If we're ever going to be back into the majority, they're going to have to learn to work with moderates, people that come from red states like myself that might not be able to support certain levels of a base that goes a little bit further left.
Joe Manchin emphasizes the need for Democrats to work with moderates to regain majority status.
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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.
My observation, and recommendation from observation, would be, John, trust me, set yourself free and become an 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…
The pledge is simply this: that you remain independent and not be part of the Democrat or Republican system.
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