Joe Manchin: “EPA's obstruction of mining permits and this rule from OSM threatens the very existence of the coal industry.”

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.