Romney campaign knows it has screwed the pooch

Clusterfuck. So, so delicious:

Grim-faced aides acknowledged that it was an unusually dark moment, made worse by the self-inflicted, seemingly avoidable nature of the wound. In low-volume, out-of-the-way conversations, a few of them are now wondering whether victory is still possible and whether they are entering McCain-Palin ticket territory.

No, victory is not possible, and yes, they long ago entered McCain-Palin territory. But this is the best part:

Still, a flustered adviser, describing the mood, said that the campaign was turning into a vulgar, unprintable phrase.

Clusterfuck, right? It should be okay to quote someone else saying "clusterfuck." But given that it usually isn't, "screwed the pooch" would've also worked.