Huckabee has a soaring effect because he managed to stay mostly above the fray Wednesday night.

I do think substantively MR did well. And I think that Rudy had a really bad night. I think Ramesh’s point, which we were talking about in the D.C. office yesterday, is right on: Rudy really lucked out by CNN’s incompetence, which is now the story.

I think Romney hit a groove Wednesday night. That’s not and not going to be the story, but whatever he was on (unbridled substantive problem-solving self-confidence?) he should keep on, because we’re entering the finish line here.