[HereInTheHeartland]

“This whole issue of demanding candidates to sign pledges is out of hand “

Totally agree. It sounds like what school children do on the playground.

[muawiyah]

Proving a total vacuity of interest in classical Indian literature, some Americans involve themselves in the taking and giving of pledges as though they were universally meaningful.

As even the poorest peasant in India could tell you, pledges will almost certainly lead you to ruin and should be avoided.

[conservaterian]

I demand that all candidates sign my pledge that they won’t sign any pledges. If not, they will not get my support. And while they are at it, at the next debate, I want them all to “raise their hands” if they don’t believe in pledges.