2. Romney may have done a better job in this debate of staking his political ground than last night, keeping his cool (still loose with the emphasis), but what was with giving him free time showing in full both his attack ads against Huckabee and McCain. It looked like they wanted to use externals to solicit bickering, and hence headlines. Arguably it gave the attacked a fat pitch but . . . It was more a celebration of the strategy and process of campaigning. And showing the full ads for one candidate only?

3. Post debate spin was more of pollster Frank Luntz. His "undecided" focus group response was another substantial ad for Romney. He went on and on about Romney's crushing victory, justified by his "real" voters. His methods are at best suspicious a collection of "representative" voters, interviewed in a way to back Luntz's conclusions. Isn't that a circular evidentiary pattern? Does Fox need to show connection with the man-in-the-street motif to be innovative in coverage? Like CNN, it's about Fox and not the debate or the electorate. Then again, it may be better than asking Dick Morris to offer yet another anti-Hillary rant and call that post GOP debate analysis.