Joe Manchin: “This is stupid. And we just keep piling it on like it is-- there is no end to it.”

They don't believe in these extreme causes and going to the extreme mats and fighting each other and hating the other side.

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…

We’re not trying to start another party.

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