“Despite having signed a pledge to support the eventual nominee to emerge from the process, Hoffman considered the possibility of asking for the Conservative Party’s endorsement to run against Scozzafavva, making it a three way race.”
http://www.tcotreport.com/23ny1.html
GOP leaders were outraged, especially since Mr. Hoffman, like other congressional hopefuls, had pledged to support the nominee. “He did say it repeatedly,” said Sandra Corey, the former GOP chairwoman of Jefferson County. “And then all of a sudden, it’s a no-go, like he hadn’t understood her background, which is a falsehood. I would never, ever trust him.”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125564976279388879.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
“The irony of this stunt is Doug Hoffman’s entire campaign is built on his own broken pledge. He promised and then went back on his word to support the selection of Dede as our party’s candidate. Shortly after breaking his pledge, Hoffman said he is both for and against ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ The bottom line is you can’t put much trust in any of Doug Hoffman’s pledges or positions; they’re likely to change from one moment to the next.”
“As Election Day draws closer, it’s becoming increasingly clear that Doug Hoffman could very well spoil a perfectly safe Republican seat held by our party since the mid-1800s,” said Ms. Dancks. “Doug Hoffman took an oath to Republican voters to support the Republican nominee in our district, but his pledge has gone unfulfilled.” —Madison County GOP Chairwoman Therese Wiley Dancks and Madison County Board of Supervisors Chairman John Becker.
“Worse, your efforts have exploited the naïveté of an inexperienced candidate, who doesn’t currently live in the district and who broke his own pledge of support in the unrealistic hope that the Republican Party would abandon our chosen candidate.” —Niagara County GOP Chairman Henry Wojtaszek
I've not seen it yet and I've been here all day, too.
FRepers: Don't feed the trolls!
Where is the actual pledge?