Kevin Madden, spokesman for Governor Romney, offers this response to McCain’s comment on the conference call:

“Governor Romney has been very clear that he opposes this immigration agreement, which clearly falls short of the American public’s expectations. It seems that certain candidates who brokered this flawed plan are having a very difficult time grappling with or coming to terms with the political fallout that has ensued in a substantive manner.”

As smooth as the line from McCain was, it’s hard to see the prominence of this legislation helping him with GOP primary voters…