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Several times, however, I think that he missed key opportunities to articulate our positions as fully as he could have.

I agree. Cruz gets a B+/A- from me tonight. He had a handful of missed opportunities.

For example he could have said that it takes both houses plus the executive branch to shut down the government. He could have mentioned that the government was actually 83% open....etc.

He did make numerous good responses though and came across quite well.

So Teacher Unions can constantly “go on strike” and “shut down” Schools, Communities and Economies to call attention to and demand “their rights.”

But when Taxpayers also go on strike and “shut down” govt temporarily to stop overt corruption such as crony Obamacare “waivers,” EBT cards sold on Craigs list, govt-produced Star Trek videos, and Taxpayer-funded IRS which abuse to win elections - they deserve the same respect and “hearing” by the public and the media. But they just get sh*t and grieve, with Ted Cruz being Exhibit A of this egregious “double-standard” treatment.

Wish Ted Cruz (and others) would say THAT, for once. Nobody, not even LI Voters like to be abused, harassed or deprived of basic rights (esp. when it comes to IRS).

He had a handful of missed opportunities.
For example he could have said that it takes both houses plus the executive branch to shut down the government.
He could have mentioned that the government was actually 83% open....etc.
The folks at the Huffing-and-Puffing-ton Post were all over THAT one:

Jay Leno Calls Out Ted Cruz On Shutdown:
'You Looked Like A Big Fan From Where I Was Standing'
...About four minutes into the interview, Leno asked Cruz why the shutdown went through,
posing the idea that if Obamacare would have been allowed to go forward,
the early struggles with the law may have been seen in a different light.
"Listen, Jay, I'm one of the many people who was not a fan of shutting down the government," "Well you looked like a big fan from where I was standing," Leno interjected.
"I said throughout 'we shouldn't shut down the government,'" Cruz said seconds later.
"And the reason we had a government shutdown is President Obama and the Democrats
said 'we will not negotiate and we will not compromise.'"
Recent polls show that three weeks after the shutdown came to a close,
Americans are still angry at both Congress and President Barack Obama...