Will Cruz's "oops" moment, not remembering all 5 agencies he'd cut, hurt him?

[Blue3]

Will Cruz's "oops" moment, not remembering all 5 agencies he'd cut, hurt him?

[Mehmentum]

No Cruz won't be hurt.  He handled it infinitely better than Perry did.  With Perry, it just kept going and going and getting increasingly awkward.  Cruz covered it up and everyone moved on.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

No Cruz won't be hurt.  He handled it infinitely better than Perry did.  With Perry, it just kept going and going and getting increasingly awkward.  Cruz covered it up and everyone moved on.

[Oakvale]

Is this a joke?

[Blue3]

Is this a joke?

Is what a joke? It really happened at the debate last night.

[Oakvale]

Is this a joke?

Is what a joke? It really happened at the debate last night.

Yeah but the idea that you think it might hurt him when it was neither noticed nor remotely embarrassing

[Mister Mets]

Nope.

It doesn't reinforce the public's image of him.

And he doesn't screw up as conpsicuously as Perry did.

[°Leprechaun]

I think what voters are interested in is his position on issues which appeals to the many evangelicals in the party. These positions are more likely to help him in the primaries/caucuses, but could hurt him in the general if he were to actually get the nomination.

[EliteLX]

It was an extremely minuscule mishap while listing that he himself moved on and brushed off quickly, everybody could care less. It's.. almost like he's human!

Close thread, lol.

[Bakersfield Uber Alles]

No Cruz won't be hurt.  He handled it infinitely better than Perry did.  With Perry, it just kept going and going and getting increasingly awkward.  Cruz covered it up and everyone moved on.

[Maxwell]

Rick Perry not only fumbled it, he looked like he was fumbling it. That is bad debating 101. This is why Ted Cruz is a master debater - he stands poised, calm, and makes a fumble look like nothing at all. He just continues what he's doing.

[Coolface Sock #42069]

Only if the media makes a big issue of it.

[dudeabides]

It should, because slick attorney Ted Cruz isn't very bright. But it won't.

[Fuzzy Says: "Abolish NPR!"]

Cruz is bright and quick on his feet.  He also has grass roots love Perry could only dream about.

[Badger]

Too lazy to check. Has this gotten any serious play in the MSM?

[Cruzcrew]

It should, because slick attorney Ted Cruz isn't very bright. But it won't.

He made one verbal mishap. Doesn't mean the top of his class Harvard Law graduate isn't very bright. Additionally, he handled the verbal mishap exactly how you're supposed to: move on like nothing happened and nobody will notice.

[Volrath50]

Too lazy to check. Has this gotten any serious play in the MSM?

It's gotten mentioned just because the freakishly unlikely coincidence that Cruz made literally the exact same mistake stating the exact same thing as Perry four years ago. For some reason, listing five government departments to shut down is far more difficult than it would seem.

As an actual issue, it has received no play, because, unlike Perry, Cruz is a good debater, covered it up well, and most people didn't notice until it was pointed out. Perry sort of just got stuck out there like a deer in headlights to the point it was painful to watch him. Pity is about the last emotion a presidential candidate wants people feeling for him.

[Penelope]

It's more likely that the Trump's China moment will be the mishap everyone remembers from this debate. I'd already forgotten about Cruz's five agencies thing.

[Mr. Morden]

It'll probably hurt him about as much as Paul's multiple statements regarding "Iraq" when he meant to say "Syria".

Or about as much as in the 2008 general election debates, when both McCain and Obama referred to Iran's "Republican Guard" when it's actually called the "Revolutionary Guard".

[IceSpear]

It might've hurt him if the moderators pointed out he repeated himself and he legitimately forgot the fifth one, but as it is, no.

[Crumpets]

It might've hurt him if the moderators pointed out he repeated himself and he legitimately forgot the fifth one, but as it is, no.

They wouldn't dare point that out to Cruz to his face. He might have pulled a gun out and shot the moderator for being part of the liberal elitist lamestream media.

[Likely Voter]

The comment was played for laughs last night on the late night comedy shows.

[eric82oslo]

Rick Perry not only fumbled it, he looked like he was fumbling it. That is bad debating 101.

That's probably why I noticed it, cause you could see from his pause and facial expression that he was really struggling remembering the fourth agency.