The more signatures he's collected, the more his influence has grown. &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt; I think to win a Republican primary, it is difficult to imagine somebody winning a primary without taking the Pledge. &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt; The signatories not only include more than 270 members of Congress, but all of the Republican presidential candidates with the lone exception of Jon Huntsman. &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt; Okay, folks, we want to get going. &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt; All that leverage has made Norquist's Wednesday breakfast meetings a must attend event for Republican operatives fortunate enough to get an invitation. 