McCain helped himself tremendously -reminding us why it is better to have an experienced, sober adult at the helm of American foreign policy. Rudy did nothing to harm himself and helped himself considerbly by explaining why he won’t take the ATR pledge( “one oath to the Constitution”) and giving the best answer he could to the family values question. Romney needs to react in a human way to voters — the military father was mad and asked for an apology and Romney seemed indifferent. His “I only raised fees $260M” also didn’t help matters. As for Fred, I had the exact same reaction as several other bloggers-forgot him after the initial bashing. The debates are getting duller but they still offer candidates a chance to shine –and McCain shined. And Quin, you don’t have to worry about Huck getting the nomination.