TPM Reader SG throws me a bone ...

A couple of quick points on the Romney drubbing last night: 1) My sense was the others don't so much dislike Romney as that they have contempt for him. The sharp barbs were delivered with an undercurrent (or in McCain's case, overtly) of derisive laughter. Give Romney his due: It is quite an achievement to be too phony for even the GOP.

2) There's still hope for your boy: There's another GOP debate tonight on Fox. Viewership should skew heavily toward registered Republican voters who still have a basic distrust of McCain, so Romney has another shot at rehabilitating his traditional GOP charlantry with the voters he must win.