THERE'S NOT ENOUGH NEATSFOOT OIL IN WORLD TO SAVE THIS MITT:

A tough weekend for Mitt? (Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Julia Steers, 10/22/07, NBC: First Read)

Judging by the number of Thompson vs. Giuliani storylines after last night’s debate, Thompson might be judged the ultimate winner; he seemed much more comfortable than at the CNBC/MSNBC/WSJ debate earlier this month. The GOP primary seems to be a fight between Rudy and those who want to be the anti-Rudy. So as far as the anti-Rudy debate went last night, Thompson topped Romney and Huckabee. And therefore, that arguably makes Romney, by process of elimination, the loser.