Also tells a South Carolina blogger aboard the Straight Talk Express that Romney does "respect" voters.
Update: Later on the campaign trail, McCain hits Romney on taxes and Giuliani on spending, per the New York Times.
Romney spokesman Kevin Madden responds: "Governor Romney has run a state and balanced budgets, while other campaigns have only run a Senate office on Capitol Hill or have mismanaged their campaigns to the point that they are mired in debt."
