I am hopeful that in this Congress we can actually act on these badly needed reforms.”

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

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.

We’re trying to build a true independent network.