There’s a big disconnect between Mitt Romney and many Republicans over the Massachusetts health plan known as Romneycare. The Romney campaign believes questions about the plan have been asked and answered and there is little left to talk about. Some Republicans — it’s not clear how many, but a significant number — believe the discussion hasn’t even started.

It’s a situation some Romney aides find baffling. “When people look back at this race, it will be interesting to see the amount of time the other candidates wasted talking about the Massachusetts health plan,” says top Romney strategist Stuart Stevens. On the other side are those who nodded in approval when the Wall Street Journal editorial page, discussing Tuesday’s Republican debate in Las Vegas, noted that, “After seven debates and many more missed opportunities, the other GOP candidates finally pressed Mitt Romney on his Massachusetts health care record in a serious way.”