Democrat Joe Moody, who started the general election season promising to limit his campaign contributions to $2,300, won’t keep that promise.

He says in a press release that it was a challenge to Republican Dee Margo, that Margo turned down the challenge to limit incoming contributions, and that Moody won’t obey the limits, either.

The proposal threatened to unilaterally disarm the Democrat against a Republican who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in an expensive primary against Rep. Pat Haggerty, R-El Paso. The decision to back out re-arms Moody, but opened him to an easy shot from the Republican. "This is the first time I've ever heard of a candidate seeking public trust going back on his word six months before an election," Margo said in a press release of his own.